1. Need help from the girls out there!..gymnast
(Forum/Surgery)

...e two slap tears. And my mom just told me the great new this morning about clothing, and that the sling literally cannot come off even to shower.how I am i supposed to function?ahah... I like to alway...

2. ?\'s about Pain in my shoullder. HELP! HELP! HELP!
(Forum/General Discussion)

... anything. It was not done with contrast or GAD ink and it was done on an open MRI. The Dr. only spend literally 7 min. total during the 2 visits that I went to him. He did not listen to what I said...

3. Re:new to site....few questions!
(Forum/General Discussion)

...ausing more damage...here is what happened with me. I had the MRI with contrast in late January and it literally showed nothing. First orthopedist and radiologist said everything is completely norma...

4. Re:new to site....few questions!
(Forum/General Discussion)

...overy. I will attempt to answer your questions, but you may be better off searching for some scholarly literature, which would be more accurate. :) 1. EMG is not usually done with labral tears, as...

5. Re:labral repair surgery
(Forum/Surgery)

A word about elite PTs (e.g. those who work with olymptic teams or pro sports teams) You are likely to get great care from experienced and knowledgeable people BUT: Based on orthopedic surgeons

6. Re:labral repair surgery
(Forum/Surgery)

... have it much harder. I'm always interested in the timelines that other doctors give...my surgeon is literally one of the best in the country. He is Andrew Pearle at Hospital for Special Surgery (...

7. Re:Need Advice from Experience
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I suppose. After looking at a literature review on eccentric loading, it reveals some good and some lackluster; but nothing bad to be sure. Like anything else therapeutic, I am sure it is the cats meo

8. Re:What does the MRI findings mean?
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...rgery and was put on warafin for about 6 weeks PS due to his age and predisposing factors. Warafin is literally rat poisoning, although it does prevent potential clotting there are other alternative...

9. Re:Diagnostic anesthetic
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... gets overwhelming, especially if you've travelled this road before. So you take it one day at a time. Literally... How's your pain?...

10. Re:Diagnostic anesthetic
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... I saw a 2nd surgeon yesterday - doc up in Seattle who came highly recommended and works with a lot of elite athletes. He went over the MRI report again with me and did a ton of clinical tests - an...

11. Re:Another question to you all.
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Yes, he should stay with you... you literally can't do anything for about a week. You won't even be able to get yourself a glass of water. Plus, its hard to get up out of chairs and beds without help.

12. Re:2 questions
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...und my body, so I would put the front in place and then turn my back to the door and he would ever so politely just hook the 3 hooks. I used to joke with him that he would was getting experience on t...

13. Sugery in 3 days
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... biopsy but was finally diagnosed as benign by a PET scan so they are just going to watch it for now. I literally had the MRI for the shoulder one day and the PET for the node the next-7 weeks after t...

14. Anyone torn biceps tendon at shoulder??
(Forum/General Discussion)

...and then twisting the knife around and around. When the "episode" occurs, the pain is so intense that I literally can not bend my arm or move hardly at all. It does not feel like this all the time, it...

15. Interesting SLAP recovery - 2 weeks post op but..
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...from the stick exercise im having a LOT of difficulty with other two but this guy has treated a lot of elite rugby players with slap tears etc., any thoughts?!?! my surgeon still thinks like 4-5 month...

16. Re:Questions about Anchors
(Forum/General Discussion)

... Oil (cold water enriched sardine oil), MSM, Magnesium, and silk worm pepside (contains an enzyme that literally eats scar tissue of pre-existing and occuring scar tissue, stuff works wonders)....

17. Re:Questions about Anchors
(Forum/General Discussion)

...der? Move it around! My surgeon & physio can't believe more doctors don't recommend this product, it literally works wonders in hours. It kills inflammation like you wouldn't believe. Use the table...

18. Re:Questions about Anchors
(Forum/General Discussion)

...resident in 2007. I'm not worried at all about the job that he did because he has operated on guys who elite athletes and almost every single one has returned to their pre-injury level of play. I'm mu...

19. Re:SLAP likely?
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MK, as a climber - my ortho labels me an "avocational elite athlete" (whatever that means) - I understand, and am dealing with the frustration of being injured, especially when everyone else is able t

20. Re:13 Year Tennis Player - Type II SLAP
(Forum/General Discussion)

...eks in sling he would constantly take it off and move around. This prevented his injury from healing. I literally, didn't move my arm for 4 weeks. Good luck in the evaluation process, everyone's i...

21. 3D MRI
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Another image created using efilm lite.The link for this image is...http://slaptear.com/uploads/efilm3d_3.jpg

22. 3D MRI image
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I used efilm lite to create this 3D image of the MRIThe link for this image is...http://slaptear.com/uploads/efilm3d_1.jpg

23. EFilm Lite
(Member Blogs/Andy's SLAP Tear Blog)

... or whatever. With that installed the main program on the CD can run. It’s a program called EFilm Lite. The first thing the program does is ask the user to click on an exam to view. There was on...

24. DAY 3
(Member Blogs/Road to Recovery Post Slap Tear Repair)

... O'CLOCK WITH BICEP TENDON INVOLVEMENT,  A POSTERIOR LABRUM TEAR FROM 12 TO 9 O'CLOCK, AND LITERALLY NO LABRAL BUMPER DUE TO SIGNIFICANT TEARING FROM THE INITIAL TRAUMATIC DISLOCATION AND...

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26. SLAP-ped silly
(Member Blogs/SLAP-ped silly)

...s of a turkey carcass being stripped for leftovers after Thanksgiving dinner. Then the pain hit. It was literally like someone had taken a red-hot poker out of a fire and driven it directly into the t...

27. Fourth week doctors appointment
(Member Blogs/Andy's SLAP Tear Blog)

... procedure and I asked him today if it was all right to use his name on the site. I figure it’s polite to ask and he didn't have a problem with it at all. He tested the flexibility of my should...

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