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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Nondisplaced Anterior/superior Labral Tear
Question: What is the best way to treat a chronic nondisplaced anterior/superior labral tear?
Brief Answer:
Can be treated conservatively.
Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for posting your query.
Chronic nondisplaced anterior/superior labral tear with no shoulder joint subluxation can be treated conservatively. You can take mild pain killers as prescribed by your doctor. You can also try using heat or ice on your shoulder for about 15 to 20 minutes at a time. If your shoulder is very painful, try using a sling for a few days to support your arm.
After the pain subsides you can do physiotherapy that may include exercises to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles and to gently stretch the back of the shoulder. Your doctor or therapist will teach you to do the exercises and avoid pain, then the exercise program may be done at home.
In case the pain is persistent then an arthroscopic procedure is recommended to see the extent of tear and do the repair as required.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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Can be treated conservatively.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Chronic nondisplaced anterior/superior labral tear with no shoulder joint subluxation can be treated conservatively. You can take mild pain killers as prescribed by your doctor. You can also try using heat or ice on your shoulder for about 15 to 20 minutes at a time. If your shoulder is very painful, try using a sling for a few days to support your arm.
After the pain subsides you can do physiotherapy that may include exercises to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles and to gently stretch the back of the shoulder. Your doctor or therapist will teach you to do the exercises and avoid pain, then the exercise program may be done at home.
In case the pain is persistent then an arthroscopic procedure is recommended to see the extent of tear and do the repair as required.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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Dr. Yogesh D
The tear is in my Quadratus Femoris muscle in my hip, not the shoulder. They limited the amount of words I could provide, sorry. Can you respond? Thanks
Brief Answer:
Partial tear can be treated conservatively.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
In case of hip if the tear is partial thickness tear then it can be managed conservatively with adequate rest. In case the tear is older than 6 weeks and is not responding to conservative treatment or is a full thickness tear with degenerative changes then a surgical repair needs to be considered for early mobilization.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Partial tear can be treated conservatively.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
In case of hip if the tear is partial thickness tear then it can be managed conservatively with adequate rest. In case the tear is older than 6 weeks and is not responding to conservative treatment or is a full thickness tear with degenerative changes then a surgical repair needs to be considered for early mobilization.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
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