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Returning to Golf After a Shoulder Replacement

Maurie Steinley, PT, DSc, SCS

July 5, 2012

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Have you had patients who are status post shoulder replacement return to golf?  

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Yes I have. I have had the opportunity to work with a lot of shoulder specialists.  I always talk with them first.  There could always be a goal to return to golf. It will be a lot tougher to get back to golf for someone who has strictly had a salvage maneuver to decrease pain; someone who does not have good cuff integrity or someone with irreparable associated cuff tears.  However these days there are more and more young people having shoulder replacements who have good rotator cuff integrity.  For many of these people, it can be a viable goal.  I would strongly encourage you to have a conversation with the doctor before telling your client that it is a viable goal.  This will ultimately be the doctor’s call as they know what the shoulder can actually handle.  


maurie steinley

Maurie Steinley, PT, DSc, SCS

Maurie received his physical therapy degree from the University of North Dakota in 1989 and his Doctor of Science in Sports Specialty Physical Therapy from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in 2002.  Maurie has spent the majority of his career in outpatient orthopedics.  He has trained with the Titliest Performance Institute and enjoys helping golfers get back on the course. 


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