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

...ers feeling pretty darn good believe it or not! lol. Tendon seems to really be loosening up now that I'm working it. For shoulders I'm doing 85lbs barbell seated military presses, 40lbs db lateral ...

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

... notice it! The color and shape is pretty much back to normal so it looks like the med & massage is really working for me. So I now have a longer exercise list to do... still doing my PROM for flex...

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

Hi Leanne, I think it's definitely playing a big role. I'd been working for a year and a half already on strengthening my lower trap to help stabilize my scapula and shoulder.. it's not there yet b

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

i think your pre-surgical physical condition from being a full time athlete is definetly working to your advantage during your recovery. it goes to show what total body conditioning can mean to recove

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

...ful on and off for a few years), and we figured it was caused by my all my back stabilizers and upper back working overtime....

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

...ts begins. You will not have the strength to lift anything heavy for 4-5 months likely, but you will be working your way with rehab. The OS will not clear you to lift until the repair is safe and ...

7. Re:PT for SLAP II & BUFORD COMPLEX without surgery?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...stopped doing bench press but replaced it with DB presses keeping my hands and elbows closer to my body so working the triceps a little more. I didn't have problems with wide grip pulldowns, but haven...

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

Sskylor, Yes, SuperCissus is fantastic. I'm glad you're trying it and it's working. As far as my tendon, I'm hoping that I'm just still in the healing stage and the impingment that I have (if that

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

...on is odd (don't like to see that quizzical expression on your doc's face...) Many people live full lives working in hard physical jobs, weight lifters etc and they may get soft tissue injury but usu...

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

...the season) now six months on still can't shoot overhead properly but can i guess now throw(ish) and am reworking my stroke (before i did not extend the arm fully) which is good and can do backstroke...

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

sskylor That was the doctor's assessment. He'll be working with a pitching coach again when the doctor gives him the go ahead. I know he's feeling pretty good knowing it wasn't as serious as orig

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

...xion & abduction for PROM since we haven't even measured AROM. Also just seems a lot tougher when my PT is working on it. Hope this is normal for a revision & if anyone has any input would really...

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

...finetly listen to what your OS has to say over your PT, but you are still early out from surgery, so keeep working at it and give it time. When is your next follow up with the OS? best to bring it ...

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

...owly I can notice my shoulder is feeling slightly less swollen and I'm getting some of my ROM back without working on it yet. I'm now almost able to get my arm straight out in neutral rotation with el...

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

...ave right now? At 6 weeks, it is very normal to not have much, it's still early. But you should still keep working at it that's for sure. Don't just stop at what you have because your PT had the same ...

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

...ations where it never did as well. I guess in any case there really isn't anything you can do besides keep working on it and see what time brings....

17. after 2 capsular shifts
(Forum/Surgery)

...ss of range of external rotation, and difficulty by 90 degree abduction with internal rotation. I am still working on this motions... My story continued 1 year before. I carried everything in my othe...

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

...low up and after waiting over 3 hours to see him, I finally got in (he just got back from vaca and had was working alone, no fellows=long wait). I spent about 45 mins with him, talking a lot about ...

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

...ite arm of shoulder injury) with 135lbs barbell curls, had to rehab and work my way back up to where I was working out with 155lbs barbell curls and now back down to just curling a 45lbs bar, lol. Bu...

20. Discharged from PT...Now What?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...ys. But, now that I am getting back into the activities that I love, the pain is coming back. Maybe I am working the shoulder too hard. Well, I went on to long. As you can tell I am worried, pro...

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

...aker. I love to work out and have done so regularIy for about 10 yrs now.  I'm more serious about working out now than ever before. I'd like to continue working out and excercising for th...

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

...aker. I love to work out and have done so regularIy for about 10 yrs now.  I'm more serious about working out now than ever before. I'd like to continue working out and excercising for th...

23. Here we go
(Member Blogs/Caleb's story)

... to late november. I had rehabbed myself well enough to bench press, overhead press with dumbbells and was working pullups back in then it happened. Was doing pullups and then pop!  Started to ge...

24. My Pain (this was written almost a year ago)
(Member Blogs/Ben's Shoulder)

... me a stretching/lifting routine (to strengthen problem areas), which I still do now. It doesnt seem to be working. Injections - Steroids and Botox. Steroids did nothing. Botox has helped my low back ...

25. jobless
(Member Blogs/Taylor)

...realize the severity of my injury.  My shoulder hurt, but the pain would come and go.  So i keep working and doing the same everyday things i normally do.  Then my shoulder starts hurti...

26. Bi-lateral Slap Tears
(Member Blogs/Questions regarding second slap tear surgery??)

...ing he can provide a solution to my problems. I still need to get my left shoulder fixed!! I never thought working out everday would cause me all these problems. This is a nightmare and I just need so...

27. 13 years is a long time......
(Member Blogs/13 years is a long time......)

...ued up until leaving for boot camp.  The time had arrived to depart for Parris Island for boot camp. Working with the bands and and lifting weights my shoulder seemed to be as good as it was goi...

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

... first set of exercises without much pain.  They said that the shoulder nerve block is probably still working a little.  The first  time I did the exercises my wife commented saying tha...

29. 12 Weeks - FINALLY pain relief!
(Member Blogs/JVG's SLAP/HAGL Mystery)

...ALLY SOME PAIN RELIEF!! I didn't think this post-op pain was EVER going to end - the pain meds stopped working for me at about the 5 week mark and I stopped them cold-turkey at the 9 week mark (fo...

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

... challenge.  I was able to quit pain pills the day after surgery and go back to work in 4 days.  Working at home has its advantages.   September 14, 2009 Well, it has been 19 days since...