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Rotator Cuff revisited
Awhile ago probably September (my first diagnosis) I posted about torn rotator cuffs Well I had an MRI last week and it shows that I still have this darn tear and now lists it as a high grade partial/near full thickness tear affecting it and another tendon from what I can figure out. I also have a small tear in one of the…
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Rotator cuff surgery experience
I finally have a date for surgery and it's mid October. For anyone who has had this what can I expect for recovery? Like could I be curling and using it by January? That would be 3 months. I have been told it's usually 6 weeks in a sling and then up to 6 months to a year before the full results are noticed. Is it realistic…
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Rotator cuff tear
What we were treating as an impingment has now been confirmed as a rotator cuff tear. The tendon has a tear that is greater than 50%. I seem my physio tomorrow to see what treatment he suggests. My Dr didn't want to suggest surgery unless its really necessary and I'm happy about that. Anyone had this? Have any good stories…
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Shoulder impingment
Anyone have any experience with this? I'm suffering with this in my right shoulder. I was told don't do anything that aggravates it right now, i.e. Lifting my arm to the side mainly and no upper body workouts especially no weight bearing like planks since that makes it hurt. I was told I can do lots of core and can skate…
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No more running
I posted awhile ago about heel pain and thanks for all the replies. I saw my Physio guy today and he's said no more running for "awhile". I did asked if I can skate and he said that's ok for now but if there's no improvement with icing, stretching and whatnot then I'll have to take a break from that too. Seems my feet…
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Heel Pain from Running
Every spring I decide to do outdoor workouts and to work up to doing 5k in less than 30 minutes. The past couple of weeks my heel has been sore yet I have still run because I'm a bit of an idiot. Anyone have any experience with heel pain from running? To answer the usual questions... I just changed my shoes because my…
