reverse shoulder replacement - can I swim afterward ??

bob, i have not had that. i would need more details. as there are 4 muscles in the cuff, which ones are damaged? on which end? muscle only or tendons too? do you have any other issues in that shoulder to complicate things? ie. SLAP, AC, bicep head.... all that said, yes you can recover and race again. bob, the results will be how much you put into the recovery rehab. im not gonna sugar coat it. shoulder surgery sucks. i've had my knee done 2 times and my shoulder 2 times. i'd rather have my knee done every weekend (52 times) than my shoulder 1 time. that said, yes you can bounce back...it takes time and effort. i wish you the best of luck steve I had a ruptured biceps tendon in that same arm 5 years ago. My concern upon researching the reverse replacement is that there is limited range of motion post-op. In the reverse replacement, the deltoid does all the work. the humerus is altered to do the socket function, and an artifical ball is placed on the other side (where the socket is normally). The Dr was not specific as to which muscles were torn, just that there were more than one and that they cannot be repaired.

bob, i have not had that. i would need more details. as there are 4 muscles in the cuff, which ones are damaged? on which end? muscle only or tendons too? do you have any other issues in that shoulder to complicate things? ie. SLAP, AC, bicep head.... all that said, yes you can recover and race again. bob, the results will be how much you put into the recovery rehab. im not gonna sugar coat it. shoulder surgery sucks. i've had my knee done 2 times and my shoulder 2 times. i'd rather have my knee done every weekend (52 times) than my shoulder 1 time. that said, yes you can bounce back...it takes time and effort. i wish you the best of luck steve I had a ruptured biceps tendon in that same arm 5 years ago. My concern upon researching the reverse replacement is that there is limited range of motion post-op. In the reverse replacement, the deltoid does all the work. the humerus is altered to do the socket function, and an artifical ball is placed on the other side (where the socket is normally). The Dr was not specific as to which muscles were torn, just that there were more than one and that they cannot be repaired.