What were the symptoms and difficulty you were having as a result?
My shoulder felt very unstable and it would slide out of place during normal physical activities and even just walking. I could feel the pain in the back of my shoulder during the games, but I finished our entire season before I had surgery.
Let us know how Dr. Kaplan was able to diagnose and treat your injury.
I told Dr. Kaplan how I felt something was wrong with my shoulder and he examined it quickly diagnosing it with a torn labrum. He suggested a fluid MRI done so they can see closely the tear and how severe it was. Once he saw it was definitely my labrum and given my symptoms we went to get ready for surgery.
Please tell us the outcome of your surgery and how you are doing today.
My recovery time was about 8 months before I could return to full contact due to the extensive cleaning of cartilage and the 5 anchors that were put in my shoulder to repair the labrum. I did rehab every day for that time period to get my strength back in my shoulder. It felt very stable and very secure compared to how it was prior to the surgery. There was no movement out of place and it stopped sliding out. Once I felt it was stable enough I started pushing more weight on it and making sure it wouldn’t hurt. Once I was cleared, I returned to football practice, full go, and after my first one on one I knew it was back to almost normal just weak with some of my muscles in terms of football, which I corrected during the end of my rehab strengthening. I came back to play half way thru the season and finished strong like I was back to my old self. I had no doubts in my head about my injury and it hasn’t stopped me since.
I was told Dr Kaplan was one of the best young, up and coming doctors in Jacksonville and I felt very safe and secure with him. I trusted him and put my football career in his hands. I’m very thankful to Dr. Kaplan for fixing my Labrum and getting me back on the field 100%. If anyone asks who repairs torn shoulders, the best in Jacksonville, they already know my answer.
Labral Repair – Shoulder Instability
What was your injury?
Torn Left Labrum
What were the symptoms and difficulty you were having as a result?
My shoulder felt very unstable and it would slide out of place during normal physical activities and even just walking. I could feel the pain in the back of my shoulder during the games, but I finished our entire season before I had surgery.
Let us know how Dr. Kaplan was able to diagnose and treat your injury.
I told Dr. Kaplan how I felt something was wrong with my shoulder and he examined it quickly diagnosing it with a torn labrum. He suggested a fluid MRI done so they can see closely the tear and how severe it was. Once he saw it was definitely my labrum and given my symptoms we went to get ready for surgery.
Please tell us the outcome of your surgery and how you are doing today.
My recovery time was about 8 months before I could return to full contact due to the extensive cleaning of cartilage and the 5 anchors that were put in my shoulder to repair the labrum. I did rehab every day for that time period to get my strength back in my shoulder. It felt very stable and very secure compared to how it was prior to the surgery. There was no movement out of place and it stopped sliding out. Once I felt it was stable enough I started pushing more weight on it and making sure it wouldn’t hurt. Once I was cleared, I returned to football practice, full go, and after my first one on one I knew it was back to almost normal just weak with some of my muscles in terms of football, which I corrected during the end of my rehab strengthening. I came back to play half way thru the season and finished strong like I was back to my old self. I had no doubts in my head about my injury and it hasn’t stopped me since.
I was told Dr Kaplan was one of the best young, up and coming doctors in Jacksonville and I felt very safe and secure with him. I trusted him and put my football career in his hands. I’m very thankful to Dr. Kaplan for fixing my Labrum and getting me back on the field 100%. If anyone asks who repairs torn shoulders, the best in Jacksonville, they already know my answer.
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