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Post-operative Pain
To maximize healing and make the most of the time you are resting following surgery, always follow the advice of your Health Care Professional. The post-operative period is an optimum time to form new habits, and some pain you experience at that time may be related not just to the surgery, but because of resuming use of your shoulder again after a period of immobility.
In addition to the physical and occupational therapy you will likely be asked to do at home or in a rehab setting, your Health Care Professional may recommend sleeping with a positioning or orthopedic pillow during this time, the application of heat and cold packs.
To prevent re-injury of your shoulder, you may consider having the design of your work space and activities evaluated, readjusting your steering wheel and using a lumbar support pillow when driving or sitting at a desk, and yet other changes.
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