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Originally Posted by Trace14
Thanks for the input and I have found some information on exercises for a torn rotator cuff but it's about a 50/50 opinion about PT helping or that surgery is the best option. I'm 58 and have had several surgeries and don't feel like I'm up to that right now. I figure talking to people who have dealt with this is the best option for getting information. I'm suppose to meet with Ortho on the 12th. and I want to be educated about options before then. My tear is 7 mm and just partially through. So to me that sounds like PT may be an option to help repair before it gets all the way through. I do know I need to work on my posture. *sigh* Old age sucketh.
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i agree with you and you maybe need to get a 2nd opinion if 1st orth suggests surgery; i don't know anything about a tear but you are wise to get as much info thru the internet and personal experiences...when we went to an old fogey new yrs. eve party, prob. 5 people had or knew of others with rotator cuff injuries and one man said: why should i get surgery when another part of my body is going to break down soon....seems overuse and age are main contributors to r.c. injuries but your issues are different than mine but i obsessively do my p.t. at least once a day and my ortho. said it may take a year to heal; i've learned to modify how to use or not use my `bum' arm and have accepted at 71 i'm no longer who i was at 31.......