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Archery and rotator cuff surgery

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Seabass:

--- Quote from: Wood2Sawdust on August 10, 2024, 01:36:58 PM ---I have a torn rotator cuff and 3 torn tendons, trying to put off surgery until March. Went down to 53lbs on bow the last few years. Would like to hear others experiences with this and how it affected them and their bowhunting. Did it effect draw length, form etc after surgery? I'm 68 and not ready to give up any of my hunting. Thanks I will add to this after recovery  next year

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Which shoulder is bad…bow hand or release hand?

Wood2Sawdust:
release hand, but the bow hand is starting to go

grousetracker:
Try stem cell it worked great until I slipped and blew it out again,surgery is your last option do everything but surgery, I have had 7 surgeries and regret all of them.

blackveltbowhunter:
PT is a given. You should already have it prescribed and be doing it. Healthy tissue, and strong stabilizing muscles will support and aid in recovery regardless of surgery prognosis.

Learn appropriate technique for drawing and for stabilizing the bow to keep what you currently have and prevent further damage. Draw arm should be elbow high, and engaging lats and scaps for bulk of pull. Low elbow and shoulder head is recipe for disaster.
Bow arm should be set by pulling armpit to back pocket keeping shoulder in socket, rather than rolling out.

GWP:
Kind of a crap shoot.
The statistics are after you tear one side the other will be 7 years later, then 7 more until the other side again.
My 4 followed that pattern within a year or two. Both tore 'something' again after repairs were made, so are both compromised. Not bad enough to do another surgery, but certainly bad enough I will not be pulling back a bow of much draw weight.
Like I told a friend when he was heading for cuff surgery, "It will never be as good as it was, but it will be better than it is now".
As has been said, it takes a long time to heal. It is also said it is one of the few surgeries that a man can get close to the pain of childbirth, though in a different location.
Best of luck in your decision!

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