Rotator Cuff Repair of the Shoulder

Create a unique up-to-date rehabilitation program for a post-surgical: Rotator Cuff Repair of the Shoulder

FINAL PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

Instructions

• What is this injury? Causes? How does it occur (mechanism of injury) in athletics?

• Description of the most up-to-date surgical repair technique

• Any protective device worn right after surgery-if applicable

• All Rehabilitation Phases should be outlined to include at minimum:

◦ Timeline of each phase, Stages of Tissue healing,

◦ Tissue healing activities (from our injured tissue chart previous collaborative assignment)

◦ Goals, Guidelines, Precautions,

◦ Modalities (at least 1-2 per phase) with their purpose and description of why.

◦ Exercise Descriptions, Purpose of each exercise, Progressions.

▪ Think about Exercises that include: stretching, increasing range of motion, joint mobilization, PNF pattern strengthening, other types of strengthening, proprioception, plyometrics, functional and sport specific where applicable. Whichever ones apply to your topic must be included not necessarily all. You can choose innovative treatment techniques too as long as you have evidence to back up its purpose, and success for your topic. 

▪ Must include a description of both active and passive exercises or techniques within the rehabilitation program. 

• It should include the latest most up-to-date information involved in the rehab process including your choice of innovative techniques. 

A minimum of four credible references.