Cavitator, sorry to hear about all the complications. How long have you been in practice? I tried to get around the surgery, but Im only 27, so I wasnt satisfied with as limited as my activties were becoming. Not to mention I have to use this shoulder the rest of my life. I was thinking of purchasing an arthrostim or an Impulse instrument for the meantime. Do you have any experience with either of them??

Steve, Is your shoulder still squeaking? There is a little more information if you type in "squeaking" in the search forum on this site.

Naturally, my shoulder is now squeaking too after doing some more challenging exercises my PT gave me. I wan't happy to see on Medline that it can be related to the suture anchors pulling out and becoming loose bodies.

I called on of the ortho's I work with and they said unless there is a lot of associated pain and swelling, don't worry and chalk it up to adhesions breaking loose, etc.

Brian

Hi Steve, sorry didn't see your post. I've been in practice 20 years. Right out of school went back and did Diplomat orthopedics, got Board-Certified. Did most of the Chiro Rehab until they cancelled it at LACC. Did the Foot care/Orthotics at Clevland LA in '96. Everything I do is really mainstream, have a gym in the office w/emphasis on rehab as most of my patients are straight referal from several ortho's, neuro's and other medical practitioners in my area who demand rehab as well as manipulation. Also one of the first in California to obtain fluoro permit, own a C-arm so I do occasional dynamic fluoroscopies. Those are really cool.

Unfortunately, I don't use any non-manual methods and have no experience with them so I'm really out to lunch right now with someone running my practice and fortunate enough to buy a couple of personal income policies years ago. I never thought I would be in this position of not being able to work!

I'm only 52 (when you get to be 52, you'll still think your 27 too), worked out all the time so surgery made sense to me too to get back to the things I love to do. Activator might be a great option for you if you HAVE to work. If your ART certified, can you still do that? If all I had to deal with was the pain, I think I could still pull a lot of this off but with the neuropraxia from the brachial stretch injury, there is just no strength left of my right arm. Should come back though I hope..

Brian

thanks for the info. Sounds like you have a serious operation with the gym/office all in one. My wife is a chiro too and she worked for a company called Chiropractic fitness centers. You can youtube it. It is based out of Powerhouse gyms and started up in North Carolina. She really enjoyed integrating lots of rehab and exercise with adjustments. People had a one stop shop. made things more convenient for everyone.

My shoulder has recently stopped squeaking actually. I just had my six week check up on wednesday and asked my doc about it. He says there's lots of theories out there and he attributes it to a different pressure gradient within the capsule from the surgery and adhesions. He himself has had 2 slap repairs (one on each shoulder) and said he squeaked for six months and not to be alarmed. I read some scary data like you mentioned about sutures ripping loose and/ or loose bodies within the joint itself.

I am finally able to do some light weightlifting. Can do triceps (with elbows held close at sides) and some light rows and very light dumbell curls. Just happy to get in there and get a little pump in this shrivled arm!! Keep me posted on how yours is going.