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Rotator Cuff Repair, 2 weeks post: Patient Interview, Part 1
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In this interview, Alice describes her work as a nurse and her past medical history of a previous rotator cuff repair of the left shoulder. She shares with us remaining deficits that may influence her functional activities.
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Rotator Cuff Repair, 2 weeks post: Patient Interview, Part 2
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As her interview continues, Alice describes how she injured the rotator cuff of her right shoulder, pain, and details of the surgical repair.
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Rotator Cuff Repair, 2 weeks post: Patient Interview, Part 3
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Alice describes difficulties performing ADLs following surgery of her right shoulder. She mentions the surgical release for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand. Includes adaptive considerations for dressing, oral hygiene, and home environment.
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Rotator Cuff Repair, 2 weeks post: Donning and Doffing Sling
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Alice demonstrates how to don and doff a sling, designed to immobilize the shoulder post-surgery. The shoulder is positioned in slight abduction with flexed elbow and neutral forearm.
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Rotator Cuff Repair, 2 weeks post: Home Exercise Program, Seated and Supine
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Alice demonstrates her initial post-op home exercise program (HEP) for self-ROM in sitting and supine.
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Rotator Cuff Repair, 2 weeks post: Home Exercise Program, Standing
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Alice demonstrates home exercises in standing prescribed in the post-op phase of recovery. Included are pendulum exercises, shoulder external rotation, elbow flexion and extension, forearm supination and pronation, and wrist flexion.
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Rotator Cuff Repair, 2 weeks post: Strategies for ADLs
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Alice explains her choice of clothing and how she's learned to adapt following surgery of her right (dominant) shoulder. Alice demonstrates how she dons and doffs a button-front sweater.
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Rotator Cuff Repair, Part 1: Initial assessment
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It’s been six weeks since she had her rotator cuff repair. The therapist begins the outpatient treatment session by gathering information from the patient about her pain and limitations following surgery for a rotator cuff repair.
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Rotator Cuff Repair, Part 2: Measuring Range of Motion
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During the initial assessment, the therapist measures shoulder flexion and external rotation in order to establish a baseline for treatment. The patient is six weeks post rotator cuff repair and has been doing her home exercises and self-ROM daily.
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Rotator Cuff Repair, Part 3: Increasing ROM in shoulder flexion
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It’s been six weeks since this patient had surgery for a rotator cuff repair. The therapist begins slow, gentle stretching in order to improve range of motion in shoulder flexion.
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Rotator Cuff Repair, Part 4: Increasing ROM in shoulder abduction
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Proper biomechanical alignment is crucial to successfully increasing shoulder ROM in abduction. The therapist continues with slow, gentle stretching in order to improve range of motion in shoulder abduction.
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