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Post Op Home Rehabilitation with Dr. St. Pierre

Dr. Patrick St. Pierre discusses the importance of rehabilitation following your shoulder surgery. Whether we are repairing your rotator cuff, a labral tear, or replacing your shoulder, it important to follow a directed rehabilitation program to allow the shoulder to heal while assisting you with regaining motion and function. For the first few days and up to a week following the surgery, the emphasis is on pain control, reducing swelling and allowing the shoulder to recover from surgery. After your first appointment, we will start you on a 5 x 5 program where you do five minutes of exercise five times a day. These exercises will be discussed with you by me, or my physician assistant Jim Rosell, and videos are available on our website. During the initial few months, we will emphasize protected range of motion, while allowing the soft tissues to heal. As the months go by, we will incorporate a strengthening program to strengthen the rotator cuff and muscles that control your shoulder blade. You will follow up with us on a monthly basis so that we can check your progress and make any adjustments to your individual rehabilitation program as necessary. After 2 to 3 months, we may send you to formal physical therapy if you need extra assistance with regaining motion and function. However, most patients are able to complete their full rehabilitation using the home exercise program as directed and demonstrated with videos on our website. The videos are always accessible and often act as having a physical therapist with you at home to assist you with the exercises. Visit https://www.desertortho.com/ for more information.