6 months post-op arthroscopic rotator cuff repair problems

[finchr]

It has been my experience after participating with many, many RTC repairs that ROM within 90% of expected range should occur by 3 months of time. You can increase range by working on range. Merely strengthening within a limited available range will not increase the range. Clear as mud?
There may be many factors at play, the most prevalent is what was your range going into surgery? If the external rotation (ER) was limited going in then most likely it would be coming out of surgery. It is not common to produce more inflammation by performing a partial capulosectomy.
From what I read and could understand from you note, you have full passive ER? That would be more disturbing and is a different scenario.
The problem with your condition as I understand it, requires

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It has been my experience after participating with many, many RTC repairs that ROM within 90% of expected range should occur by 3 months of time. You can increase range by working on range. Merely strengthening within a limited available range will not increase the range. Clear as mud?
There may be many factors at play, the most prevalent is what was your range going into surgery? If the external rotation (ER) was limited going in then most likely it would be coming out of surgery. It is not common to produce more inflammation by performing a partial capulosectomy.
From what I read and could understand from you note, you have full passive ER? That would be more disturbing and is a different scenario.
The problem with your condition as I understand it, requires

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My computer has been affected by voodoo or something so hopefully this works.

For me the KEY questions are;

1) Do you have full passive External Rotation(ER)?
2) If you lay on your non-involved side and passively move your affected arm out to full ER and let it go, what happens?