Shoulder surgery or wait?

19.November, 2008

I have had severe shoulder pain for about 4 months now, about 2 months ago I went to orthopedics to have it looked at and they gave me a cortisone shot in the joint, It gave me about 95% relief for about a week and a half, and I have been doing the excersises he gave me to strengthen my muscles in the shoulder. I went back today still with the same pain, he said I could either do the surgery or do physical therapy for a while to see if it helps. He said I have shoulder impingement, as well as maybe a tear in the labrum. Should I go ahead with the surgery or do the physical therapy first? Thank you for your opinions.

i would always try PT first before undergoing surgery. PT can REALLY do good things for you if you do it regularly. i had a terrible back injury and i went to PT 4 times a week for about 7 months, and my back pain is 90% improved with PT only, no surgery involved. i had surgery discussed with me as an option as well and the PT fixed it right up. so try the PT first and if you are still in pain then i would go do surgery because you cant live in pain.

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4 Meinungen für “Shoulder surgery or wait?”

BigDaddy sagt:
20.November, 2008 um 2:38 am
You should do the PT, even if it doesn't fix the problem, it will help you heal faster after the surgery. Then you'll need PT again.
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Mom sagt:
20.November, 2008 um 3:03 am
if you have the choice do physical therapy, why go through surgery if you dont have to.. Also does your insurance cover both? that might be a factor in your decision too. Or for how long the physical therapy will take. How serious is your pain? I would never do surgery if I had other options I could try first.
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stascia sagt:
20.November, 2008 um 3:49 am
i would always try PT first before undergoing surgery. PT can REALLY do good things for you if you do it regularly. i had a terrible back injury and i went to PT 4 times a week for about 7 months, and my back pain is 90% improved with PT only, no surgery involved. i had surgery discussed with me as an option as well and the PT fixed it right up. so try the PT first and if you are still in pain then i would go do surgery because you cant live in pain.
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Nicolette Martin sagt:
20.November, 2008 um 4:21 am
i dont know
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