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Shoulder Replacement Surgery: Range of motion?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Feb 25 10:55am | Replies (82)Comment receiving replies
You are in the same fix I am...bone on bone shoulder, PT 2x a week, rail thin, older than dirt and in pain......My usual routine of zumba 5x a week not good as I can't help but go with the music so I am (reluctantly, hating it) doing the recombent bike and slow treadmill in our gym, just to keep body moving.....watching mindless TV while pumping away. It is the only thing I can think of to keep up cardio..I do PT 2x a week and will be paying out of pocket after next week as medicare stops covering rehab after 6 weeks...
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Please check again on the rehab! Medicare will pay beyond 6 weeks on a case-by-case basis if you are progressing. After my wrist surgery a few years ago, healing was slower than anticipated and I was able to get 2 extensions - the first for 6 weeks, the second foe 3 more. The same applied in 2020 to my pain rehab PT - it lasted over 3 months 2X/week, then 3 more months weekly - since I was making progress.
Have you had the therapist and/or referring doc request an extension?
Sue