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Torn Rotator Cuff

I think it really depends on what you are having done and to what extent it is torn. I had one repaired with incision and the other by arthroscopic. My wife, who is a Physical Therapist tells me that the rate of recurrence is much higher with arthroscopic. If you do the therapy and stretch it constantly it shouldn't be very bad. For the incision surgery, I was in a sling/immobilizer for 2 weeks I believe and was lifting weights within 4 months the arthro is much less. From what I understand the stretching and therapy is the Key. If you slack on that, you build scar tissue and the scar tissue is what causes the stiffness and lacking range of motion.
 
My wife has had rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders within a year of each other. Both had bone spurs. One shoulder locked up, she couldn't lift her arm above her shoulder height. She has 98% and 100% mobility after surgery. Get a good physical therapist. THIS KIND OF SURGERY IS NOT A QUICK RECOVERY. Do you PT exercises. She listened to her physical therapist, who told her "push your self to the point your going to swear then push just a little farther". What she meant by that was, when going the PT exercises if you stop at the point where it hurts every time, chances are that is a far as you'll go. That is probably as much mobility as you'll get back.
 
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