Rehabilitation after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: current concepts review and evidence-based guidelines.

Purpose: To provide an overview of the characteristics and timing of rotator cuff healing and provide an update on treatments used in rehabilitation of rotator cuff repairs. The authors' protocol of choice, used within a large sports medicine rehabilitation center, is presented and the rationale behind its implementation is discussed.

Background: If initial nonsurgical treatment of a rotator cuff tear fails, surgical repair is often the next line of treatment.