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Originally Posted by Rodsrsr
I'm curious, what was the cause of these rotator cuff tears? Were they due to a single event (impact/trama) or just excessive wear over time?
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I have been playing competitive tennis for over 40 yrs, raced motocross and was a chiropractor for 20 yrs. I believe all of this was a factor. Crowning blow around 18 months ago I was shoveling mud out of car wash pits into a 5 gallon bucket and dumping up high into a dumpster, about the 40th bucket right hand underneath pushing up heard and felt a tearing sound, pain was mild to moderate. I continued life as normal, Dr said impingement syndrome and couple cortisone shots with minimal help. Around 8 months ago playing tennis extended right arm out running back to retrieve a lob, felt and heard the same tear as when I was doing mud. I believe each incident tore it 50% resulting in a complete thickness tear.
My advice to anyone who has a significant tear is to fix ASAP. Since I waited so long tendon wasn’t in good shape kinda like hamburger and acromion was damaged. If this doesn’t work I’m looking at total shoulder replacement. Be careful lifting anything overhead, get help on heavy stuff and try and keep shoulder muscles strong including deltoid. Tim