Two weeks after surgery. The portal sites we do, these arthroscopically are healed. You'll have some bruising down your arm. That's typical. Some have more than others. It's normal. Don't worry about it. You're kind of through the rough patch. The hardest part of rotator cuff surgery is the first week or two. Then, it just keeps getting better. For…
I would say the number one thing is a rotator cuff tear. The symptoms of shoulder bursitis and rotator cuff tears are identical. A very common misconception is that “Oh, I can still move my arm. There's no way my rotator cuffs are torn.” That's false. In 95% of the rotator cuff tears we see, people can still move their…
It can vary. I've seen people with tendinitis or bursitis in the shoulder for months and months and months and sometimes even longer. Typically, if it's been there for over 3 to 6 months, it's probably a rotator cuff tear, more than bursitis. But that's not always the case. Rotator cuff tears can have relatively short periods of symptoms, too,…
You don't need any special pillows. You can just use your pillows. I tell people to sleep just two or three up the back. So you're up, like, a 20—or 30-degree incline. Then, one or two underneath your operative arm to help prop up your elbow and take off your sling. That's very comfortable. That's how we recommend a lot…
Immediately. I encourage patients to start exercising within a day after surgery. Take some long walks. Maybe don't walk for 30 miles the day after surgery. Go for a couple of miles. You won't be on narcotics and doing crazy hikes and things like that because then you could fall. But going out, getting outside, and walking immediately is going…
A lot of this depends on the surgeon that you see. We're all different. In my practice, we are much more focused on early motion and activity. Looking at our outcomes and data, we've had better success, allowing people to move their arms quickly. So, 99% of the surgeries I perform on the shoulder, which is my practice, are purely…
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