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Originally Posted by billethkid
Twin Palms Orthopedic in Ocala.
Dr. Farr is excellent.
I have torn rotator cuffs in both shoulders.
Several years ago I made an informed decision to delay the surgery for as long as the conditions do not interfere with my life style. In my mid 80's and have no more pain from the rotator cuffs than I do from the other creaking and cracking aging joints in my body.
Stay as active as possible....exercise/exercise/exercise!!!!!!
To each his own.
Good luck!!
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I'm confused by your statement a bit. Did you have surgery, or did you use exercise/physical therapy and not have the surgery?
I'm interested because I'm starting PT for rotator cuff injury tomorrow. Dr. Cook, an orthopedic surgeon up at Sharon Morse center, thinks I will need the surgery eventually. My friends' daughter, who has been a sports PT at University of Michigan for 20 years, has read my MRI and thinks I can avoid it. She found me a PT through her network.
I'm torn, so to speak, about what to do but will try the PT first. You're the first person I've heard of who has avoided the surgery, if you did.