Postoperative shoulder rehabilitation.

This article focuses on the rehabilitation considerations for several shoulder surgeries: acromioplasty, rotator cuff repair, rotator cuff debridement, Bankart repair, thermal capsulorrhaphy, superior labral anterior posterior repair, multidirectional instability, proximal humerus fracture, surgical management of the stiff shoulder, arthroplasty,and fusion. General guidelines are presented for discussing and planning rehabilitation for patients, including exercises, timing of progression, patient education, precautions or restrictions, and expectations.