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Rotator cuff repair
Rotator cuff repair is performed by reattaching to bone the important tendons of the shoulder that provide specific refined motion and function of the shoulder: forward flexion, elevation away from the side of the body, and internal/external rotation of the arm while at the side of the body.
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A 44-year old asked:
I am having my rotator cuff repaired. What is recovery like?
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A 59-year old female asked:
I had a full thickness 2 inch rotator cuff repair october 12th. My pt now thinks I have a impinged rotator cuff. How is that repaired?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is rotator cuff repair and acromnioplasty?
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A 37-year old asked:
How do you rehab a rotator cuff repair?
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A 47-year old asked:
What is important to know for rehab after a rotator cuff repair?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the difference between a rotator cuff repair and acromnioplasty?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can I do any weight bearing exercises in while in recovery from a rotator cuff repair?
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A 62-year old male asked:
I have had 2 rotator cuff repair surgeries and each time during pt it was retorn.Now its worse than ever.Now what!
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A 40-year old asked:
What is a ballpark price of a rotator cuff repair surgery?
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A 35-year old asked:
How bad is the pain from arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?
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A 35-year old asked:
How can you rehab an AC decompression and rotator cuff repair?
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A 36-year old asked:
What are rehab methods for AC decompression and rotator cuff repair?
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A 34-year old asked:
What do I need to know about shoulder AC and rotator cuff repair surgery?
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A 48-year old asked:
What can I expect from a rotator cuff repair surgery on the left shoulder?
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A 65-year old female asked:
I have had a complete shoulder rotator cuff repair 10 yrs ago. I have injured it recently lifting weights. Can you tear it again?
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A 56-year old female asked:
I'm 20 wks rotator cuff repair.I still lack full external rotation on affected shlder by 20-25 degrees when compared to good one. Should I be alarmed?
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A 56-year old female asked:
How long does it take to strengthen your rotator cuff muscles after having rotator cuff repair surgery for a massive tear where tissue is good quality?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is done during rotator cuff repair/arthroscopic surgery?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Is it normal for spasms in same arm after rotator cuff repair surgery that it affects sleep?
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A 59-year old female asked:
How would you know if and when the tendon has healed to the bone after revision rotator cuff repair surgery for a full thickness tear?
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A 55-year old female asked:
My wrist has been slightly swollen and extremely painful since the day after my rotator cuff repair surgery, 2 months ago. How long can this last?
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A 51-year old female asked:
I'm waiting on shoulder impingment surgery & rotator cuff repair , i'm now getting pain in the side of the neck would this be causing the pain there?
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A 56-year old female asked:
I will be 4 months post op rotator cuff repair surgery in may. Would it be ok to ride roller coasters in may or nov or should I wait 1 year post op?
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A 51-year old male asked:
I had rotator cuff repair surgery in Sept 2015, Since starting PT my shoulder pops with a 9-10on the pain scale, as well as numbness/tingling in finge?
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A 59-year old female asked:
Complete full-thickness retear of infraspinatus 1.5cm retract @15wks post-op revision rotator cuff repair. Can use bioinductive implant in re-repair?
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A 60-year old female asked:
I'm 8.5 months postop 3rd rotator cuff repair surgery. I'm doing HEP of strengthening 3 days a week. What is the criteria that I need to meet in order to resume playing tennis & softball again?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can you suffer a neck injury as a result of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery in a beach chair?
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A 39-year old asked:
I suffered a neck injury as a result of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery in a beach chair. What can I do?
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A 56-year old female asked:
I'm 10 weeks post op rotator cuff repair surgery & been in pt for 5 weeks.Still don't have full rom &cannot lift arm above my head.Should i be alarmed?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Good evening. I have been struggling with shoulder pain. 6 shoulder operations. Acromioplatsy in '94. Sorted out. Pain came back with a vengeance in '16. Rotator cuff repair, Acromioplasty, Tendon repair. Phyisio not helping. What should I do now?
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