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Rotator cuff tear has been proven to be in many asymptomatic individuals such as baseball athletes, since other muscles in the shoulder can compensate for the tear. therefore getting an MRI may still not change the management plan. Also surgery comes with risk of increasing arthritic change in your shoulder joint, so conservative measures would usually be the first option unless failed. Your shoulder started having issues could be contributed by the tear, but again if you don’t keep the muscles around the shoulder conditioned you are more likely to get a symptomatic shoulder in the future

Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully, the plank progressions will help!

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So basically all rehab is about load management / activity modifiation / get more muscles and strenght on the joint / be more mentally and physically resilient

ye kinda lol. ​@@vitkucera1116

True.

​@@vitkucera1116 I thought I was the only one noticing. I started applying his lateral ankle rehab all across the body in combination with other methods of exercise. My lfits better, my tendons, my isometric strength, my explosiveness. Everything across the board. Literally everything. It's kinda nice to finally get a shoulder 1 cause I was doing maybe half of these lol as a nearly 30 year old man. I wanna be able to sprint once I hit 30 so I can be in that top 5 percent of 30 year olds

Shoulder joint strengthening is very holistic and needs patience… for my own 15 month journey… shoulder healed up to 90%

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hope that it will get better soon. I dislocated my shoulder while performing an exercise at the gym when I was 20 years old. I got it "fixed" at the hospital and than it never dislocated again ( I am 40 years old now😅). As I wrote I had no surgery so I don't have any experience in regards of a operated dislocated shoulder BUT , what I did several weeks after the dislocation was a lot of rehabilitation exercises and I waited a lot before I started to use weights in my workouts or doing any kind of sport. I tried to move my arm slow and controlled. Under the first 2-3 years I had some pain if I moved my shoulder too fast or if I slept in a weird position, but eventually those episodes disappeared. In my experience Patience and determination ( including determination in doing rehab exercises) are often the key. Don't rush doing fast movement or sports. Take your time! Step by step. Moreover I used to play the guitar at that time (I dislocated the left shoulder) and it helped me a lot because I did a lot of external rotation just playing the guitar, maybe you can start playing too! Nowdays I do my workouts every week without any problems (chalistenichs mostly but I also use weights) but , as a precaution, I try to avoid some extreme exercises/movements or in general exercises that I feel not comfortable doing. I suggest first to talk to a doctor if you have pain or if you feel that your shoulder is highly instable but I think that doing rehab exercises will only be good for you. But again, step by step, stay on the safe side and than try to improve your extension. Easy movements at first and than some more challenging ones. You need to build more strength on the tiny muscles around your joint. You will feel your shoulder more stable , your muscles will be stronger and will prevent that the shoulder will dislocated again and you will be more confident. But , as I said , take your time, do your rehab. NO RUSH. It will get better! It's not easy, I know, and it can be pretty challenging also psychologically but at the end of the day it will be good. Trust me.

Absolutely not. If the dislocation keeps occurring than yes, it is often recommended but if it does not nobody will suggest to operate the shoulder if there are not other reasons. That's why the first approach is conservative if there are not other issues. I dislocated my shoulder while performing an exercise at the gym when I was 20 years old. I got it "fixed" at the hospital ( no surgery needed) and it never dislocated again. I have done rehabilitation exercises thoug and I waited a lot before I started to use weights in my workouts. Patience and determination ( including determination in doing rehab exercises) are often the key. Moreover I used to play the guitar at that time (I dislocated the left shoulder) and it helped me a lot because I did a lot of external rotation just playing the guitar 😄. I am now 40 years old and luckily it never happened again. I do my workouts every week without any problems ( as a precaution I try to avoid some extreme movements). So no, surgery is not always the only option.