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[|Human|] Hello,I have RTC and my Mri Says full thickness tear with 1cm retraction and partial bicep tear. Is surgery the only way to fix this? I have had 22 PT visits. The last 3 weeks I have had numbness in the hand and fingers. Is this from the injury?It is the super spinatus that has the full tear.
[|AI|]  Hello, Since the supraspinatus muscle tear is full thickness then I think you should have surgery to repair it. During the arthroscopic surgery the surgeon will fix also the biceps tendon problem by doing biceps tenodesis. The physical therapy is not the solution for your problem, unless you are very old and your quality of life does not require much movement of the shoulder and arm, and you have other medical problems that stop you from doing surgery, then you can proceed with physical therapy and accept the limitation of range of motions left. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.