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Shoulder Labral Tear 
I have a labral tear from the 1 o'clock position to the 5 o'clock position. My doctor scheduled me for rest, ice and therapy for 3 weeks. I am almost completed ...

Shoulder Injury?? 
I play for an extremely competitive travel softball team and am the pitcher. I have been pitching for more than eight years now, but I have noticed that ...

Baseball Throwing TimeTable 
I am a 50 year old hardball catcher who had slap surgery in July (3.5 months ago). I am currently rehabing nicely and have just started weight strengthening....

My shoulder (pain from scapula/neck) 
I have just started having acute pain in my right scapula region into my neck and down my right outer portion of my arm, even sometimes to my outer wrist ...

Neck, Collar Bone, Shoulder Pain 
I was skiing about a month ago and fell with my arm stretched behind me. I immediately felt hot liquid going down my arm and a sharp pain in my collar ...

driving after lateral release knee surgery 
My 18 year old daughter had knee surgery performed 1.5 weeks ago. The doctor removed two pieces of stray cartilage and smoothed up the bone or cartilage ...

slap tear post 12 weeks 
after 12 weeks i am aloud to return to playing volleyball and i was given a Throwing program for softball.But while hitting and serving im having a decent ...

exercise after having a bone spur scoped 
How soon should I begin? I don't want to have something freeze up on me.

Slap Tear Post Surgery 
i am 3.5 weeks post op for slap tear and rotator cuff. last week i was wearing the sling with out the big cushion and had a reflex and my hand jerked ...

Is arthrogram of shoulder with MRI best done with dilute gadolinium or with regular old standard techinique and MRI ? 
Is arthrogram of shoulder with MRI best done with dilute gadolinium or with regular old standard techinique and MRI ? I am a peer to peer reviewer and ...

Pain in shoulder and neck 
Today while helping my husband move an air conditioning unit on a 2 wheeler, the tire went flat thus resulting in my lifting and pushing the unit to keep ...

Shoulder surgery removed bone spur 
I had arthroscopic surgery on my right shoulder in June 2008. Prior to surgery I had alot of pain and was on pain meds for a long time. I had pain through ...

Cold wrap for chronic pain? 
My shoulder pain is over a year old now. The doctor thinks it's an impingement. He gave me some exercises (they're straight from your Rotator Cuff Book!...

calcium deposits in shoulder 
I've had calcium removed from my arm twice now. 2nd time..almost none but was told it was the shell (which was quite big) that was causing the pain. He ...

Question - Reverse bankart lesion 
My MRI report says I have a SLAP tear and tear of the posterior inferior labrum. Does this mean that I have a SLAP tear and a reverse bankart lesion at ...

Player/Coach with a type 2 SLAP tear 
I am in my late twenties and I am an active athlete. I play soccer in the fall and spring seasons. I play softball during the summer months. In soccer ...

Question - Rotator cuff (injury without mechanism?) 
I have torn BOTH cuffs right and left..
I am right handed and only use stretchy bands at home nightly so we are trying to figure out how I tore BOTH ...

SLAP II repair & possible reinjury 
Almost 3 weeks post-surgery (before starting formal physical therapy), I jerked my repaired shoulder up, back and around inadvertently - every direction ...

Sleeping after rotator cuff surgery 
Hi - I've read some of the posts and also have heard from other sources the value of a recliner for sleeping after rotator cuff surgery. May I ask why ...

Labral tear repair--now another apparent tear 
I had repair of a SLAP lesion in May....still have some similar pain upon lifting and with certain activities. I am quite active and my surgeon feels ...

shoulder question (Labral tear on MRI) 
I had a MRI and it said in the report I had evidence of chronically torn posterior and anterior labrum. My specialist said these don't normally show in ...

Questio - Slap Tear (type 2, surgery or rehab?) 
My son just got diagnosed with a small type 2 slap tear. The doc said it would only probably take 1 anchor. We're waiting 6 weeks because he said there ...

Question - Shoulder (pain after arthroscopy) 
How long did pain last after arthroscopic shoulder surgery even with painkillers?

Pain in back of shoulder 
I have a slight pain in the scapula area that usually occurs after weight lifting. I remember the pain started when I was just putting on a shirt. I can ...

shoulder blade area popped 
I was doing dumbbell press and I had just picked up the weight when I heard and felt the pop. I still have full range of motion but there is pain under ...

4 months after labral tear surgery 
I had surgery to repair a slap tear, bicep tendon reattachment and decompression 4 months ago. I still have quite a bit of pain and haven't had a decent ...

Did I dislocate my shoulder? Do I need surgery? 
When I was 18, my first shoulder problem occurred was when I was boxing a friend (high school) and swung hard with a right. My friend dodged the punch ...

pain after rotator cuff repair 
I had rotator cuff repair surgery a week ago. I am still on percosett every 4 hours, and this doesn't completely eradicate the pain. I am not sure if ...

