So been back in the water since July from rotator cuff surgery and rehab.
Having major issues catching waves and popping up, in everyday life no issues with my shoulder.
I got rid of some boards that I struggled on and planning on ordering some with some more volume.
Anyone else gone threw the same? is this my future norm ?
thanks in advance
I dislocated my left shoulder extremely aggressively a few years ago. It kept falling out of socket doing the simplest things for 3 months til I decided to get surgery. Turning a doorknob, opening a jar, sexy time, even once or twice while sleeping.
Got the surgery and everything got crazy tightened up. I lost a lot of ROM and didn't have confidence to go surfing again for almost 5 months. But I went 110% on PT and it feels back to strength, the only issue is I lost like 50% on external rotation and still feel pretty cautious with my shoulder, although haven't had any issues.
Since the surgery I lost a lot of stamina in the shoulder so I moved onto higher volume boards for paddling. I've always been fine with push-ups and did a lot of weird pushup variations during PT so duckdiving doesn't bother me or give me shoulder issues. I duckdive a 39 liter 6'5" @170lbs fine and just got a shorter guy in the 36 liter range.
Just listen to your body and don't rush anything. Stop when it hurts and you'll eventually be back. Do your PT religiously and accept your injury. Also my wave count has tripled since moving on from 30 liters..
And yes, don't stop exercising that shoulder even when you think you're fully recovered or 100% again.