I'm love the IM and Butterfly but about 2 years ago I dislocated my right shoulder and ever since then it won't stabilze, it keeps slipping slightly out of place when I swim (which kinda really hurts ;) ) and I was wondering if any of you could recommend some drills and that I could do to rebuild the muscles around it to stop that.
Thanx
Oh yeah and I've already done PT but no one has really been able to help.
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Thermal Assisted capsular shift? The equipment was made by a company called ORATEC which has since been purchased by Smith & Nephew. How do I know? Same surgery in 1998 for a shoulder capsule that was loose.
I don't know if they're still doing it. You're one of the earliest patients I've heard of (since you said 1995). My doctor was one of the clinical test sites and I was told about the surgery by a friend who saw an article in US News & World Report in 1998.
It's worked for me--I only spent about 3-4 weeks in the sling---it was supposed to be 2 weeks but at the 2-week mark--doctor felt I needed additional time due to age (I was in my mid-40s). Therapy was started about 1 month after the surgery with passive movement done by the therapist.
I don't know what the long term succsess is for this procedure. My doctor did a number of followup studies (funded by various organizations and then published in peer reviewed journals) and he's still thrilled that 6.5 years later it is still holding up.
I wasn't a butterflier before the surgery and still don't do it. Sometimes the shoulder tires but doesn't dislocate anymore
Thermal Assisted capsular shift? The equipment was made by a company called ORATEC which has since been purchased by Smith & Nephew. How do I know? Same surgery in 1998 for a shoulder capsule that was loose.
I don't know if they're still doing it. You're one of the earliest patients I've heard of (since you said 1995). My doctor was one of the clinical test sites and I was told about the surgery by a friend who saw an article in US News & World Report in 1998.
It's worked for me--I only spent about 3-4 weeks in the sling---it was supposed to be 2 weeks but at the 2-week mark--doctor felt I needed additional time due to age (I was in my mid-40s). Therapy was started about 1 month after the surgery with passive movement done by the therapist.
I don't know what the long term succsess is for this procedure. My doctor did a number of followup studies (funded by various organizations and then published in peer reviewed journals) and he's still thrilled that 6.5 years later it is still holding up.
I wasn't a butterflier before the surgery and still don't do it. Sometimes the shoulder tires but doesn't dislocate anymore
