1. Re:Questions, Questions, Questions
(Forum/General Discussion)

...ut has done nothing to alleviate the pain in my shoulder. I fear having a cortisone injection-- I've had quite a few and they've never helped. It is nice to hear, however, that you've had some suc...

2. Questions, Questions, Questions
(Forum/General Discussion)

...at after a summer of physical therapy. I am SO happy that I had the bicep surgery, even though there was quite a bit of regret in the beginning. The right however, is pretty bad again. And I'm kind of...

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

...hat they say. Until then the plan is to keep up the ice and stretching and take it easy next week. I did quite a bit these last 3 weeks so I should probably give it a breather. As far as the poster...

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

...d to read that it is sometimes not so terribly painful. I have been on pain meds for a few weeks now and quite honestly I am getting tired of having to take them. At rest I feel ok (usually), but any ...

5. Re:Slap and volleyball
(Forum/General Discussion)

...ad the chirgury almost 8 months ago, they did a succesfull Bankart repair (artroscopic). Everything went quite smoothly and I felt I was progressing nicely. Now the new volleyball season has started ...

6. Re:OK IM BACK AND IN NEED OF GOOD EARS
(Forum/General Discussion)

...tution potentially tugging on the nerve causing periferal nerve entrapment. Driving a bus would require quite extensive arm movement and if the muscles are not firing(due to a muscle tear or impingem...

7. Re:Operation rehab.. finally :)
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...mpting jogging and then try treadmill before open road. The shoulder jostling with jogging can make it quite painful, especially in the biceps. If I remember correctly, I was on a stationary bike a...

8. Cracking/Popping/Snapping Post-Op...What\'s Normal?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...out an anchor or ruined a repair? The strength of the anchors (whether permanent or bioabsorbable) is quite strong even immediately after surgery. In most cases, it requires a large force with you...

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

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

10. Re:new member
(Forum/General Discussion)

yes, this is quite common and normal after surgery. with your arm in a sling and not moving at all, as soon as you do go to use those muscles, they have to re-establish a 'firing' pattern and at the b

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

...gs a year ago and why he changed or whether it was patient dependent. Reducing it to "only as needed" is quite a departure from the standard 3 weeks. Truthfully if people are careful, I believe the r...

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

...r nerve and cause tingling of the ring and pinky fingers. I get tingling of my ring and pinky fingers quite often and is caused by various things, depending on the day...most notably having a tight...

13. Re:MRA
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

Maybe some pendulums could help get the dye/solution out quicker? I'd say it's quite possible it was where the needle was... I'm crazy, I couldn't see the monitor but I did look at the needle goin

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

...ady. His mechanics should be studied and changed to prevent any new issues down the road. You must be quite pleased and relieved....

15. Re:External movement of the arm
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

well, I'm not sure how much range you had to begin with, but 80 degrees seems quite excessive in the loss column, for anybody. I would definetly listen to what your OS has to say over your PT, but you

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

...r OS saw as indicative of a failed repair. So yes you are absolutely a candidate for a tenodesis. I am quite surprised that the MLB OS are telling you you will not be able to throw again. Why would...

17. Re:Long time reader...first time poster.
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

... deal with only the tylenols but of course there's a limit ;) Again contrary to you, We're still not quite sure how I could develop such a major tear in my labrum without ever having any trauma to...

18. Re:Discharged from PT...Now What?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...es a habit. I don't even think about doing my exercises anymore, I go to the gym and they just get done, quite weird. Also, like John said, I always have a resistance band with me, I keep one in my ca...

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

...pasms at first, so I think by the sounds of it, that is what you are experiencing. Disuse atrophy can be quite painful, muscle relaxants might be good to try and heating the muscle. Also, what was ...

20. Re:Surgery done!
(Forum/Surgery)

... with local anesthesia and we don't react too well to narcotics. And I already knew my pain threshold is quite high so all in all the pain is very tolerable right now! I just feel like my shoulder is ...

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

...s with the insurance company so they couldn't do it any other day) I remember waking up and being in quite a bit of pain so I went home and slept. First Week Post op: I was in quite a bit of pain,...

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

...r. So moving on with my post, with most surgeries there has to be a story behind the event which mine is quite intriguing.Casey's  Shoulder Story It was thirteen years ago and I was in ...

23. my slat tear ... 3rd week experience
(Member Blogs/slap tear experience)

...s not pain free. i will undergo official PT 6 weeks after surgery. left hand is pretty much disabled so quite an ordeal. hope it gets better soon.   ...

24. 11 months post op with continued pain - exploratory surgery - ADVICE NEEDED
(Member Blogs/post op)

...have experienced as the idea of exploratory surgery is grim... The thought of more surgery altogether is quite depressing. I cant imagine those of you who've had multiple surgery and I really pray...

25. MRI Arthrogram Tuesday 9th March 2010
(Member Blogs/distal supraspinatus tendonopathy, small subacromi)

...o last time I hurt my shoulder.  The physio seemed to get me to 90% but the shoulder has never been quite right and hurt it again two weeks ago lifting lightish weights and went bouldering/c...

26. scared out of my mind
(Member Blogs/bicep tenodesis repair)

...rried aobut nerve damage. It seems everyday that my pain is getting worse and my strength has diminished quite a bit. Please help me understand how post-op recovery is. My hubby will be taking care of...

27. Pain Journey: Light at the end of the tunnel!
(Member Blogs/JVG's SLAP/HAGL Mystery)

.... Week 15: The parallel paths of gaining mobility and strengthening seemed to have finally converged and quite suddenly my shoulder is no longer hurting badly all the time and I've got some streng...

28. Beginning to End (Problem to solution hopefully)
(Member Blogs/DJ's SLAP chronicles)

...They let me go home with the OR gown.  As they were wheeling me out my Doc walked by and said I had quite a legitimate tear in there.  He told me in 6 days I would come see him to remove sti...

29. Creaking/clicking in my shoulder
(Member Blogs/'Creaking' in my shoulder post op)

...ike a door opening very slowly (if you've seen a scary movie you know what I mean) and it's quite uncomfortable. I can recreate it when I move my arm in the row motion. Has anyo...

30. Getting a grip on surgery
(Member Blogs/Surgery on both shoulders)

...rgery than I did before my experience.  I have a new normal, and I don’t think I will ever be quite the same.   May 25 It has been 11 days since my surgery.  Living without the us...