Partially torn rotator cuff

[TsPoet]

I've torn my rotator cuff 3 times. Partial, full, then partial again. No PT is a bad idea. I quite the PT the third time and it's taken me 3 years to get back to being able to use the shoulder and I don't have full range of motion.
I'd strongly suggest some PT, I also love the electrical stimulation stuff (that's not what it's called ).
But, the worst thing you could do is nothing, keep on doing what you want to do, including cycling... and don't let it stop you.
Good Luck

[beccaB]

I wish they would have sent me home with that electrical stimulation thing! What a weird thing to like. Addictive almost.

[snapdragen]

I wish they would have sent me home with that electrical stimulation thing! What a weird thing to like. Addictive almost.

I have one It's not the super industrial one that PT clinics use, it's called a TENS unit.

[Dannielle]

Not torn but I badly bruised my rotator cuff when I fell in June. I had my orthopedist check it out (because it still hurt pretty badly 6 weeks later) when I went in for my knees 2 weeks ago and I ended up getting a cortisone shot in my shoulder. It felt completely better in a few days.

[Chile Pepper]

Thanks, everyone. It sounds like PT may be helpful, so I think I'll look into that. I was encouraged at the gym today, where I went through my biceps/pecs exercises with a focus on how my shoulder felt. I was able to get through my workout by lightening my weights on the fly and shortening up my presses (i.e., not coming down all the way).