How Do You Dress After Rotator Cuff Surgery?
The rotator cuff is a group of muscles inside your shoulder joint. These muscles are responsible for lifting your arms over your head, and moving them up and down. Rotator cuff surgery is typically needed after an injury or accident. Young patients sometimes have surgery from overuse of the muscles, while older patients have surgery to repair tears in the tendons that connect the muscles. Recovery from this type of surgery can take about six months. It will only be during the first six to 10 weeks of recovery that dressing could be challenging. Wear button-up shirts. You’ll be wearing a sling for about six to eight weeks following surgery. Though your doctor will want you to perform passive exercises at this time, attempting to navigate your arm through a shirtsleeve will not be one of them. Insert your good arm into the sleeve and drape the shirt snugly over your injured shoulder. Snaps, versus buttonholes and zippers, are optimal since they can easily be snapped and unsnapped with on
