Torn-Rotator Cuff

[niles222]

This is probably a question better adressed to my doctor, but perhaps someone on here has expirienced a similar problem....

A few weeks ago I tore the rotator cuff in my shoulder in an accident. It's slowly improving but I am probably looking at weeks, maybe months before it's back 100%. Before the accident, I had been doing a lot of strength training, working a lot with my arms and I don't want to lose too much of the progress I have made with that. Anyone ever have this type of injury and know of any good excercises that isn't likely to aggravate the shoulder? :confused:

[mxwelch]

This is probably a question better adressed to my doctor, but perhaps someone on here has expirienced a similar problem....

A few weeks ago I tore the rotator cuff in my shoulder in an accident. It's slowly improving but I am probably looking at weeks, maybe months before it's back 100%. Before the accident, I had been doing a lot of strength training, working a lot with my arms and I don't want to lose too much of the progress I have made with that. Anyone ever have this type of injury and know of any good excercises that isn't likely to aggravate the shoulder? :confused:

Have your doctor recommend an physical therapist. I would NOT exercise before I had it cleared on what I could do.

[mcsap]

I had a torn Labrum which is similar in symptoms to a rotator cuff. The tear was in a place that it would NOT heal on it's own. They had to surgically re-attach it together in order for it to heal.


The muscles and ligaments around the rotator cuff help hold the joint in place and with a tear, allow it to get " out of jointz' easier. Read that as a dislocation.

I am not aware of this healimg on it's own but then I am not a doc. My one shoulder was an injury from 1982 and I finally thouight I should do something about it. The original diagnosis was a rotator cuff. ( in 1982).

Both of my labral tear surgeries were out-patient , I was in and out in 4 hours. One was atrhroscopic and the other wasn't. BIG difference in recovery time. !!