Dips post shoulder surgery

[jeeves1984]

Hi,

I have had both my shoulders reconstructed (Bankart Lesion repair) after Australian Rules football injuries. Both procedures went well and it now 3 1/2 years since the first procedure and 14 months since the second.

I have heard that one shouldnt do dips after rotator cuff damage, does the same apply for after surgery?

My current workout (NROL) involves dips which i have been doing tentatively for the past 6 weeks. I have had no problems so far but i am concerned it may be one of those things where everything is fine until.....pop.

Could anybody give me any advice?

Cheers

[UConnJulie]

Bankhart lesions do not really involve the rotator cuff muscles therefore the restrictions afterwards are different, so you are comparing apples and oranges. A Bankhart lesion involves tearing of the ligaments and capsule away from the bone in a specific area (anterior-inferior) of the glenohumeral joint. The surgery can involve a couple different things ... sometimes if there is not a lot of recurrent dislocation they will just repair the capsule and ligaments, but if there has been recurrent dislocation they will also tighten up the capsule (usually called a capsular shift).

Dips put a tremendous stress on the anterior part of the shoulder. I would probably avoid them as you don't want to stress the newly repaired areas. Your best bet is to ask your surgeon as he is the one who was inside your shoulder and would best be equipped to answer. That said, I would be interested to see what Bill and/or Dr. Bryan have to say ...

[Bill Hartman]

In many cases, dips = shoulder f*%kers.

Not worth the risk.

Bill

[jeeves1984]

Thanks for the input, looks like i should remove them from my workout. For the record i did also have a capsular shift as far as i am aware.

Cheers