Shoulder and Starr question

[Rob18]

First, I was diagnosed with a Labral tear in my right shoulder. The Doc is unsure if it is a complete tear or not, but tests have been set up to determine that. If it is a partial tear, what would you reccomend to do to build it back up?

Second, I read some old articles written by Bill Starr which read like chapters in a book (he should have written more books). Anyway, do you know if Starr still advocates isotonic isometrics? And do you ever use them?

Rob

[Mark Rippetoe]

I rehab shoulders with presses. And I'm sure Starr still likes his power rack work. He would recommend it, I assume.

[Rob18]

So, I should stay away from bench for a while? And do heavy pulls or squats aggrivate this type of injury?- Sorry if these are dumb questions, the physical tharapist seems to think I should be doing 2lb dumbell raises at a 45 degree angle with my pinkey raised while wearing a skirt.

Do you ever have your intermediate or advanced people do that type of rack work?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Deadlifts should not hurt it at all, but racking the clean and snatch may be a problem. My shoulder tolerated the deadlift 3 weeks post-op, and the snatch at 9 weeks. I still can't clean. The press, bench, and jerk may be sore for your labral tear. You didn't mention the surgery. What is the situation?

And I seldom use isometric rack partials here because they are an advanced exercise and I don't have anybody ready for them.

[Rob18]

The Doc was not sure if it required surgery. They sent me to a physical therapist for an evaluation of my ROM, which I just had. I have to go back to the Doc to see if they are going to send me to a orthopedic. This happened on May 4th 09, and the ROM is good now but I still have weakness and pain during heavy presses. Are there any questions I should ask, or should I demand to see the specialist.

On a side note, the physical therapist did not know what a squat was.-I don't mean she didn't know what a correct squat was, I mean she couldn't guess that it involved bending your hips and knees.

Thanks

Rob

[antgent]

Hi Coach,

Just quick related question, would front squats also aggravate a labral repair? I had it done about 4.5 months ago.

Thanks

[Mark Rippetoe]

That's an even worse PT than usual, which makes her really bad, the equivalent of an LVN. If your shoulder still hurts after being stable for this long, you probably have a cuff tear and you need an MRI and a orthopedic consult.

I don't see why correct front squats would bother a stable labral repair.

[Rob18]

Thanks Coach. Again your advice is gold. At some point I promise I will settle up on this tab I owe you. I will do deads to keep my strength up untill I get the "experts" to find out what is wrong.

Thanks again

Rob