Anyone have rotator cuff injuries and surgery?

[jerryx31]

don't know what your running, but when I run certain compounds for a period of time my shoulders get so dry its like a rusty hinge.. don't know if you ever heard of 'aflutops', look it up works wonders..

 

[buck]

Went to a Dr that was a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon. Had his own practice, and was the head Dr. for the university orthopedic sports medicine dept. Dealt with many collegiate and pro athletes. I had 2 rotator muscles reattached. As well as a ruptured biceps taken care of.The Dr said it would be 18 months till the were fully graphed back on. Originally he said 3 months till I should start lifting with that arm. But he said to keep training the rest of the body. And training the good arm would keep the injured one from from atrophying as much and would keep the nerves functioning as well. Backs up what I had read else were. 5 days after the surgery back in the gym. Only doing rehab work for the injured shoulder along with stretching several times a day. 8 week s later the Dr said I could start training the repaired arm(as he knew I was doing some stuff anyway) as I was healing much faster then normal. 8 months later back to full power but I didn't push it ever work out for awhile till I felt confident. wish I had done the surgery sooner.

 

[lph]

Glad it is not torn!!

You probably need some serious PT if you are that inflamed and cortisone didn't help. Also, another steroid shot would probably be a good idea.

biceps runs right through your rotator cuff, gets angry just like the bursa/tendons.

PT will use cross friction for angry tissue and resistance to eccentrically strengthen cuff.

If another shot and PT doesn't work then maybe you will need surgery anyways (if you have Spurs or other mechanical causes of impingement). But coming back from a decompression is easier than coming back from RC repair.