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Joey Vera Details Shoulder Injury

07/29/2014
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(TeamRock Radio) Armored Saint and Fates Warning bassist Joey Vera has revealed a shoulder problem caused him so much pain that he had to stop playing for three months.

The veteran performer - who spent a year-long stint with Anthrax last decade - suffered a frozen shoulder while snorkelling a year ago, although doctors first told him he'd sprained tendons in his rotator cuff.

And although he's not looking for sympathy, he's hoping fellow victims will offer him some words of hope. Vera says: "I went through four weeks of physical therapy and then did two tours with Fates Warning. This past January, the pain came back in a big way. It led to two MRIs and, thankfully, they ruled out a tear.

"But after a gig in January, playing on a record in February then another tour in April, it was ruled I'd acquired a frozen shoulder. By May I'd lost most of my range of motion and Iwas in severe pain. I got two cortisone shots right in the joint - fun - but all it did was dissolve the muscles in the area." more on this story

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