Rehabilitation after labral tear

Overview 

The labrum surgery is getting very common now a days and is performed after advanced research. Among the last few years arthroscopy of the joints is getting very advanced and the diagnosis as well as the treatment methods are changed and are well satisfactory among the patients.

Introduction 

Patients with labral tears often do complain about the pain. When the patient complains about the symptoms suffering from the hip pain he or she is considered a best candidate for arthroscopy of the hip joint. However the rehabilitation procedure is also taken into account after the arthroscopy.   

MOI                                                   

MOI stands for mechanisms for injury which involves repetitive cutting, twisting and also the movements to repetitive flexion at the hip or the other joints. Patients having injury or history of associated pain will explain with insidious complaints of groin pain and indications like bolting and giving away.

Surgical involvement 

Labrum surgery performed with arthroscopic techniques for treating the hip pain are becoming very common in adults as well as in children. Be alert, with the conditions such as fractures, acetabular dysplasia impingement, femoral acetabular,degenerative conditions of the joint, or non-compliance with the recovery program may avert the surgical involvement. After the complete examination of the joint if any labral abnormality is addressed then the degeneration of osteoarthritis of the hip joint. 

If the surgery is successful and the pain is relieved then the further surgery will lead to joint alteration and the progression of articular cartilage changes. Alterations to the arrangement of the labrum, or trouble in the acetabular labral junction, may cause to the injury of the forced fluid film layer present in the joint. 

Rehabilitation process

After the arthroscopy of the acetabular labrum now many new surgical procedures have been introduced in medical field and also constantly evolving. The responsibility of the physical therapist is to keep himself up to date with the new exercises. It is for you to develop good communication as well as to establish and maintain the relation with orthopedic surgeon.

The location of the tear must be kept in mind and must be told to the physical therapist so he/she could tell the exact exercises for the labral tear. However it is to keep in mind that exercises and some of the strengthening methods can be delayed depending upon the healing of the tissue. 

Doctor and health professionals will prescribe a good and healthy timelines entirely based on clinical findings of active and healthy individuals. Carful steps, exercises and the frequent assessment checks must be continued so that there should be no loss of mobility and flexibility of the muscle.