Functional recovery of patients after shoulder joint replacement

Currently, shoulder arthroplasty is being actively introduced into surgical practice, indications for operations are expanding, and the number of patients operated with severe injuries and diseases of the proximal humerus and shoulder joint is growing. The decrease in the effectiveness of restoring the painless functioning of shoulder, household independence and quality of life of patients after surgery may be due not only to the severity of damage to the shoulder’s joint structures of the before surgery, shortcomings in surgical techniques and the development of postoperative complications, but, possibly, the imperfection of medical rehabilitation programs for these patients. To date, the content of the rehabilitation protocol for the early postoperative period has not been sufficiently substantiated, the need for strict immobilization of the operated joint, as well as the long-term benefits and effectiveness of early rehabilitation remains unclear. The article attempts to summarize the available data on the physical rehabilitation of patients after shoulder joint replacement with various types of implants in the early and late postoperative periods.