Can You Return to CrossFit TM After Rotator Cuff Repair? | Arthroscopic Surgery, Physical Therapy: FPF Show Episode 27

By dpope2020

April 1, 2022

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Can You Return to CrossFit TM After Rotator Cuff Repair? | Arthroscopic Surgery, Physical Therapy: FPF Show Episode 27

In today's episode we go over, Can You Return to CrossFit TM After Rotator Cuff Repair? | Arthroscopic Surgery, Physical Therapy:

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 2:01 Why should you care about rotator cuff repair outcomes as a physical therapist?
  • 3:58 How common are shoulder injuries in CrossFit?
  • 5:43 What was the population studied that received a rotator cuff repair? (Age, inclusion / exclusion criteria, sample size, indications)
  • 9:30 What other procedures did the patients undergo besides rotator cuff repair? (Mumford, SLAP, labral repair, subacromial decompression, tenodesis)
  • 10:50 What were patients diagnosed with prior to rotator cuff repair surgery?
  • 12:10 What was physical therapy like following rotator cuff repair surgery?
  • 15:18 At what point were patients allowed to use weights following rotator cuff repair surgery in physical therapy?
  • 15:47 When were patients allowed to perform gymnastics movements following rotator cuff repair?
  • 16:27 What were the results after rotator cuff repair? [Pain, outcome measures, return to CrossFit (TM)]
  • 17:43 How long did it take patients to return to CrossFit following rotator cuff repair?
  • 17:56 Do patients return back to CrossFit at the same level of participation as before rotator cuff repair?
  • 19:51 How many rotator cuff repairs ended up re-tearing / failing after surgery?
  • 21:44 What percentage of people returned to CrossFit after rotator cuff repair?
  • 23:44 Study limitations and areas of future research

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References: 

  1. Carbone, Stefano et al. “High Rate of Return to CrossFit Training After Arthroscopic Management of Rotator Cuff Tear.” Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine vol. 8,4 2325967120911039. 1 Apr. 2020, doi:10.1177/2325967120911039