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...
My experience with the biceps tenodesis is that I was at high risk for the new anchor site going bad if I put any tension on it. No flexing the arm at all. Now that I am a year out, no biceps pain at all.
I also had my rotator cuff done at the same time. I still have rotator cuff pain if I am swimming and doing resistance exercises during the week. I can get to zero pain if I just rest and stretch. My therapist says it is due to my posture. If I can get my shoulders back all the time, I could do activity without pain.
My experience with the biceps tenodesis is that I was at high risk for the new anchor site going bad if I put any tension on it. No flexing the arm at all. Now that I am a year out, no biceps pain at all.
I also had my rotator cuff done at the same time. I still have rotator cuff pain if I am swimming and doing resistance exercises during the week. I can get to zero pain if I just rest and stretch. My therapist says it is due to my posture. If I can get my shoulders back all the time, I could do activity without pain.
