Rotator Cuff Repair, Part 7: Scapular Mobilization
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Seven weeks post surgery for a rotator cuff repair, the patient continues to have pain and loss of shoulder ROM. The therapist slowly and gently mobilizes the scapula and identifies each muscle during manual therapy.
Seven weeks post surgery for a rotator cuff repair, the patient continues to have pain and loss of shoulder ROM. The therapist slowly and gently mobilizes the scapula and identifies each muscle during manual therapy.
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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, 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: 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.
