Patient is able to do yoga again after shoulder surgery

Marcia Runde had practiced yoga for many years when she started to notice that she was having some pain and discomfort in her right shoulder when she did certain moves and poses. However, she ignored the pain, hoping that it would eventually go away on its own. Dr. Lintner performed surgery to repair Marcia’s torn rotator cuff and torn labrum of her right shoulder.

What is subacromial impingement syndrome?

Repeated overhead motion can cause inflammation in your rotator cuff, making the tendons swell and “catch” on your upper shoulder bone. This is called subacromial impingement syndrome.

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