Anyone familiar with this procedure??? Had it done on you???
It is used to treat biceps tendonitis of the shoulder whereby, in kinda layman's terms, the tendon is cut where it attaches into the labrum and reattached on the humerus thereby eliminating the tendon's span of the shoulder joint and hopefully, the source of its irritation/inflammation...
Love to hear from anyone who's had this done; particularly from anyone who enjoyed success with it, but I suppose I should listen to the failures too, but jeeze, I hope those are few...
I had the procedure done in November 2015. I was 37 at the time. My PT cleared me to get back in the pool (breaststroke and kick only) in December. By the end of December I was able to cautiously swim freestyle. By April I had lifetime bests in the 50 and 100 fly. YMMV :)
I did not have a longitudinal tear, but in my experience, and according to the surgeon, it's a relatively easy procedure to recover from. Just listen to your PT.
I had the procedure done in November 2015. I was 37 at the time. My PT cleared me to get back in the pool (breaststroke and kick only) in December. By the end of December I was able to cautiously swim freestyle. By April I had lifetime bests in the 50 and 100 fly. YMMV :)
I did not have a longitudinal tear, but in my experience, and according to the surgeon, it's a relatively easy procedure to recover from. Just listen to your PT.
