Comments on: Is physiotherapy or surgery better for shoulder? http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/22/is-physiotherapy-or-surgery-better-for-shoulder/ Articles and posts concerning illness and the recovery from illness and accident Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:13:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: leafs1318 http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/22/is-physiotherapy-or-surgery-better-for-shoulder/comment-page-1/#comment-140 leafs1318 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:32:23 +0000 http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/injuries/is-physiotherapy-or-surgery-better-for-shoulder/#comment-140 Try out the physiotherapy first. If you don't feel an improvement in a month or two, surgery can still be an option. I would reccommend the physiotherapy because as Orinoco_W, surgery brings scar tissue. Try out the physiotherapy first. If you don’t feel an improvement in a month or two, surgery can still be an option. I would reccommend the physiotherapy because as Orinoco_W, surgery brings scar tissue.

]]> By: TweetyBird http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/22/is-physiotherapy-or-surgery-better-for-shoulder/comment-page-1/#comment-139 TweetyBird Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:00:42 +0000 http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/injuries/is-physiotherapy-or-surgery-better-for-shoulder/#comment-139 Go with the PT (Physical Therapist) cdptgt. The advice is medically sound and I should know. Go with the PT (Physical Therapist) cdptgt. The advice is medically sound and I should know.

]]> By: Orinoco_W http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/22/is-physiotherapy-or-surgery-better-for-shoulder/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Orinoco_W Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:44:41 +0000 http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/injuries/is-physiotherapy-or-surgery-better-for-shoulder/#comment-136 Physiotherapy As soon as that surgeon gets a knife into you - guess what you heal with? SCAR tissue. Scar tissue is not as strong as muscle or skin or ligament. Get the physio to give you exercises to build your rotator cuff and your shoulder muscles. This will build muscle. This is stronger than any scar. Some people keep having shoulder troubles and need surgery to fix something. But this should be a last resort. Physiotherapy

As soon as that surgeon gets a knife into you – guess what you heal with? SCAR tissue. Scar tissue is not as strong as muscle or skin or ligament.

Get the physio to give you exercises to build your rotator cuff and your shoulder muscles.

This will build muscle. This is stronger than any scar.

Some people keep having shoulder troubles and need surgery to fix something. But this should be a last resort.

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