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Surgery for a rotator cuff rupture is particularly advisable if the injury: Usually a keyhole surgery can be performed. In this minimally invasive procedure, the surgeon will suture and fix the damaged structures, if possible. If bones are also affected by the injury, they can also be fixed. After the operation, rehabilitation is started as soon as possible. Here you will find more and more detailed information on this topic:
- Resulting from an acute trauma
- The damages and limitations are very large
- The conservative therapy does not lead to the desired success
- OP for a rotator cuff rupture
- Rotator cuff tear – OP
Pain after surgery
After surgery for a rotator cuff rupture, many patients still complain of pain, especially in the days following the operation. Especially if the injury was caused by trauma, post-operative pain is nothing unusual, as the body was severely strained by the injury and the operation. Wound pain, as well as movement pain are therefore not uncommon.
As a rule, the pain after the operation can be easily controlled with painkillers. Physiotherapy, which usually begins on the day of the operation itself, is intended to ensure that the mobility of the shoulder is maintained so that stiffening and associated pain cannot occur. This article might also be of interest to you: “Torn rotator cuff“.
Pain during simple strengthening exercises
After a rotator cuff rupture, many patients complain of pain during the strengthening exercises performed during rehabilitation. Often the pain here is not caused by a poorly healing injury, but by incorrect performance of the exercises.If pain persists despite correct execution, it is essential to discuss this with your doctor so that no permanent damage or further injury can occur in the long term.
- Affected persons often perform movements that they should avoid at this point (especially often these are overhead movements) or train too much and with too much resistance.
Especially at the beginning of the therapy, the strengthening exercises should be performed very gently and with light weights. The shoulder needs longer breaks in between and should only be brought slowly back to the load.
- Pain during the strengthening exercises can also occur if the patient does not warm up and stretch sufficiently beforehand. Therefore, an experienced therapist usually supervises the training in the initial phase and makes sure that the exercises are performed and postured correctly.
- Exercises for the rotator cuff
- Rotator cuff rupture – exercises to imitate
- Exercises after a rotator cuff rupture – OP
- Aftercare of a surgery
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