Tag: Shoulder Injury

Rehabilitation Protocol: Superior Labral (SLAP) Repair Protocol with Biceps Tenodesis

Background & General Considerations Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) Tears: At times athletes collect minor injuries to the rotator cuff and/or labrum that progress to unstable structures. Labral

Rehabilitation Protocol: Superior Labral (SLAP) Repair Protocol

Background & General Considerations Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) Tears: At times athletes collect minor injuries to the rotator cuff and/or labrum that progress to unstable structures. Labral

Rehabilitation Protocol: Labral/Rotator Cuff Debridement

Background & General Considerations Low-Grade Labral/Rotator Cuff Tears: At times athletes collect minor injuries to the rotator cuff and/or labrum. Fraying of these tissues are also called “low-grade” tears. Smoothing

Rehabilitation Protocol: Small Rotator Cuff Repair/Debridement

Background & General Considerations Low-Grade/Small Rotator Cuff Tears: At times rotator cuff tissue collects minor injuries or small tears. Fraying of these tissues are also called “low-grade” tears and small

Rehabilitation Protocol: 360 Degree Tears – Arthroscopic Anterior, Posterior, and Superior Labral Repair

Background & General Considerations Anterior-Inferior and Posterior-Inferior Labral Tears: With a first-time severe dislocation of the shoulder or chronic shoulder instability in multiple directions can create “360 degree” complete tears

Rehabilitation Protocol: 270 Degree Tears Arthroscopic Anterior-Inferior and Complete Posterior Labral Repair

Background & General Considerations Anterior-Inferior and Posterior-Inferior Labral Tears: With a first-time dislocation of the shoulder, the anterior inferior labrum is torn, often called a “Bankart Lesion”. If this shoulder

Rehabilitation Protocol: Massive Rotator Cuff Repair

General Considerations Background and General Considerations: Massive Rotator Cuff Tears/Maturation Time: Massive rotator cuff tears are defined as rotator cuff tears with over two of the four rotator cuff tendons

Rehabilitation Protocol: Large Rotator Cuff Repair

Background & General Considerations Large Rotator Cuff Tears/Maturation Time: Large rotator cuff repairs require a significant amount of protection. Tendon-to-bone healing starts to get competent at 6 weeks but likely

ACL Reconstruction

Rehabilitation Protocol: 180 Degree Tears Arthroscopic Anterior-Inferior and Posterior Inferior Labral Repair

Background and General Considerations: Anterior-Inferior and Posterior-Inferior Labral Tears: With a first-time dislocation of the shoulder, the anterior inferior labrum is torn, often called a “Bankart Lesion”. If this shoulder

Shoulder Replacement

Shoulder Replacement Surgery

Osteoarthritis of the shoulder can be a debilitating condition among the older adult population. Typically beginning as arthritis, it can take years of wear and tear to cause osteoarthritis and

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