torn Labrum

[three5x5s]

Can anyone tell me about a torn Labrum. Dr. says He thinks I have one & is sending me to a Sholder Dr.
Feels like someone is sticking an ice pick in my sholder when I put my arm behind my back.

 

[huntnfish24_7]

Currently recovering from that very surgery. Detached labrum in this case though. They told me I had a potpourri shoulder. Bicep tendonesis (sp) detached labrum and cluster of bone spurs on my ac joint. Back to the point. I was told that I should be back to jumping out of airplanes and shooting bow in 6-10 months. Everyone heals different and I am committed to making it shorter than longer. I also experienced that pain especially when pulling pushing or lifting a moderate amount of weight above my head. A lot of times individuals live with a torn labrum for years. My job in the military requires a significant amount of physical strength and endurance. I also am an extremely active outdoorsman as is my wife. I had the surgery and every day is closer to being back to 100%. I wish you the best

 

[three5x5s]

Thanks for your service to our great country. Wishing you a speedy recovery. I have the same pain with pushing or pulling over my head, but it seams to hurt the worst when i try and tuck in my shirt at the small of my back, I know that sounds kinda silly but thats when it hurts. I'll be seeing a Sholder Specialist as soon as he has an opeinng, just checking to see what I'm in for. I'm sure my injury is not as bad as yours.

 

[good2eat]

How old are you? With age comes bone spurs and calcification of the tendons in the rotator cuff. Just had that surgery done in November. Am just about finished with PT and can perform most activities normally now. If those are issues I'd say get them done at the same time.

Torn labrum will probably be a longer recovery.

The one piece of advice I can give is do the PT! On time and as much as they tell you, will make a big difference in recovery. I did. My PT for the first month a d then stlpped, only to restart later. The 2nd go 'round I did as I was supposed to and made fast progress.

Best of luck with the procedure and recovery.

 

[Travis Bertrand]

I've had mine operated on twice. It's about a 6-7 month healing process (mine anyways). Good luck my man and yes, do the pt!

 

[huntnfish24_7]

How old are you? With age comes bone spurs and calcification of the tendons in the rotator cuff. Just had that surgery done in November. Am just about finished with PT and can perform most activities normally now. If those are issues I'd say get them done at the same time.

Torn labrum will probably be a longer recovery.

The one piece of advice I can give is do the PT! On time and as much as they tell you, will make a big difference in recovery. I did. My PT for the first month a d then stlpped, only to restart later. The 2nd go 'round I did as I was supposed to and made fast progress.

Best of luck with the procedure and recovery.

34 next month. Yes fairly young for bone spurs. Even surgeon told me that. Born and raised on a farm. Worked hard lifting and just always done physically demanding jobs. About time I let the better heal and work the brain more lol

 

[direwolf]

Those kind of injuries really suck. I assume you already got an mri. If not u ou need one. If the labral tear is confirmed, you can pretty much plan on needing surgery because they don't tend to heal on their own. One of the most commonly seen labral tears is called a SLAP lesion in medical jargon. You can Google that and read lots of info about the injury and rehab. Assuming surgery is recommended by your doc, schedule it ASAP so that you can be through most of your rehab in time to hunt this fall. If it was me, I would try to find a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine to work on me. When you are ready to start rehab, find a PT with the orthopedic clinical specialist credential (OCS) or sports clinical specialist (SCS) and you will have a good expectation of working with someone who has proven advanced knowledge and expertise in that area of rehab. At least you are young and presumably fit, so that is always in your favor for a good outcome. Good luck.

 

[three5x5s]

O I'm not young, I'm 57. Rasied on the farm & still farm some. Thanks for all the advice, Looks like I'm in for a long spring.

 

[zman]

Had the surgery a few years back. Went well. Labrum is pretty tricky though, make sure you get a good doctor who has done this a bunch of times. Labrum is a death sentence for a baseball player. Rehab was four months or so but I was back to shooting bows, boxing and lifting within 6 months. My insurance cut me off after 30 PT visits but I was pretty far along anyway. FWIW, It was not hard to get the strength back, it was hard to get the range of motion back. Never did get it all back. But you will get some sadistic PT who cranks on your arm till you think it is going to pop... that's how they get the range of motion back!
Good Luck!

 

[Screamrider]

Can anyone tell me about a torn Labrum. Dr. says He thinks I have one & is sending me to a Sholder Dr.
Feels like someone is sticking an ice pick in my sholder when I put my arm behind my back.

I tore mine in a jump accident 7 years ago. I was referred to an ortho surgeon who recommended surgery (because that's their job after all). My labrum was torn from the 7 to 12 o'clock position and it hurt like hell for a good month after the injury.

A really good physiotherapist recommended trying rehab and strengthening my shoulder rather than jumping straight to surgery. 7 years later my shoulder feels almost perfect and I never had to get cut.

