Key result
Contemporary evidence regarding rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair remains conflicting, resulting in a wide variety of post-operative protocols and uncertainty in clinical practice.
Why the study?
Optimum rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair remains contentious with conflicting evidence, leaving uncertainty regarding immobilisation, exercise initiation, and progression despite unchanged protocols for over two decades.
This narrative review examines contemporary evidence regarding rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair to aid clinical decision-making.
Encourages cautious, individualized rehab post-rotator cuff repair; leaves open the need for definitive RCTs to standardize protocols.
Optimum rehabilitation following Rotator Cuff Repair (RCR) remains a contentious topic. A wide range of often conflicting evidence and opinion exists regarding several aspects of the rehabilitation process. This has resulted in a wide variety of different post-operative protocols and uncertainty regarding the need for immobilisation, initiation of exercises and rehabilitation progression. In this climate of uncertainty, it appears that rehabilitation protocols have remained largely unchanged for over two decades despite the large volume of new evidence. This narrative review examines common assumptions that surround rehabilitation following RCR in the light of contemporary evidence. It is hoped this will aid clinicians when making decisions for this patient group.
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Hyde et al. (2021) conducted a review in Rotator Cuff Repair (RCR). Rehabilitation protocols was evaluated. Contemporary evidence regarding rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair remains conflicting, resulting in a wide variety of post-operative protocols and uncertainty in clinical practice.
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