Bankart repair 4 years ago 
I had an arthrotomy for capsular shift and a Bankart repair done in 2004 due to a gymnastic injury.

My question is: Is it possible to damage the repair?...

Severe grade 5 ac joint dislocation and glenoid fracture 
Hi.i am a competitive cyclist and triathlete and was involved in a nasty cycling accident while out on a training ride in april of this year.I sustained ...

shoulder blade (pain after lifting) 
While lifting a girl in dance, I felt my shoulder blade pop and now it hurts really bad to move it forward and backwards. Could it be strained or dislocated....

Dislocated Shoulder (labrum healing) 
Dr.
Will the labrum re-attach itself to the glenoid if torn in a bankart leison by itself with rest and rehab therapy?
Thanks
John

Rotator Cuff Surgery (side effects of SAD) 
I have a partial rotator cuff tear and my orthopedic surgeon has recommended surgery. I have viewed an online animation of the surgery, which shows removal ...

Question - Dislocated Shoulder 
My son recently dislocated his shoulder during football practice.
He is a sophomore with 2 years left and the season is over. At the time of the injury ...

What can I do about my shoulder? -Dislocation- Can't have surgery. 
I dislocated back in January playing basketball, three times in one game. It wasn't good. The first time it happened I had no idea what was wrong, then ...

pec tear from a while ago 
i have had pain in my pec for awhile (i hurt it like 3-4 years ago) i took a few months off and got back to playing baseball, i have never been able to ...

Shoulder Rehabilitation - (rehab exercises for SLAP tear) 
I am an Athletic Training Student and I am doing a paper on a Rehabilitation program for a baseball catcher with a labral tear, probably a SLAP lesion....

Son About to have reverse bankart repair 
My 16 year old son had an injury during early season football practice. It was determined that he had "Shoulder posterior labral tear" and would need an ...

rehabilitation after surgery (labrum repair) 
Hi, I have recently had a labrum repair on my shoulder (almost 12 months ago), however my shoulder is very very slow in recovering. My range of movement ...

ac seperation adhesive capsulitis 
I realize this isn't a "sport" injury but hope you can help. Intermittent left shoulder/neck pain x approx 5 yrs. I began to elevate/shrug both shoulders ...

recovery from shoulder surgery (decompression) 
i just had a procedure done to remove swelling and tissue in my shoulder. its my dominate arm. i work as a correction officer what kind of time table ...

how long to return to work after shoulder surgery (heavy lifting) 
i work for a freight co. my job consists of driving a semi. pushing pallets with a pallet jack up to 2000lbs, and lifting heavy objects. i am having subcromial ...

Shoulder Impingment (subacromial decompression) 
I injured my shoulder lifting weights a year ago. I have been in pysio for most of it, had prolotherapy and a cortisone shot. All those that treated me ...

Question - Arm (rugby hyperextension injury) 
I was playing rugby and had some awkward falls during a couple tackles. I remember thinking "that hurt" a couple times but don't remember which instances ...

Partial Torn Rotator Cuff Surgery and Labral Debridement 
I am 18 years old and have just had arthrosopic surgery for a partial torn rotator cuff(50%) and labral debridement. I am on a college baseball scholarship ...

Question - Rotator Cuff (decreased pain before surgery) 
Sounds like by the time you get this, I would have already had my surgery, but I would still like to know the answer. I'm a massage therapist and have ...

explanation of shoulder injury/surgery (Bankart Repair and Capsulorraphy) 
my 16 year old son just underwent a capsulorraphy and bankart repair to his right shoulder with complete avulsion of his ligaments and stripping off of ...

Question - Shoulder Surgery (SLAP and Rotator Cuff Repair) 
I recently had arthroscopic surgery on my dominant shoulder, with the following diagnoses: 1. Labrum Tear SLAP Lesion "9 o'clock - 3 o'clock".
2. Full ...

sleeping after decompression surgery on my shoulder 
What is the best way and most comfortable to sleep post-op.

Question - Shoulder (bump at clavicle/trapezius) 
Hello, I just found the site, great site.

Approximately 6 months ago me and a friend were pulling a tree along the ground with a vehicle to move it ...

Question - Full-thickness Supraspintus tears 
Dear Sir,

I had an accident where a car rear-ended me. I suffered pain in neck and shoulders. The X-ray of neck revealed DDD at level 4 and 5 of cervical ...

healing time for a lateral clavicular growth plate fracture (nondisplaced) 
A 16 y/o sustained a lateral clavicular growth plate fracture while playing school football 5 weeks ago. The fracture was diagnosed by MRI. There is no ...

