1. Re:neck and bicep pain four months post-op
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...nchors and the shaving of an area. Injured as cyclist vs car (car turned left without looking, I turned right and put my left arm out to try to avoid the hit). Since the surgury, I felt nerve pa...

2. slap tear surgery
(Forum/Surgery)

... Jan for a slap tear in left shoulder , then 8 weeks later I will have another slap tear repaired in the right... I have no clue as to what level my tears are other then one is from the 10 o'clock thr...

3. Re:New and surgery on 11/14
(Forum/General Discussion)

...me of the PT. The main trouble I have is I am unable to wear a bra strap on that shoulder. It sends my right thru the roof. So the answer for you is if you can do light duty. My job doesn't have i...

4. Re:neck and bicep pain four months post-op
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...ur spine causing the irritation. The MRI should provide more information - but... the other posters are right - if you are having intense pain and your shoulder is grinding as well you might want to ...

5. Re: Neck and bicep pain - Sounds like a Disk Issue
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

Sharon, Your post got me fired up...thanks! You are right, it is ridiculous to wait until the 12th, and I cannot tolerate this level of pain all the time, and I can't focus while on pain meds. Bei

6. Re:Hopefully I can finally get an answer
(Forum/General Discussion)

...om C1 to L5 So really quite a remarkable improvement in my ROM in such a short time frame, certainly brightens up my spirits. As I continue to battle so bouts of depression from lack of proper slee...

7. Re:Eek! Retear?
(Forum/General Discussion)

that's pretty much what i thought. it must not have healed up right the first time. seems odd that i'd go 9 months pain free though, especially given how much i use my shoulder

8. Re:Eek! Retear?
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Yea thats the labral test alright. I am sure because you know the pain so very well that it is a probable re-tear. I am just so surprised, you do have a very physical job and I can understand the re

9. Re:Sleeping without sling - Pain!
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...u what worked for me until it went away. I completely surrounded myself with pillows. I had one on the right, one on the left, two at my head and one under my knees for added comfort. I used big fl...

10. Re:Need help from the girls out there!..gymnast
(Forum/Surgery)

...e in college next year. So it seems that the recliner is pretty important, So my mom and I are going out right now to find a comfy one!! And we are going to find out about an ice machine, either throu...

11. Re:Need help from the girls out there!..gymnast
(Forum/Surgery)

... and i dont know when i get to go back. i dont get to take a shower for 10 days!! Ahhh just sponge baths right now, i also have to be in an immobolizer for the 6 weeks, i didnt even have a full tear b...

12. Re:Need help from the girls out there!..gymnast
(Forum/Surgery)

...everything has to be challenging, I have contacts and wear make-up!..ahgg...I'm having the surgery on my right shoulder but i am pretty ambidextrous, I write with my left hand, but do gymnastics with ...

13. Re:Gymnast With Slap tear.surgery is next thursday
(Forum/General Discussion)

...rom your youtube you have college aspirations? Let me know how that goes. We are in the throws of that right now, so I can only IMAGINE how stressed you are. Hang in there. I did a blog if you w...

14. Re:Gymnast With Slap tear.surgery is next thursday
(Forum/General Discussion)

thanks for the luck, and your right about my shoulder ligaments being really loose, my physical therapist was really surprised by it.

15. Re:Diagnosed Today with Partial Rotator Cuff Tear
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... over options, etc. He have me a cortisone shot because he wanted to be sure that it was injected in the right spot since the last one I had 3 months ago did not help at all. Well, neither did this on...

16. 2 days post op
(Forum/Surgery)

...spinatus together. im in an immobilized for 6 weeks and no shower for ten days!! ah!! my pain level is alright, i just have been gettin sick lately, it might be bc of the medicine?...

17. Re:Gymnast With Slap tear.surgery is next thursday
(Forum/General Discussion)

...the nerve block seemed horrible to me. However, I'll tell ya, I only remember the day in glimpses. Right off the bat they gave me three doses of a medication called Tylox, "just to help me relax...

18. Gymnast With Slap tear.surgery is next thursday
(Forum/General Discussion)

...een a level 10 gymnast since i have been 11. So basiclly i constantly abuse my body through my sport. My right shoulder has alwys been a tender area, and about a moth ago it was hurting significantly ...

19. Just had my surgery - apparently is was a bone spu
(Forum/Surgery)

...hurs afternoon now and the pain is not too bad. ROM is increasing every day (I'm typing with both hands right now). Haven't taken pain meds since the first night. Interested to hear of anyone e...

20. Dry, peeling hand?
(Forum/General Discussion)

...had surgery done one week ago today on November 18 to repair a torn labrum and frayed rotator cuff on my right shoulder. Everything went well and I feel very good. I've been sling free since about 3...

21. Surgery is next thursday dec 4th ..urggg.... i have some questions
(Member Blogs/Competitive gymnast with SLAP tear....suregery is )

...m a compeititve level 10 gymnast since i've been 11, but I have been in the sport my entire life. My right shoulder has always been a sore spot then about a month ago, i noticed it hurt significan...

22. 10 days post labral surgery
(Member Blogs/Bankart Surgery (Labral Tear))

...ntact twist"...after a week I had produced a small tear (or made an existing one noticeable?) in my right labrum.  I am right handed.  I was very against surgery and scared by the conce...

23. SLAP tear repare..next thursday...eek!
(Member Blogs/Competitive gymnast with SLAP tear....suregery is )

...een a level 10 gymnast since i have been 11. So basiclly i constantly abuse my body through my sport. My right shoulder has alwys been a tender area, and about a moth ago it was hurting significantly ...

24. shoulder pain
(Member Blogs/mel)

Hi, I have had severe pain in my right shoulder  for about 8 month's. I just went to a shoulder doc today and he want's me to get a gadolium arthrogram and mri  next week. Is it pain

25. shoulder pain
(Member Blogs/mel)

Hi, I have had severe pain in my right shoulder  for about 8 month's. I just went to a shoulder doc today and he want's me to get a gadolium arthrogram and mri  next week. Is it pain

26. Still Hanging in there.
(Member Blogs/2nd Surgery in 1 year)

... far which aggravated it for a few days. ROM is coming along quite well and as far as I can tell I'm right on track or maybe a little ahead of the doctor's protocol. Though I'm still not p...

27. Background History
(Member Blogs/Do I Need Surgery?)

...ed.  A couple weeks ago i tried to workout again with my shoulder.  It definitely did not feel right.  A couple days later i found myself in the emergency room for Chest Wall Pain.&nbsp...

28. Almost 19 weeks post-op
(Member Blogs/Becky's SLAP tear)

...sp; Graduate school is going well, but getting pretty stressful.  My shoulder has been holding up alright, but been having even more increased pain over about the last month.  So after a cou...

29. Intro
(Member Blogs/Tom's SLAP Tear)

... have a tear and I said I want it fixed! I suffered for too many years with pain in that shoulder. (Right side).  I have an MRI scheduled for the 10th of Oct. and the surgery date is tentati...

30. Aloha need advice
(Member Blogs/Aloha Ouch)

...is hell.   My employer tried to force me to stay in the HMO system but I got out once I learned my rights and saw the Dr. Frankenstein system. ...