Anterior Labrum Tear(Bankhart Tear)

[Goliath]

I have had this injury for about 2 years I believe. I have tried rehab/physical therapy and it didn't help. I tried Prolotherapy WHICH I WAS LIKE 99.99% SURE it was gonna fix it but after getting 3 sessions and seeing NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL I decided not to continue dumping my money in the garbage. One more option is SURGERY! but I would rather that be my last resort/not do it unless I ABSOLUTELY have to kinda thing. Once the doc operates I cannot turn back and If I come back with less range of motion and feeling even worse then I will fu(ked and definitley be miserable. What I was considering was HGH. It is said to be an amazing joint healer from the many books,articels etc... I read. My question to you guys is, Do you think it will heal a labrum tear? it by no means is a major tear but it is bad enough that I cannot and will not heal on its own. I hope some one with as much knowledge as I have can comment so we can discuss this. I have no more options and this injury is having a big impact on my life. I wanted to pursue boxing but I had to stop training because of the tear. My arm hurts if I carry a 10lb bag of groceries for 1 block. I think I got this injury form playing too much handball 2 yrs ago before I stared lifting.

please help

[Goliath]

I don't come on here very much and I don't post much but I would appreciate the help of anyone who replies.

thanks

[jmills]

I dont know much about the particular issue you have, but I also had a nagging shoulder injury that bothered me for over a year. It got when an overenthusiastic student tweaked it like hell while I was showing him an armbar variation from the mount. Anyway, it didnt seem like a big deal, but it just never got better...finally started to really bother me: not the pain per se, but the fact that it just never stopped. Tried everything....RICE...meds...PT...nothing helped, and some of it actually caused a decrease in my ROM.

Finally, I went to an ortho, and this is my point: He explained what the problem was and basically told me if I wanted it to get better surgery was my best option. I needed an acrominioplasty on the right side. So I faced some of the same issues I think you are dealing with. I asked alot of questions, of him and another ortho (yep, I asked for a second opinion) and the second guy said that the first guy was THE MAN for this surgery...so I went back to him and told him I didnt care where the scar went i just wanted it to FIXED, please.

So I got the surgery, and everything went smooth as silk. Hell, I almost want to get my left one done, post surgery I have more flexibiltty and stability in my right one than i have in my left one . And the scar is hardly noticeable even though it's right up front and is about 2 1/2 " long.

I just dont think HGH will help that type of tear...and if it did I'm thinking you would have to take quite a bit for many months. Of course, you could try it and then if it doesnt work go for the surgery, worse case is you'd be out a few bucks...well, maybe more than a few
hopefullyy one of the guys with more knowledge of HGH will chime in here and answer that question definitively for you. I hope you the best.

Best regards,
Jmills

[manimal78]

i had a very slight labrum tear. do not think that HGH will heal it. Mine finally healed on its own after about 2 years of certain shoulder exercises and fairly light upper body training. ate well, rested my shoulder in the meantime, went to school, and rarely worked my upper body hard.

good luck. shoulder problems suck. there's no "miracle cure." surgery, of course, will help some, but it is painful, expensive, and i have heard that it will never put you quite back at 100%.

see a doc who specializes in knee and shoulder injuries. i did.

all he told me was that after "quite a while," the clicking "may" stop and the pain "may" stop. and if it didn't stop, i could opt for surgery after about a year. pain in the ass.

anyhow, my shoulder is 100% these days. no click, and no pain whatsoever. one thing i always do is warm up my shoulders and rotator cuffs properly before heavy shoulder work.

i did take glucosamine/chondroitin during my recovery. i dont know if that helped. it seemed to.

Originally Posted by Goliath

I have had this injury for about 2 years I believe. I have tried rehab/physical therapy and it didn't help. I tried Prolotherapy WHICH I WAS LIKE 99.99% SURE it was gonna fix it but after getting 3 sessions and seeing NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL I decided not to continue dumping my money in the garbage. One more option is SURGERY! but I would rather that be my last resort/not do it unless I ABSOLUTELY have to kinda thing. Once the doc operates I cannot turn back and If I come back with less range of motion and feeling even worse then I will fu(ked and definitley be miserable. What I was considering was HGH. It is said to be an amazing joint healer from the many books,articels etc... I read. My question to you guys is, Do you think it will heal a labrum tear? it by no means is a major tear but it is bad enough that I cannot and will not heal on its own. I hope some one with as much knowledge as I have can comment so we can discuss this. I have no more options and this injury is having a big impact on my life. I wanted to pursue boxing but I had to stop training because of the tear. My arm hurts if I carry a 10lb bag of groceries for 1 block. I think I got this injury form playing too much handball 2 yrs ago before I stared lifting.

please help