Of course every situation is different, but I would investigate other options before going under.

 

[jmez]

I tore mine in a jump accident 7 years ago. I was referred to an ortho surgeon who recommended surgery (because that's their job after all). My labrum was torn from the 7 to 12 o'clock position and it hurt like hell for a good month after the injury.

A really good physiotherapist recommended trying rehab and strengthening my shoulder rather than jumping straight to surgery. 7 years later my shoulder feels almost perfect and I never had to get cut.

Of course every situation is different, but I would investigate other options before going under.

I tore one as well and went the same course that you did. Though, the orthopod I saw recommended trying the rehab route prior to surgery. I never had to go to surgery. That was 7 years ago. Have no trouble shooting the bow and do Crossfit every day. No issues.

 

[jjenness]

I tore my labrum and had bone spurs, got the surgery in December and was shooting my bow at 70 lbs for spring bear in mid April with no problems. I hit the rehab hard and was good to go. I tHink it just depends on how fast each person heals, as I know guys that have been out for twice as long as me for the same surgery. Good luck.

 

[jmez]

Has a lot to do with your surgeon as well.

 

[direwolf]

57 is still pretty young in the world of shoulder injuries. The risks and benefits of going through shoulder surgery are a lot different when you are 77 or 87. I deal with this stuff every day and I can't emphasize enough how important it is to shop for your medical providers. Selecting a fellowship trained surgeon is really worthwhile. Those folks dedicated an extra year after completing residency to train in their selected sub-specialty area. The shoulder is a complicated joint to work on and you really want to deal with someone who is an expert in that area and does hundreds of those cases every year. An expert surgeon will be able to examine you and look at your MRI and say if you for sure need surgery, maybe need surgery or don't need surgery. If it's not for sure then you start rehab. The same advice applies to shopping for a PT. Find an expert and you have a higher liklihood of a great outcome.

 

[ssliger]

57 is still pretty young in the world of shoulder injuries. The risks and benefits of going through shoulder surgery are a lot different when you are 77 or 87. I deal with this stuff every day and I can't emphasize enough how important it is to shop for your medical providers. Selecting a fellowship trained surgeon is really worthwhile. Those folks dedicated an extra year after completing residency to train in their selected sub-specialty area. The shoulder is a complicated joint to work on and you really want to deal with someone who is an expert in that area and does hundreds of those cases every year. An expert surgeon will be able to examine you and look at your MRI and say if you for sure need surgery, maybe need surgery or don't need surgery. If it's not for sure then you start rehab. The same advice applies to shopping for a PT. Find an expert and you have a higher liklihood of a great outcome.

Great advice here. I thought I was going to need surgery, had been dealing with pain an immobility for over a year. Got the advice to speak to a PT here in town that was having good results with shoulders. Did PT for 4 weeks, haven't had any pain since the second week. Now I'm done with PT and working on strengthening it.

 

[kamcgraw]

Best of luck to you. I can feel your pain being that I have a labral tear in my hip. And being an active 27 year old guy, it can definitely wear on you mentally as well not being able to live they way you want. Pt is finally helping though. As already stated choose Dr's and PT's wisely. Hope everything turns out well for you.

 

[three5x5s]

Went to the Op surgon today. Says I have FROZEN sholders 50% on the left side 80% on the right. PT for now. X-Rays all good. If PT frees up the sholders & I still have pain in the right sholder- then an MRI to see how bad the tear is. No known cause for frozen sholder. Says if would do No good to fix the Labrum if I dont free up the sholders. I cant tell just from the examine that PT is gona hurt like hell. BUT I am going to do exactly what they tell me to do no matter how bad it hurts.

 

[larryschwartz]

three5x5s,

I had a frozen shoulder too. Yes, it will hurt like h*ll at first because you are moving the shoulder outside of its current range of motion. That is why they call it a frozen shoulder, you can't move it like you used to and it is "frozen" in place so to speak. I got mine after hurting my shoulder shooting a very heavy weight bow for a charity event. I just thought I pulled something and limited my movements...which resulted in a frozen shoulder over time.

Anyway, just like stretching tight muscles can hurt the PT will be painful at first but it will get easier as the shoulder loosens up. Something that I wound up doing was taking 2-3 extra strength tylenols about an hour before my PT session and it allowed me to go much farther than I could without it. Check with your physical thereapist about it before you try it. What worked fine for me might cause a problem for you.

Since the shoulder is not actually a bone on bone joint like your hip, strengthening the muscles and other connective tissues in the area will give you benefits even if you didn't have a problem. Do exactly what they tell you to do, do it every day, and keep going with it after you are "cured" as well to avoid problems in the future.

Larry

 

[good2eat]

I cant tell just from the examine that PT is gona hurt like hell. BUT I am going to do exactly what they tell me to do no matter how bad it hurts.

you got that right!

 

[ssliger]

you got that right!

I'll second that.