RC complete tear

Marcia, I have seen many partial and complete tears of the rotator cuff, specifically the supraspinatus muscle come through our rehab clinic. On occasion, a partial tear in an elderly person who has not had surgery will allow the patient to do normal, everyday activities. Complete tears, even small ones, will have a great effect on your ability to stabilize you shoulder blade. This in turn will hinder you from generating good power with your strokes. I don't know how much pain you are experiencing with this but it probably won't go away without having it surgically repaired. This is speaking only from my experience as a PT;) Oh yes, as a side note: recovery from a small tear with surgery is a lot less painful and lengthy than recovery from surgery with a large, massive tear. A small tear will eventually get bigger:mad: Good luck in your decision making! :)

Marcia, I have seen many partial and complete tears of the rotator cuff, specifically the supraspinatus muscle come through our rehab clinic. On occasion, a partial tear in an elderly person who has not had surgery will allow the patient to do normal, everyday activities. Complete tears, even small ones, will have a great effect on your ability to stabilize you shoulder blade. This in turn will hinder you from generating good power with your strokes. I don't know how much pain you are experiencing with this but it probably won't go away without having it surgically repaired. This is speaking only from my experience as a PT;) Oh yes, as a side note: recovery from a small tear with surgery is a lot less painful and lengthy than recovery from surgery with a large, massive tear. A small tear will eventually get bigger:mad: Good luck in your decision making! :)