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Rotator Cuff full tear and retraction of supraspinatus tendon
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Mar 21 9:22am | Replies (64)Comment receiving replies
Hi all,
Had a follow-up MRI after some pain in my shoulder that a shot of cortisone really helped. (If you read my posts above I had 3 tendons repaired in Nov 22, am still in PT but without pain and have total ROM) I'm so sad and shocked to say that my supraspinatus tendon has come completely apart since being repaired. I've been so careful and dedicated to PT but the doc said I did nothing wrong, that sometimes the tendons just shred. So now I have a total rotator and long head bicep tears that will stay that way unless I have pain or can't sleep. The doc is having me focus on the deltoid muscle group and to strengthen it as much as possible for best ROM. This really knocked the wind out of my sails. I was so sure I was doing everything correctly but sometimes, life just happens. The doc mentioned that if and when the pain comes back or I can't sleep with it, I may need to have a reverse shoulder procedure. Does anyone know what that involves? Have had it? Good/bad recovery? Thanks in advance.
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@mrsflutterby Under the circumstances, I'm surprised they did a cortisone shot. Cortisone can weaken tendons. I have a full thickness tear in my right shoulder and have for five years. It's holding and not getting worse. I do not plan to have surgery at this time. I do know that the surgeon I plan to use (someday) won't even do surgery for six months after someone has had cortisone. I wonder if that contributed to the tendon coming apart. I am so sorry you are going through this.
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Hi @mrsflutterby, Dr. Loren Fishman has a chapter on Rotator Cuff in his book Healing Yoga. He found a method that does not heal the supraspinatus, but recruits the subscapularis to do its work. You can read up on it at http://www.sciataca.org. Go to Other Diagnosis and click on Rotator Cuff Syndrome. You can also find more information by googling Dr. Fishman, Rotator Cuff, but Chapter Nine of Healing Yoga gives a full and very detailed explanation of his discovery and work on this, through his own injury. It may be worth checking out to see if it would be helpful in your case.