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SLAP shoulder injury

I`ve got serious problem which was diagnosed as SLAP injury (in shoulder). Now I`m waiting for the arthroscopic surgery. My question for the doctor is: Is it still possible to climb easy routes (until the pain)? Maybe there is somebody with such a injury here?
hi. i guess it depends on how severe it is. i've had a SLAP I (the less severe case, there are 3 levels) during a partial dislocation, and one month after i was climbing slabs. In my case the surgeon wasn't sure it was worth to operate and he suggested to push the recovery a bit and see him again after 3 months to see if the recovery was going good enough without operation or if i needed it. my advice is to ask your doctor first. In any case remember that the worst case is having a good handhold in the injuried side and loosing your feet, especially if your arm is fully extended. So as a rule of thumb, the less risky climbing you can do is pure friction slabs, where anyway you shouldn't have jugs and trying to reach very far with your hands is bad technique.  On toprope so you won't do any mess out of fear of falling or while clipping quickdraws. good luck
thanks Gianluca, I`ve got the same feelings and I`m going to climb a little - slabs as you said are preety safe and the problem is to hang on jugs with fully extended arm. In fact, I don`t know which level is that (no info) but second doctor confirmed diagnosis and suggested surgery. But first, I will check some physiotherapy and we will see... shit happens
How many anchors did the doctor say would be needed? I tore mine up a little over two years ago and the first orthopedic I saw said I needed surgery and it would be 3-4 anchors (I'm pretty sure 9 is the most). I then went to a sports orthopedic. He agreed about the extent of the injury, but said I could do physical therapy that would let me put off surgery until my 40's or 50's. He said whether or not you can do this is based of your baseline fitness, as the muscles have to compensate for the torn labrum.
Hi Yes you can climb easy- don't try stiff overhangs as this will put to much load on the structures and might increase the extent of the injury. Try to get a more detailed info on the severity of the SLAP- it normally graded in stages and as suggested here the less severe tears are better off not being operated on instead using rigorous physiotherapy.If you don't get your doctor to be more specific try to get a second opinion by another orthopedic surgeon (bring the pictures) best of luck Björn