Thursday, March 29, 2012

Right Shoulder Progress Recap

Looked back through the blog to see how progress went o the right shoulder.
Just wondering what kind of timeline to expect for the left.


Dec 3
Day 0
Surgery -  Left wearing sling with bulky pillow to hold arm away from body.
Start sleeping on easy chair in den.
Dec 9
1 Week
Stitches out.  Started home PT.  Doc says I don’t have to use the bulky pillow under the sling, but recommends wearing sling to remind me NOT to use the arm.
Jan 3
1 mnth
Doing home PT and stationary bike
Jan 6

Cleared for PT - PROM and AAROM
Jan 11

Started PT - painful, limited ROM
Jan 18
1.5 mnths
Started AROM
Feb 1
2 mnths
4th week of PT
Strenght – can lift arm overhead without assistance!   YAY!
As far as range of motion:
Flexion (raise arm forward to overhead) - 176 degrees out of 180
Abduction (raising arm sideways to overhead) - 180 degrees
Internal Rotation - 90 degrees (out of 90)
External Rotation - 76 degrees (out of 90)

Feb 13
2+ mnths
Rehab Report - 75% ROM, but limited strength
Last week I could not lift 2 lbs over my head - I could only manage a 1 lb weight. Today, I was able to lift a 5 lb weight over my head, slowly.
Feb 28

Rode Mtn bike on road – 32 miles
Mar 1

Climbed 5.7
Mar 3
3 mnths
Not bad during the day, but pain in the middle of the night wakes me up
Mar 9

climbed 5.9 at silos
Mar 12
3.5 mnths
85% mobility, pain in middle of night
Apr 3
4 mnths
Riding, lifting, climbing; less pain in middle of night
Apr 13

Climbed 5.10 at silos
May 3
5 mnths
Strength good, but not for hard activities
May 29
~ 6 mnths
Adventure race, 3rd place (short kayaking section)

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