you should definately be going to a physical therapist. idk what the doctor thinks but thats what i think. i am going to an orthopedic tomorrow to see if i tore my labrum. can u tell me some symptoms you had?

I also tore my labrum from 12-6:00My symtoms were very obvious. My shoulder would dislocate all the time. When I sneezed violently, when I threw anything, even if you hugged me too hard. It was bad. Once time I was at my desk eating lunch. I had my elbow propped up I sneezed and dislocated. I had to turn my entire body in order to get my arm down enough so it could slide back in. It was very obvious I had nothing keeping my bones together…lol. So I had surgery. They drilled 3 anchors into my bone to promote the cartilage to grow back. They roughened up the surface of my bones so the cartilage could grow back too. I had 6 months of PT. I now have 100% mobility back and it hasn’t dislocated. Its not the same anymore, but I can do everything I used to do.

So yes you should be seeing a PT, I would give your doc another call.

is there anything u can do to rehab ur labrum untill you get surgery. because i play collgeg football and all i need to do is hold out till the summer and im coo

I actually did physical therapy prior to my surgery to see if I could develop more strength. It helped a little bit but my labrum was torn too badly. But the strength I built helped me heal after faster after surgery. See if you can get some exercises online or from your doctor.

i've had four surgeries for a torn labrum in my left shoulder and it just will not heal so please take your time with your rehab don't rush it.

ok I just had surgery for my torn labrum. I am 52 yr old female. I go to the gym 3 times a week and only lift enought weights to keep my arms tone. Around 5 lbs in each arm and for the usual bicep curls, overhead push ups etc. I tore it on an outdated machine there I am sure the seat was too low and I had to put my arms up and push down. I ended up having the surgery because the aching in my arms was too much. The MRI and orthogram did not show the tear but my ortho was positive that is what I had. So I had the surgery and see the pictures he took while fixing the labrum and it was indeed a tear. He secured it all and said it was no worse or no better than what he sees. He said he does about 250 surgeries of this sort a year. I start PT in a couple days (6 days after surgery). I could not live with this. I could not support myself if my arms were behind me. I figured I had to do this I hope I will be good in about 4 to 6 months. I sure hope so.

Give yourself some time...Don't expect to heal overnight..Have patience...Look at a week's progresss instead of a day's....You will do just fine...Good luck...

Caroline

hey i recently had surgery on my labrum and i was wondering if i should expect to regain full range of motion after completing physical therapy? and if so how long will the process take?