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What Is the Real Recovery Process After a Rotator Cuff Repair?

A common question that I often get as an occupational therapist and certified hand therapist is, what’s the real recovery process after a rotator cuff repair? My name is Hoang. I’m an occupational therapist, certified hand therapist, and I work with shoulder injuries and shoulder rotator cuff repairs all the time. So I’m gonna give …

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How to Set Patient Expectations With Difficult Shoulder Case As An OT/PT

Have you had trouble setting realistic expectations for your patients?  It can get more difficult when it’s a more complex case. Practice makes progress, and I encourage you to assess just about everyone you know.  What to look at when you’re evaluating a shoulder as an Occupational Therapist We all know that there’s a certain …

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CHT Exam Prep: How to Understand Rotator Cuff Testing For Shoulder Impingement

Why don’t OTs treat more shoulders? I understand that you might not be given the “opportunity” at your job. I understand that you might not “know everything” to be as effective as you would like. What if you CREATED your own opportunity? I know that just about every hand, wrist, elbow patient of mine – …

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