Last year I injured my left shoulder hauling my extremely ill male parental unit about in a wheel chair, up and down steps, up over the threshold into the house, etc. He is a foot taller than me and weighs on the order of 185 lbs.

It started out as some sort of rotator cuff injury, probably not a full tear but some strain, then ended up with frozen shoulder. I literally could not move my left arm from the shoulder without intense and excruciating pain. That lasted for about 8 or 9 months.

Since then it's loosened up a lot, it's some better, but I doubt I will ever regain full use or full range of motion. No insurance = no therapy, no treatment.

I've not yet tried to ride with it - riding was impossible last spring and summer as I could not reach forward let alone actually use it even if I COULD get it into position - but I hope to begin riding again very soon now that spring is upon us.

I'd like to hear any advice or experiences from any of you out there who have had to recover from a similar injury.

I'm road biking, btw, so we're talking tuck 'n pedal, not an upright posture. I had considered buying a Terry Susan B (can't ride off-the-rack bikes, I'm way to short waisted) but they're not manufacturing them this year. So road bike it is.

Thanks for any input.

Sojourner