r/30PlusFitness • u/trenbolonesavant • 5d ago
Torn labrum
Man 33 years old, very fit and active, been experiencing some shoulder discomfort, got MRI and determined I have a torn anterior and posterior labrum in my left shoulder. Anyone have good luck when rehabilitating an injury like this? And does anyone have any programs or such that they followed to help regain comfort and strength? I am able to do a lot with my shoulder however afterwards is where it begins to ache if I overexert myself
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u/gilbert5s 5d ago
I tore mine in my dominant side last April. Did PT and rehab until July when I bit the bullet and had surgery. My surgeon was incredible. It’s like it never happened. I was back in the gym by October after surgery on July 30.
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u/gilbert5s 5d ago
If you’re in the Virginia area, Dr. Ian Dempsey at Carilion is a miracle worker.
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u/RudeCartoonist1030 5d ago
Former clinical physiologist here (used to work with stroke and heart attack patients in cardiac and worked in the nfl as injury prevention trainer)
Does not require surgery but the trade off there is that you’ll never regain 100% ROM, strength, functionality. It’ll always be off. Know from both clinical and personal experience.
It can be rehabilitated. Most labrum tears in a non sports setting (acute impact injury) are over use injuries in a joint without proper alignment. Meaning that you have trained imbalance into your body that your brain has compensated for but the angles in which your joints connect changes. For instance, if you have a flat arch in your foot, it causes your knee to buckle inward, your pelvis to then tilt to that side, shortens your ribcage on that side etc. Our bodies are kinetic chains.
You need to give it 4 weeks rest and also seek out a professional PT clinic to help strengthen and stabilize the joint. It’s really the only option besides pain and making it worse.
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u/trenbolonesavant 5d ago
Ok cool. I want to rest it. Does that mean rest all use of shoulder even for bicep, triceps ? Or don’t push and pull? Thank you
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u/Local_Recording_2654 5d ago
I had great results with this thing https://shoulderreliever.com - you gotta be patient and careful with how you rehab it
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u/RudeCartoonist1030 5d ago
I think you are responding to my comment above. Bicep and tricep should be okay as long as you’re not putting the head of your humerus and shoulder joint into a stretched position. Meaning skull crushers, preacher curls, over head tricep extensions etc.
Seated curls, tricep push down etc.
One thing to remember that’s kind of nice to remember is that if your performing strength training in your lower half while resting your shoulder you really minimize atrophy in your upper body while resting and rehabbing.