How Long Are You Immobilized After Shoulder Surgery?

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 on the shoulders. We give people slings, but we also say to get out of that sling as soon as possible. If you don’t wear it, don’t ever wear it.

But I want active arm use in all these. This motion allows you to do what you need each day without fear of damaging the surgery. That goes for replacements, rotator cuff repairs, and instability surgery.

For those three, I allow full active motion of the shoulder to do daily activities immediately. So that makes patients’ lives way easier in the first six weeks to two months and gets their shoulders better faster.