Acetabular labral tear anyone?

[DTtech1]

Just wondering if anyone on here suffers from this and is pre op and what they find helpful for the pain. Thank you!

[ITYFIALMCTT]

Usual cycling of heat and ice with whatever physical movement is practical - but, that said, I don't react well to pain medication so don't use any. I've a SLAP in one shoulder and a subscapularis tear in the other but I'm reluctant to have surgery so have opted for non-surgical management for the last few years.

That said, I'm probably at the point where they're pretty unstable and I may have to opt for surgery before I lose any more muscle quantity or quality or too much of an impact on my activities of daily living.

ETA: cyberbarn gives an answer that I typically find useful for pain management in general - and there's a copy in the comments here: healthunlocked.com/painconc...