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PT problem after reverse shoulder replacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Dec 20, 2025 | Replies (17)

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I had mine in 2019 I believe you might be talking about “hiking” shoulder which we are not suppose to do. You are very early yet in therapy. I have a top notch DPT (doctor of physical therapy) who is awesome and still helps me today. In 2024 since still feeling like I had small impingement and locking up in pain sent by my orthopedic surgeon for a 2nd opinion and was diagnosed with a rare complication of conjoint tendonitis. An injection did wonders for 3 months but surgeon predicted it would come back because I’d had it so long. A new surgery was being done but two drs hadn’t done it and didn’t feel comfortable doing it. I was sent to a third surgeon who felt comfortable doing it for the first time . He released the conjoint tendon and did a distal clavicle resection so back in therapy full time.
Again you are very early in your therapy. A great therapist will help you along. Tell them what you are feeling and your struggles. They will know how to help and will know if and when to send you back to surgeon. Recovery is not a sprint but a marathon. It took me almost 4 months before I could drive without pain everyone responds differently. Best of luck

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Thank you for sharing the journey. I wish you continue healing .

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How far past your surgery did this become a problem. I am year out- 4 months out, I had an episode of locking up, and I continue to do so with varying degrees fron a click, to bending over in discomfort to get my arm functional again. My surgeon has had no good responses to this. At my year follow up , I jumped up and down (over the phone) to get a xray done, which showed nothing. My surgeon is fairly done, and is doesn't seem like there is widespread experience with it. Thank you so much for sharing that - if nothing else having some idea of a cause. When it happens, i feel it in different difeerent spots from the top of the bicep, to mid arm in the bicep, to mid arm tricep. Was tours similar?
Thanks again, Bruce 71 yr old, formerly active.