Labrum Tear anyone?

[NickyE3]

I had a torn labrum. SLAP lesion i think is what my doc called it. BAD dislocation in a car accident. Orthropedic surgeon recommended surgery with this type of injury. I have bad shoulders anyway, so I decided to go ahead and do the operation. Also my doc was a surgeon at West Point for many years and had to do shoulder operations all the time.

They were hoping that they could fix it arthroscopically, but they were wrong. I had an open shoulder surgery, big vertical slash starting from the top of my arm pit up (about 6 inches long) and 2 little cuts about an inch long in front and back. They had to put 3 screws in to place the socket back to the bone.

That was about a year and a half ago. Did about 8 months of physical therapy (stretching, strength lifting, and a baseball throwing program). I can do everything like i could before EXCEPT being able to throw something as hard as I can without warming up and stretching. Also, I lost a little bit of range of motion mainly behind my back (like taking your billfold out).

The shoulder that got worked on is better than my natural shoulder! Glad I had the surgery done. Just stick to the physical therapy, it sucks but it is very important that you do it correctly.
Good Luck

 

[big4life]

I had the slap surgery on my shoulder. I went though 6 months of pt before the surgery with no improvement. They finally decided to operate and when they went in they found out my labrum was "shredded", using the doctor's words, and that my bicep tendon was torn completely away from my shoulder. I was in a sling 24/7 for six weeks, then rehab for ten more weeks. My range of motion is not where it was before. The only weight lifting issues it causes is doing anything overhead, shoulder press, military press, etc., because my left arm does not come back as far as my right. I work around that by using smith machines, and plate loaded nautilus machines, where I can use leverage to force my arm back.

 

[Neo22]

I had the slap surgery on my shoulder. I went though 6 months of pt before the surgery with no improvement. They finally decided to operate and when they went in they found out my labrum was "shredded", using the doctor's words, and that my bicep tendon was torn completely away from my shoulder. I was in a sling 24/7 for six weeks, then rehab for ten more weeks. My range of motion is not where it was before. The only weight lifting issues it causes is doing anything overhead, shoulder press, military press, etc., because my left arm does not come back as far as my right. I work around that by using smith machines, and plate loaded nautilus machines, where I can use leverage to force my arm back.

Your doctor is a moron. THe reason why you didn't heal right was because you were in a sling 24/7 for 6 weeks. YOu should be in a sling no longer than 2 weeks.

 

[big4life]

Your doctor is a moron. THe reason why you didn't heal right was because you were in a sling 24/7 for 6 weeks. YOu should be in a sling no longer than 2 weeks.

LOL!!!


My doctor was a well known orthopedic who has operated on dozens of pro athletes. The reason I was in a sling so long was because of my repaired bicep tendon.

 

[k6jatu37]

yeah the bicep tendon repair is a bitch. slow pt with progressive weight increase (starting at as little as a pound). did they reattach it or staple it?

 

[bigjd69]

I had my right Labrum torn playing F-Ball in High School my Freshman year. I had the surgery to repair it back in 99. My right shoulder is fine. P.T. didn't help much but a buddy of mine is a Message Therapist and he would work on me when ever he could. He did more for me than any Physical Therapist could do. He would stretch every muscle around the shoulder ie: bicep tendon, rotator cuff, lats etc. I believe the technique is called A.R.T. Check into it. GOOD LUCK