The Jazz had said Wednesday that Starks was expected to attend Thursday's practice, but trainer Gary Briggs said doctors wanted Starks off his feet for 48 hours following the procedure. There was a little concern today, not that there could be complications, but the feeling was that keeping him off his feet would be better for him. Allred said the procedure was unrelated to another overnight hospitalization for Starks, who checked into Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful on Sunday. Testicular pain is a symptom of torsion. Dr. Blake Hamilton, assistant professor of urology at the University of Utah's School of Medicine, said it's not unusual for torsion patients to return to work within a few days of the procedure.
Some people have a high pain threshold.
Some people have jobs that require them back, and some people work in factories where they might not want to return right away. The cause of torsion is unknown. It occurs more frequently in adolescent boys than in grown men. It has to do with anatomy, how the testicle is formed. For most patients, there are no long-term effects from surgery to treat testicular torsion.