I'm 50 now. I got my first dirt bike at 30.
My rotator had taken a few hits in my youth, skiing. Six or seven years ago now, the only time I rode with a helmet cam, I only made it half a lap, tried to style through a berm and ruined my rotator cuff. We should have this
emoticon with a "NO" red circle with slash - not cool. LOL
Two doctors were ready to cut me. A third one told me that I only have 30% remaining and that it's a time bomb. But he said to wait till the bomb goes off and do PT for now. I worked real hard in PT and it rarely bothers me now. I can even sleep on that side again.
It is still a time bomb, but I still haven't spent any silver bullets on it.
Some time I'll tell you my navicular bone (foot) story.
But that's for the other dept in the forum. Avoid surgery whenever possible, especially foot surgery.
www.nnff.org