Question - Shoulder Joint (anterior posterior muscle balance) 
Why is it essential that both anterior and posterior muscles of the shoulder joint be properly developed?

bone spur on shouder (surgery for impingement) 
I have been having some problems with my shoulder when I raise it while lifting. The x-ray showed a small bone spur and some minor tendonosis of the rotator ...

Question - Broken Clavicle (return to football time line) 
What is a general time line of returning to contact football after a clavicle fracture. Our son is 16.

partial tear in left rotator cuff -- surgery option in patient with dystonia 
61 yr old female with myoclones and torticolis which affects my left side only. Dr at UofMD diagnosed moderate case.

Have had severe pain in upper ...

Question - Subacromail Space Surgery 
Is this an outpatient surgery? How long will the shoulder be immobile following surgery?

Question - Broken Clavicle (4 weeks) 
I broke my clavicle 4 weeks ago today. I have full range of motion in my arm now. I still feel pain about an hour into running (which I then stop) and ...

Second Operation on Left Shoulder. 
I play rugby and have had a lot of dislocating shoulder trouble as a result. I had Arthroscopy to stabalize my left shoulder in 2003 and the same on my ...

glenoid fracture 
I had a 300 lb compressed gas cylinder begin to fall I grabbed it and it placed a huge amount of traction on my right shoulder. I have had a MRI and shows ...

Shoulder Pain in Right Pitching Arm 
I'm a pitcher in college and in the summer i was training probably harder than i should have been training. i was working out one day, and the next day ...

Question - AC Seperation Rehab 
I had an AC separation in early April 2008. Most of the pain has been gone for several months but strength and full mobility has not returned. My shoulder ...

Post-op Shoulder Decompression Pain/Therapy 
I am a 49 year old male and had shoulder decompression surgery 4 weeks ago. It was done through an incision as the OS stated there was too much existing ...

Question - Clunking in Shoulder 
Dec. 13th I had rotator cuff surgery and am still not back to work.

I had a tear of the supraspinatus tendon on the articular side measuring 2cm. The ...

Question - Rotator Cuff Post Op 
Please let me know what type of clothes you can
prepare for post op. I will have some type of
box attached to me so that the arm is some
what away ...

Question - Shoulder Dislocation (gunslinger immobilization) 
This upcoming Sunday will be six weeks since my shoulder dislocation. I am a baseball player and dislocated my non-throwing shoulder. The shoulder was ...

Question - Subacromial Decompression (T-bar vs. Pulleys) 
Please can you tell me if the T bar exercises shown are equivalent to a pulley exercise suitable after having open surgery for a subacromial decompression....

Question - Shoulder Injury (golf injury) 
Recently I was playing Golf, and as I hit the ball, I believe I hyper extended my Left Arm,.... Pain and aches are almost constant - X-ray negative. I ...

Problems After Subacromial Decompression Surgery 
I've read your excellent article - however it failed to mention side effects after this procedure.

I have had this surgical procedure done - removing ...

Question - Shoulder (pain and ROM loss) 
I am having progressively increased L shoulder pain ( I am right handed 46 year old nurse)and loss of ROM. Forward activities do not seem to irritate ...

Question - Tendons Breakdown in the Shoulder 
My mother just had surgery to repair tendons in her shoulder...but the x-rays did not show the severity of the problem.

After going in to repair the ...

Question - SLAP TEAR (2-11 o'clock) 
My name is Wayne Slack I am a 42 yr old Male in the US. Navy stationed in Bahrain. My MRI revealed a 2:00-11:00 position tear. Is this a bad tear?

How ...

Question - Pain After Shoulder Surgery 
I had shoulder surgery in November for 2 tears of the labrum, partial bursectomy, and partial release of coracoacromial ligament. On the report it also ...

Question - Rotator Cuff Tear and Slap Tear (pain after surgery) 
Hi - I am having surgery to repair both a rotator cuff tear and slap tear. My surgeon has put me on disability for a minimum of 6 weeks with the possibility ...

Question - Rotator Cuff Tear (surgery or not) 
I have a small tear and impengment in my rotator cuff. It is painful to reach, push, pull, lift etc. Orthopedic doctor wants to do sugery but I've heard ...

Question - AC grade III 
I just survived a motorcycle accident and I have a left shoulder AC grade III. It is tough to stomach the fact that you will always have a bone jutting ...

Might Not Work (rotator cuff surgery)  
I've been told that I have a torn rotator cuff. I will be starting on my second set of PT within the next few days. The first PT was under the impression ...

Was this a rotator cuff injury- 16 weeks later and still can't lift "bent" arm?! 
I hurt my shoulder about 4 months ago, lifting a tub of water with one hand behind me (stupid, I know...)

I thought it was a rotator cuff injury: I ...

Limitation of lifting any weight after Subacromial Decompression surgery? 
How long after an arthroscopic subacromial decompression surgery is the patient limited with lifting weight with the surgical arm.

