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Originally Posted by Bjeanj
An MRI will tell you if something is torn. However, except for golfing eagles, none of us have a medical degree.
I did PT for a year before going to an orthopedic doctor. Come to find out my rotator cuff was torn and no amount of PT was going to fix it.
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Agree 100%. I had a torn rotator cuff and labrum about 7 yeras ago, I was 58. It happened when I wrecked riding motocross. Like you I could still do certain things and get by. But some simple things were very painful.
Get an MRI and go from there. I held out as long an I could before having surgery. Finally my Ortho doc told me if I didn't get it done it would get to the point where they couldn't fix it.
A good way to tell if you think it's your rotator cuff is to lift something a bit heavy, like a gallon of paint straight up from your side with your arm staright. It will hurt like hell. Also if it's painful to sleep on that side.
If you do need surgery, it's painful at first. You'll need to sleep in a recliner for a while. Laying down to sleep is very uncomfortable.
Recovery is all in how you do the physical therapy. Do all the exercises at home religiously that they give you.
I worked my ass off doing the pt, 90 days later I was released and back in the gym. Soon after I was back riding my dirt bike.
My shoulder is pain free now and I have 100% movement. Remember, pt, pt, pt.
Good luck!