SLAP Repair — SLAP Lesion Repair (Type II)

Samaritan Athletic Medicine (SAM Health, Corvallis OR) · Heather Harrower PT DPT SCS; Dr. Christopher McCrum

Weight-Bearing

N/A (upper extremity)

Key Restrictions

Sling at all times Phases I-II; no ER beyond neutral until wk 4; no active/AAROM elbow supination/biceps flexion until wk 6; no shoulder extension past neutral Phase III; avoid lat pull-downs and isolated rows Phase III; no resisted straight-arm elevation until wk 10; no UE plyometrics until 12+ wks; sling DC no sooner than 6 wks; swimming not until UE plyometric tolerance established

Timeline & Phases

5 phases: Phase I (0-2 wks), Phase II (2-6 wks), Phase III (6-12 wks), Phase IV (12-16 wks), Phase V (16+ wks); 6-9 months total rehab

Notes

Designed for Type II SLAP; long head biceps tension precautions throughout early phases; Phase I PROM: flex <=75 deg, ER <=0 deg; sling wean at 6 wks; Phase III: jogging from wk 8, biceps load from wk 6 (<=10 lbs); Phase IV: UE plyometrics criteria-based (Appendix E); Phase V: interval throwing program (Appendix F); outcome measures: Upper Quarter Y-balance, CKCUEST, Seated Shot-Put; Developed by Heather Harrower PT DPT SCS & Dr. Christopher McCrum; reviewed Sept 2024

Surgeon / Author

Heather Harrower PT DPT SCS; Dr. Christopher McCrum

Published

September 2024