1. Re:Upcoming surgery.
(Forum/General Discussion)

...s really painful, I found that not to be true. Sure you cant lift your arm and it aches now and again, but overall not so bad....

2. Re:Tenodesis - Open or Arthroscopic?
(Forum/Surgery)

... painful after surgery because they cut through muscle and took a few extra weeks for that to subside, but overall, i found it manageable. i was really freaked out at first as well when they said it w...

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

... my PT said that I am doing great with my progress, some minor impingement in the shoulder blade area, but overall, I am doing fine and gaining back full range of motion. I am glad to have had the 7 ...

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

...xt surgery. It is not proven conclusively but using blood platlets does speed healing and can cut down on overall rehab time. Another valuable site is shoulderdoc.co.uk under news shoulder and labra...

5. Re:pain after biceps tenodesis
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

Thanks Gayle! I am overall a positive person and sometimes alittle in denial! Not sure what OS will say tomarrow (guessing he will say be patient and keep up with PT) I cannot even do 1 pound weight

6. Re:Coenzyme Q10 - anyone had experience with this?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

..., the importance is in the strength of the repair when moving through recovery progression. not to mention overall health, having a balanced diet helps with muscle stifness and function elsewhere in t...

7. Re:Bicep tendon out of groove
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...e next week or two. I am seeing improvements in strength as well. So I'm pretty happy about my progress overall. The one thing that continues to bother me is this clicking/snapping sensation I g...

8. Success story
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...my arms and shoulders. (Yes, I still need to work on the core strength and try to take some pressure off!) Overall my time was ~5 min slower than in April 2007 -- not bad considering I'm almost 50 now...

9. Re:10 hours post op... surgery #4
(Forum/Surgery)

...hrow in the towel, after all being only 26, i still have a lot fo years left and would rather be happy and overall healthy, it's good for mind and body. even having barley anything holding my shoulder...

10. Re:11 months post op slap repair - need advice!!
(Forum/General Discussion)

...st injection was a subacromial bursal injection. It relieved my symptoms a little bit for about a week but overall I didn't feel it helped. The plan of attack at this point is to do this nerve blo...

11. Re:Operation: back to waterpolo!
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...n my case getting the strongest legs in div 1:cheer: I've also been telling myself to count my blessings. Overall its been working but I wanted to add this in case it helps others - change your focus...

12. snapping, hiking,spasms, update..
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

OK, totally redoing this post after PT last night. Overall I'm doing well, especially compared to my other shoulder was at this point. I would guess I'm at about 150 on passive forward flexion, a

13. Re:Injured other shoulder
(Forum/General Discussion)

The deltoid area still has pain. Overall it has minimally improved over the last 5 days. Its a dull pain. Have full ROM, but its really getting old. Does this sound like something that would be su

14. Re:2 hour post op. Slap repair
(Forum/Surgery)

...both looked at me in anticipation, I was still lucid clear, staring at them both to my right in their blue overalls and cap. Felt like it was an episode of House (where's thirteen?) then my vision sta...

15. Re:anyone think I am screwed?
(Forum/General Discussion)

... of dr walt lowe's website and OS was impressed and liked it. So, I throw like a ten year old boy now, but overall shoulder feels better than b4 surgery. Only thing is still some pain with arm i...

16. Re:ROM Progress
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...idn't explicitly say NO tournaments, so maybe I can give one a try. I think that covers everything. Overall it was a good report and probably better than how I preceive I'm doing (high expectat...

17. Re:11 months post op., in dire need of advice
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...as your PT identified which tendons are likely acting up? If it is the bursa, it is less definitive, pain overall and difficult to palpate. A cortisone injection into the bursa, should help identify...

18. Re:3 Months Post Op Questions (Exercise)
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...e doc but I would go right up to those, maybe just barely beyond if you dont experience pain. Pain is the overall indicator. My restrictions were 90 degrees in front of my body, 45 on the side, and ...

19. Re:Day to Day Living - Post OP
(Forum/General Discussion)

...uscles or using muscles I haven't used in a long time that lack strenght and endurance. Would you say overall that you are glad you had the tenodesis? I am just worried that I will be worse off ...

20. Re:anyone think I am screwed?
(Forum/General Discussion)

...o keeping an eye on everything. Have an attorney appt monday, so we'll see what he thinks about things. Overall in pretty good spirits, but of course the doubt is always gonna be there:angry:...

21. Is Surgery Really Worth It???
(Member Blogs/Please Help!!! Need Advice!)

... is loose or unstable. Also, this shoulder gets fatigued much quicker than my healthy shoulder and is just overall weaker. I love to work out and have done so regularIy for about 10 yrs now.  I&#...

22. Is Surgery Really Worth It???
(Member Blogs/Please Help!!! Need Advice!)

... is loose or unstable. Also, this shoulder gets fatigued much quicker than my healthy shoulder and is just overall weaker. I love to work out and have done so regularIy for about 10 yrs now.  I&#...

23. 24 Hours after surgery.
(Member Blogs/Mike's SLAP Repair)

Nerve block is wearing off now and the muscle spasms are starting.Overall, doing pretty good.  Nerve block lasted a long time, began to get feeling in the fingers this afternoon, then the face be

24. The surgery and recovery - 7/30/09 - 1/19/2010
(Member Blogs/Ben's Shoulder)

...een 2 and 3 months. PT always made things feel better. Motion hurts at first, but then later feels better. Overall, rehab went well, up until October (3 months out), when I found out that my insurance...

25. Please Help!!! Need Advice!
(Member Blogs/Please Help!!! Need Advice!)

... is loose or unstable. Also, this shoulder gets fatigued much quicker than my healthy shoulder and is just overall weaker. I love to work out and have done so regularIy for about 10 yrs now.  I&#...

26. Please Help!!! Need Advice!
(Member Blogs/Please Help!!! Need Advice!)

... is loose or unstable. Also, this shoulder gets fatigued much quicker than my healthy shoulder and is just overall weaker. I love to work out and have done so regularIy for about 10 yrs now.  I&#...

27. 4 Days Post Op: So far so good
(Member Blogs/II the Max - Repair and Recovery)

...the groggy head and tense stomach (my system and codeine do not get along too well).  Aside from some overall stiffness, probably from the bent arm position the shoulder feels pretty good. Pendul...

28. ready for this to be over
(Member Blogs/The Long Road to Recovery of a SLAP tear)

...t when I got my first cortizone shot". Now I am known as the guy that passed out when I go see my Dr. Overall I really havn't experienced the pain I was expecting. And no i did not have ...

29. Surfers. Slap tear post op info PLEASE mahalo
(Member Blogs/Anyone had slap tear surgery and returned to SURFI)

...oughts on whether to go through with it or not?  How was rehab? Loss of ROM, Strength, Stability, and overall thoughts on the surgery.  TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT,  that is the question?? Or ...

30. Bicep Tendonitis
(Wiki/Elbow / Arm)

...eroid shot can be used to reduce the inflammation from movement which in turn heals the tendon by reducing overall inflammation. Rehabilitation exercises are often used to regain full strength from th...