Curious about your experiences in treating
shoulder disorders? Anyone go right to
athroscopic surgery without physical
therapy? What was physical therapy like?
Did it help?
I have several issues with the shoulder
including artheritis of the A/C Joint,
calcium deposits, and bone spurs.....one
or all may be contributing to impingement.
Your thoughts and insight would be very
much appreciated.
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TinaM
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Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 5 Location: ,
Posted: 11-01-07 21:11pm
Not to biased at all, but I am a Physical
Therapist and woud recomment that you go
to therapy. What would happen there is
that you would be treated by means of some
heat or ice, massage, stretches, and
progressive exercises to avoid secondary
problems from the surgery, and to mainly
rehabilitate you to full function.
Without therapy you run a risk of healing
at 80% instead of 95-100%. After the
surgery you will not be able to move your
arm fully,and you might get stiff, so the
therapist moves it gently for you and
teaches you the proper exercises to
perform t get you strong again.
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Jonesville
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 11-12-07 03:32am
I had a SLAP tear fixed and generally they
dont heal without surgery. My doc went
right to PT.
PT afterwards is really important to
regain full range of motion.
Over several years I have tried PT,
Accupuncture, the Chiropractor and
Cortisone shots.
Everything worked to a degree....but what
brought my pain level down to near zero
was: a cortisone shot to start, followed
by THE CORRECT EXERCISES (I had lots of
wrong ones recommended) for my condition.
Accupunture and the chiropractor did
provide temporary relief, but YOGA and
Strengthening exercises 4-6 days a week
(about 20 minutes each day) have been like
the miracle cure.
