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What rehab is recommended for a labrum tear (without surgery)?

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Dr. David Trettin answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Depends: Depends on the symptoms of your labral tear and injury, and where the labral tear is. The labrum covers 360degrees( the entire glenoid). Anterior labral tears w/ no instability are treated differently than those w/ instability . Some labral tears in 40 yr. Old are asympomatic. Posterior labral tears @ the biceps tendon origin are frequently symptomatic.(slap tears). Need more info to answer q...

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Answered 11/27/2017

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