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"If one's words are not better than silence, one should keep silent." -Caine

So now you are going to shut me out just as you have done with the PT folks.

OKAY I'll keep my thoughts to myself. Good luck with your medical issues. I sincerely hope all works out in your favor.

ExtraMile wrote:My MRI turned out to be negative. I do not have a tear. They labeled it as Tendonopathy and suggested PT, before injections.

Well, let me tell you one thing, PT IMHO is for the birds. I call it Legalized Torture, and if my doctor reasserts/suggests to me, to go to PT, then this is the end of that 'Malarky' because I won't go to PT.

I think many can identify with the feeling you are having. RA since a child has had some influence with me.

There is PT and then there is beyond PT which all of us likely have experienced. I can only recommend doing it on your own and knowing how to push yourself a bit more over time. I would be remiss if I didn't point out the obvious. You named yourself ExtraMile for a reason. You don't have to go the extra mile on the first day, which some PT people tend to want. Sounds like yours was a marathon triathlete.

I read through the comments of other folks trying to encourage you. I can only say stay mobile, stay a stretched out and as flexible as you can, and work through it. Surgery is going to require intense PT afterwards to recover and to rebuild muscle they cut through to try and help you. Sometimes its better, sometimes not.

If you have a shot to do it with PT and you know how not to reinjure yourself, you can work through it. It will be painful. It's already painful.

"I just recently read the results of a study on shoulder rotator cuff injuries. The study concluded that people with most rotator cuff injuries will recover at the same speed if they have no PT, or if they have PT, and recovery is usually faster either way without surgery. The body has the ability to repair all but the most serious rotator cuff injuries by itself."

Yeah? no. Rotator cuffs do not usually heal themselves. In my own situation, I had been dealing with it for going on 5 years. Now I can scratch my head without pain, something I have not done in quite a while. This topic has me really scratching my head. Don't be stubborn for the sake of having an opinion.

By the way, I did PT prior to and after my surgery. Can't believe how much it helped. It teaches you what exercises to do, how to do them, and most importantly WHAT NOT TO DO. You do have to do some research and find a GOOD therapist (physical therapist, that is )

I am doing this right now and it is stretching my muscles and seems to be helping!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wYLZdgvUfY

Read this article.
http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/2 ... gery-study

It appears that for rotator cuff injuries, the best treatment in all but the most severe cases is no treatment. Some situations benefit from PT, and some benefit from surgery, but in most cases, doing nothing gets faster and better results than surgery or other treatments.

I wish to set folks straight, my injury is NOT a cuff tear. They labeled it as Tendonopathy.

Read through this and it may help you.
http://www.webmd.com/first-aid/tc/tendo ... 20Overview

ExtraMile wrote:I wish to set folks straight, my injury is NOT a cuff tear. They labeled it as Tendonopathy.

That is good, well, not good, but better than a tear! Still do a few sessions of PT with a good therapist. A good one will not hurt you, but will show you what to do when at home. Mine gave me a printout of gentle exercises to do at home. It really helps.

garys wrote:Read this article.
http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/2 ... gery-study

It appears that for rotator cuff injuries, the best treatment in all but the most severe cases is no treatment. Some situations benefit from PT, and some benefit from surgery, but in most cases, doing nothing gets faster and better results than surgery or other treatments.

This article is about dislocated shoulders, not torn rotator cuffs.