Obviously, this is a relative question. I guess in terms of all shoulder surgeries that I do, it's the least painful. It's the one where patients have the least amount of pain immediately after surgery. In that early recovery period, most of our patients come in at the 10 to 12-day appointment after surgery, and they already have less pain…
This is a variable question. I think that you'll probably stay about the same weight. Some patients worry they'll gain weight because they can't exercise. I don't think you'll lose much. I encourage patients to work their other arms to keep that muscle and work their legs so they don't lose much muscle mass. When you think about how much…
It varies from patient to patient, but most time, I recommend working with a therapist for about four months after surgery. For the first couple of months, you're just working on gentle motion stretching and things like that. After a couple of months, we start to do gentle strengthening. After three months, we remove all restrictions so you can return…
A huge red flag for me is you can't sleep at night. If the shoulder stops you from being able to sleep at night or interrupts your sleep frequently because of the pain in your shoulder, that's typically a pretty significant problem. You should have it checked out. If you have pain at rest, you're just sitting there during the…
It may surprise you that I don't think formal therapy is necessary. However, I do believe that it helps patients get better faster and have less pain after surgery because of the guidance that the therapist gives them as they're recovering. Every human being is unique in terms of how they recover from surgery. There's a pretty wide range of…
I typically recommend about four months, after shoulder replacement surgery. That gets you all through the strengthening phases. Some people go for six months or a little longer, but we typically recommend around four months. We've got some cool stuff where we can do virtual therapy—you're doing everything from home. So, just like I'm talking on an iPhone, you'd be…
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