Postoperative Rehabilitation After Shoulder Arthroplasty

William Polio; Tyler J Brolin

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2022.12.010

Postoperative Rehabilitation After Shoulder Arthroplasty

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2023 May;34(2):469-479. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2022.12.010. Epub 2023 Feb 26.

Authors

William Polio¹, Tyler J Brolin²

Affiliations

¹ University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Campbell Clinic, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 510, Memphis, TN 38104, USA.
² University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Campbell Clinic, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 510, Memphis, TN 38104, USA. Electronic address: tbrolin@campbellclinic.com.

PMID: 37003664
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2022.12.010

Abstract

Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), including anatomic TSA (aTSA) and reverse TSA (rTSA), has increased in popularity due to reliably good patient outcomes. Postoperative physical therapy (PT) is considered essential to the success of this operation and has become standard practice. The authors present general rehabilitation principles as well as preferred postoperative PT protocols for aTSA and rTSA, which are based on evidence-based literature and the different early postoperative concerns for each of these procedures.

Keywords: Anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty; Physical therapy protocol; Postoperative rehabilitation; Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty; Total shoulder arthroplasty.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder* / methods
Humans
Physical Therapy Modalities
Shoulder Joint* / surgery
Treatment Outcome