David Teuscher Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by David Teuscher I think both he and his trainer, and the public, saw that he had altered his fighting style, and when you are in pain, you will change how you use that arm and that shoulder, in boxing, you have to keep your hands up in front of your face and upper torso to defend the blows, or hold them out in a defensive position, and all of that dramatically affects the rotator cuff tendons. David Teuscher health It’s his punching shoulder, not his jab shoulder, but either one you have to be able to hit with both, which means you have to be able to extend it out there. David Teuscher health A full-thickness tear is not going to heal on its own, it may settle down, it may feel more comfortable, but it may have also been subject to micro re-injury. David Teuscher health It’s not necessary for everyone to have it repaired, but for a young athletic man like him, if he has any chance to get back into boxing, he’s probably making the right decision. David Teuscher health But that won’t hold forever, it has to have a biologic process and undergo a strengthening period. David Teuscher health What has to happen is the tendon has to be reattached to the bone, typically we use non-absorbable or absorbable suture anchors into the humerus bone, and [that] ties the tendon back to the bone, but that won’t hold forever, it has to have a biologic process and undergo a strengthening period. David Teuscher health
