the tear is more like a streched out rubber band, and not actually torn completly. its 6 months later, and i am still having pain, and clicking/pops in all movements of the arm, during light Physical therapy. they are talking about sugery now , to shorten the rotator cuff tendon, or to poke around and see if there is underlying issues since i had such a dramatic injury to the arm/shoulder , and all surrounding muscles, and tissues. any one have a rotator cuff sugery , how long does it take to heal , what can i expect after surgery, and so on..
Answer:
It is very "ify" if this will be taken care of without surgery. However, even small tears take a long time to heal (if they heal at all) and it could take a year before you see your maximum benefits of conservative care.However, repairing a partial tear has much better outcomes than healing a large/massive tear. You can start physical therapy sooner and will regain function in almost half the time. PT for repair of a partial tear is more like 2-3 months as opposed to 3-6 months for a large tear. But yet again, full recovery will take at least a year. If your tear isn't getting any worse, I would discuss with the surgeon whether waiting another 6 months will see any improvements. If it's just getting worse, better to repair it in a partial tear state than a massive tear state.
OOOOOOOh, I am sorry to hear this. I know it is painful. Have you tried Chiropractic? I thought they were all quacks but mine saved me from having surgery when I tore mine.
yea - my ortho sent me for physio therapy and work out at the gym, took about a year to recover, but I still get a little pain now and then.
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