1. Re:6 month post-op update
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...oved all that scar tissue in my second surgery but never got rid of the impingment i was getting, so they figured by doing the subacromial decompression, that would help it, still the same issues. all...

2. Re:fingers tingling
(Forum/General Discussion)

Hehe yeah go figure! SLAP tear isn't quite the normal shoulder injury for swimmers either...

3. Re:fingers tingling
(Forum/General Discussion)

...ds with when the shoulder pain became unbearable (it had been painful on and off for a few years), and we figured it was caused by my all my back stabilizers and upper back working overtime....

4. Re:Leanne\'s Shoulder Saga
(Forum/Surgery)

...t around the corner. Focus on the the things you can do as opposed to the things you can't. Anyways, I figured if anyone would understand the importance and excitement to go along with pain free da...

5. Re:Time off for healing
(Forum/General Discussion)

... I will keep you posted on what limitations I have. I work in a 2 person office where we do everything. I figure if nothing else I can at least answer the phones. My OS never had me in a sling and tol...

6. coracoclavicular fascia issue
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

Ok, after months of trying to figure out what was wrong with my left shoulder. OS saying it was some impingement with the glenoid (very general). My ART guy who is a bodybuilder says he is 90% sure it

7. Re:Bicep tenodesis - did I over do PT?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...nths. Keep us posted. A few questions, did you have any other trauma to the shoulder? I am trying to figure out why the extensive defects(usually caused by impact loading/twisting shearing forces...

8. Re:To Tenodesis or not to Tenodesis
(Forum/Surgery)

...e what injections or US you might be referring to by the Dr who did the original surgery was at a loss to figure out why the surgery didn't work. That said, he did not ask me to get any specific test...

9. Oops. This isn\'t supposed to happen, is it?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...ed running again last weekend. It took four weeks for post-op pain and swelling to subside much, but I figured things were starting to get better. Today was my first full day alone with both of ...

10. Re:Scapular Dyskinesis?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...gin. Is the problem radicular or peripheral in origin? I don't know but you need a competent "someone" to figure it out! You got some problems, my friend, and you need to figure it out and soon!...

11. Re:16 year old baseball player - surgery scheduled
(Forum/General Discussion)

...evor Hoffman and Jon Rauch of the Twins are notable exceptions). Point of comparison is that you have to figure these guys are getting the best medical care/surgery/aftercare possible and if the prog...

12. Re:Leanne\'s Shoulder Saga
(Forum/Surgery)

Leanne, you may already be doing some of these but I figured it wouldn't hurt to send them your way just in case. http://stronglifts.com/how-to-improve-your-thoracic-mobility/ Most of them have

13. Re:MRI Report Question
(Forum/General Discussion)

...petitive, brett favre had one on his throwing arm and came back. i just opted for the tenodesis because i figured if that didn't work, then i could always go tenotomy route, but not vice versa. but ag...

14. Re:Thermal Capsulorrhaphy (shrinkage) -- Effective?
(Forum/General Discussion)

...e the cause of the problem. the shoulder is very complex and sometimes subtleties can take a long time to figure out. In my case, I had had enough of the conservative 'attempts' and wanted to get back...

15. Re:playing with SLAP tear
(Forum/General Discussion)

...ery with Dr. Andrews in Birmingham August 24th for my left shoulder slap tear. If I couldn't get Burra, I figured I'd go to the guy who trained him. Andrews is a real nice guy, actually spent a lot of...

16. Finally a new surgery date!
(Forum/General Discussion)

... totally happy in everything that happened! I really really want to be back in the water right now, but I figure if by the time I can come back I don't feel like it anymore, well it'll be just that. B...

17. Re:2nd Times a Charm - I hope!?!
(Forum/General Discussion)

...ut and then start to hit it hard. 1st surgery with a big reconstruction I was released at 4 months....go figure. Get to start some normal movement next week but nothing with force or weight. (So much...

18. Re:Increasing arm/hand pain, ten days post-op
(Forum/Surgery)

...w off. which really sucks bad. anyway sorry to hijak this thread. i hope the OP feels better soon or figures out whats going on....

19. Re:Scapular Dyskinesis?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...ison church services and revivals and this was the first time playing any lengthy amount of time again. I figure it was either from playing the guitar or carrying a bag around thats brought on the inf...

20. Re:SLAP success story
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

.... I received the CPM chair yesterday. I haven't really had a chance to use it as I was just trying to figure it out. I don't know if it will take me past the range where I already am. However, I...

21. Lady Die
(Member Blogs/Diane's Shoulder Story...)

...;t know it at the time.  My husband had to threaten me to get me to the doctor's office, I just figured nothing was REALLY wrong and it'd be a waste of time.  However, after seeing ...

22. 13 years is a long time......
(Member Blogs/13 years is a long time......)

... for the consultation. Since the consultation was two weeks out I had time to look at the disk and try to figure out where the tear was, but reading an MRI isn't the easiest thing in the world. I ...

23. softball players please read! :] thanks.
(Member Blogs/First Few weeks post op)

...hrough, and that I would need surgery. Surgery day rolls around(same day as my High School Graduation, go figure right? There were issues with the insurance company so they couldn't do it any othe...

24. Pre-surgery assessment (written July 7, 2009)
(Member Blogs/Ben's Shoulder)

...d we'll deal with it. We'll continue to play the life-size version of whack-a-mole and get it all figured out. My new motto is "when life throws shit at you, let it harden, then throw it ...

25. General
(Member Blogs/SLAP surgery for 16yr old's)

... on surgery till August.  Versus getting it in the first couple of months from injury?   I figure if needed the sooner the better for healing and shorter recovery.   Comments ...

26. OS states on track , PT states, I'm behind with ROM
(Member Blogs/I feel misled)

...ded water work to my PT. I let the water raise my arm over my head while I am in the deep end, I am doing figure 8's and some other stretches. Any other water stretches that I can do? Has anyone e...

27. Can't Pinpoint Problem
(Member Blogs/What's with doctors)

...9;t know what three weeks is suppose to do when 16 years couldn't. Are shoulder injuries that hard to figure out? Do I have to have a low thresshold for pain to be taken seriously? Has anyone had ...

28. 30+ weeks post-op
(Member Blogs/Bkerbers Slap Tear)

I figured that I would give an update now that I am 7 months post-op!!  I can't believe it's been that long!!  It seems like just yesterday I was still in the sling!!  How time

29. Not so sure about it all- today
(Member Blogs/HOPEFULLY THIS WILL SOON BE OVER)

... of the arthroscopic stuff. I really hope my doctor knows what he is doing. I was reviewing and trying to figure out what my surgeon is planning on doing and it looks sort of up in the air. It appears...

30. The Non-Event Injury
(Member Blogs/VBall Injury)

...tweak it in a certain overhead motion.  So, I finally decided to do something about it.  I figure, I'm only 33 years old and the only physical activity I enjoy is playing volleyball...