My partner fell hard on his shoulder, which dislocated and fractured the glenoid. He had surgery 2 days ago and it went well. The fractured pieces were large enough to screw into place without an extra bone grapht. They say 6 weeks in a sling and then a long time to get the muscles moving again. H…

I’m a PT, and I deal with a lot of shoulders. Without knowing the specifics of the case, I would say the surgeon’s estimate is realistic. Post surgical shoulders, especially w/ internal fixation, are very difficult to rehab. I would ask the surgeon who is “go to” shoulder rehab specialist is (like a…

Excellent information Thank you. I’m hoping the 3 month window happens after the 6 weeks of immobilisation to allow the bone to heal? This gives us time to locate a specialist physio. Not sure what A.R.T is, but having looked up Airrosti, I have had experience of myofacial release and think it wo…

ART is active release technique. Between it and Airrosti, I’ve found ART to be more effective (but more uncomfortable). Good way of breaking up scar tissue/adhesions etc which will occur with the 6 weeks of immobilization. Being in the sling is a double edged sword - the fixation needs time to heal…

It’s a bit of a lottery here in the UK regarding skillful physio’s in both NHS and private practice. I started doing a bit of research and he has picked up the thread. He is planning to make contact and discuss their approaches as he he feels ready to. He says to say thanks for the “Awesome reply……

Continuing the discussion from Help with glenoid fracture recovery please : Hey Bullseye! I too have a glenoid fracture recently repaired with 3 screws holding it together. I’m 3 weeks out from surgery. I am an avid cyclist and race multiple disciplines including Mtn biking, cyclocross and road. I’v…

I moved your post under the existing topic. We like to group common discussion when possible vs many separate topics on the same subject. Wishing you a fast and productive recovery.

@zpwills You’ll be pleased to know he has recovered well. I have emailed your post to him and will post his reply here :slightly_smiling_face:

Thanks. Can’t wait to hear back👍

Help with glenoid fracture recovery please

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Bikeguy0 August 22, 2019, 6:35pm 2

Might want to check this thread about AC separation. I posted my set up. There is a huge AC separation thread on MTBR as well. This is not the same injury but how long it takes people to recover might be helpful?

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Help with glenoid fracture recovery please

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