After finding out the Chicago Cubs‘ Kyle Hendricks was dealing with some inflammation in his shoulder, the team decided to get him an MRI. It came as no surprise to the Cubs front office that he was dealing with a shoulder impingement, and now the team will take things slowly with him.
A shoulder impingement, or ‘swimmers shoulder,’ is caused by excessive overhand use of the shoulder. It can start as inflammation, but over time, if not treated, can lead to the rotator cuff tendons thinning or tearing. That’s why GM Jed Hoyer was ‘excited to have caught it so early.