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  1. Sign Language
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    Sep 15, 2020
    I’ve been walking around with overstretched ligaments (basically they have lost their elasticity and can’t keep my shoulder joint capsule in stable) in my left shoulder for about a year now. Also had surgery on my right one for the same issue but it didn’t take. Impingement has been a side effect of both at various points in time. I pretty much have full range of motion in both but there’s a lot of popping and discomfort, but not painful per-say. So I know what you mean.

    As for your thickness tear and literature saying that your lack of pain/full RoM isn’t possible, it may not be JUST a rotator cuff issue. Could be other ligaments that are having issues also. Surrounding shoulder muscles/ligaments could be not working 100%, thus causing your rotator cuff to have to pick up the slack and cause issues with it. The full scope of some shoulder injuries won’t fully show up on an mri either, per the multiple orthopedic surgeons I’ve spoken with about my own shoulder issues. Was your mri done with or without contrast? They may need a to do some additional exploration with the arthroscope when they are repairing your rotator cuff.

    Sorry for the essay lol but hope this helps in some way.
     
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  2. M Solo
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    Sep 14, 2020

    Appreciate the response bro. So essentially I battled a really bad case of impingement/tendonitis in 2016. A cortisone injection and some obsessive rehab and I was back to normal in 6 months.


    Fast forward to last month and I get my chest imaged via an MRI and they called me and said I had a chronic, full thickness rotator cuff tear and can only be fixed by surgery. I should have limited range of motion and be in a ton of pain but I feel nothing and range of motion is perfect.( I benched 225 20x last week) All the literature I've read says that's impossible.


    Anyhow, I was somebody here has had had a full/partial thickness tear so I could pick their brain.
     
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    Shoulder impingement, tendonitis, tears? Let me know and thanks in advance!
     
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    Sep 15, 2020
    It is possible though, I had almost no symptoms, but MRI showed a slap lesion. Even the orthopedist wasn't expecting it, based on my symptoms. :idk:

    I do realize that a slap lesion is not really a rotator cuff injury...
     
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    Sep 14, 2020
    Had some tendonitis early last year when I was frequently at the gym, where certain movements just caused immediate discomfort. It lasted for a couple of weeks, went away and hasn't returned since. It was annoying but luckily it didn't turn into a tear or require medication at all.

    What I was recommended to do were some light strengthening exercises/stretches to keep the tendons loose & flexible. If I recall you are a fitness guru so this should be ideal for you, obviously just follow the basic methodology of exercise and give yourself adequate rest. Hope all is well though!
     
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