I had orthoscopic surgery on my right sholder,only as bad as you make it, soreness, yes, sling, yes, rehab yes,minipulation, heat, and electrial stimulation, all work well for me, but you cannot rush the rehab, it took me several weeks to feel better, and probley 6 months beore it felt good,I still use my rope pully to extend my arm and the motion gets better.I,m no spring chicken, 68 and had cronic sholder pain.View Thread