I need to have ...

Question - Pectoralis Tear (Surgery?) 
I am awaiting surgery for a pectoralis tear... just a quick question. Clearly I have torn the pectoralis major tendon where it connects to the arm/shoulder....

Question - Rotator Cuff Recovery 
I had surgery July 5, 2007 for a full thickness repair of the superaspinatus and am starting to lift weights again. I am having extreme difficulty, even ...

Return to work after shoulder rottor cuff surgery 
I HAVE HAD SHOULDER PAIN FOR OVER 8 YEARS AFTER A JOB INJURY (HAVE HAD MANY INJECTIONS, PHYSICAL THERAPIES ,ETC ). SURGERY WAS LAST WEEK WITH REPAIR OF ...

Physical Therapy Post Shoulder Surgery 
Do you know where I can find on the web a complete guide to physical therapy (PT) exercises that will assist in recovery post surgical Shoulder Subacromial ...

Question - Shoulder Pain 
Hey, my name is Zain, I am 18 years of age, and I play rugby.

Recently I hurt my right shoulder during the game, it was bugging me during the game but ...

Question - Rotator Cuff Open Surgery 
I had surgery March 14, and I am in physical therapy. I have not driven a car yet and tire easily. I also am not sleeping good. How long should I stay ...

Will I miss work after shoulder scope and decompression 
I am scheduled for a shoulder scope and decompression on May 9th 2008. The surgery is on Friday and I have work on Monday. I am a high school teacher....

Long Head of the Bicep or Acromion Clavicle  
I was performing a bench press movement in bodybuilding and have been getting some discomfort around the acromion.

If I extend my arm out in front of ...

Question - Dislocation of the Shoulder 
I am doing a research project for my High School Sports Physiology class. I can't find out information on how to prevent dislocation of the shoulder and ...

Is an MRI and Treatment Suggested? 
Well I was out throwing the baseball around but it had been a while since I threw one and I was throwing it as hard as I could over long distances and ...

Question - Collar Bone 
My son is 17 and he broke his first collar bone 1 1/2 yrs ago snowboarding, then again in the following summer biking and now again snowboarding. He's ...

Rotator Cuff Injury 
I have just been told that I have rotator cuff damage and told to rest for 2 weeks. I have been icing my shoulder several times a day for 15-20 minutes ...

Anterior Labral Tear From 12 O'clock to 3 O'clock Position 
I just received the MRI results on my left shoulder after four weeks of agonizing pains in my left upper arm and my left back shoulder blades. I cannot ...

Question - Pec Tear / Surgery 
Rehab after surgery

Follow Up

Can you provide a little more information about your injury and surgery as well as specific questions you have about ...

prolonged shoulder injury  Not rated yet
A little over a year ago i hurt my shoulder at volleyball practice. i went to the doctor and they said i semi dislocated it. i rested for a week or two ...

Question - Labrum tear  Not rated yet
i have been diagnosed with a 1-2cm tear of the anterior labrum and wondered if this was a large tear as well as if surgery would be the best route for ...

persistant shoulder soreness.  Not rated yet
I love to spend time in the gym lifting weights and i believe i have a ac joint injury. i have had a clavical separation on the other shoulder in the ...

Shoulder Labrum Tear Surgery one year later  Not rated yet
I had my shoulder done exactly one year ago. It was a labrum tear, surgery was fine, months of rehab was fine, everything was fine until about 2 months ...

Post Operative Rotator Cuff (hole still remains)  Not rated yet
I had a cortisone injection @ Radiology and MD claims medication not staying in place due to hole in cuff/post-op. Suggested I stop PT/Rolfing. Also have ...

Seperated Shoulder.  Not rated yet
Hi there, It just recently snowed hear and I tripped on an icy staircase landing right on my shoulder causing a separated shoulder(said so by doctor) I ...

weightlifting after shoulder being repaired.  Not rated yet
I am going to have my left shoulder worked on. I am having a Arthroscope Subacromial Decrompression, distal clavical excision rotator cuff repair. My question ...

Please help...my daughter needs surgery  Not rated yet
My daughter has been having pain in her shoulder for a while. She went to physical therapy twice then the orthopedic surgeon said she has loose ligaments ...

SHOULDER PAIN AFTER SURGERY  Not rated yet
iHAD SHOULDER SURGERY ALMOST 3 WEEKS AGO, HAD A SMALL TEAR, BONE SPURS AND HAD SOME BONE SHAVED. iS IT NORMAL TO HAVE PAIN IN MY ARM WHEN I TRY T LIFT ...

Question - Shoulders (shape)  Not rated yet
I don't really have an injury but I wanted to ask if it's possible to increase shoulder length. I feel as if mine are too short. They droop to some extent ...