title: [Rehabilitation concepts and return to sport after interventions on the shoulder].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Rehabilitation of athletes following surgical interventions for shoulder injuries is of utmost importance for recovery and return to sport.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to determine adequate concepts for rehabilitation following shoulder surgery in athletes.
  
  
  METHODS
  A selective literature search was carried out in PubMed and a review of the available concepts is given taking personal experiences as well as national and international recommendations into consideration.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This article presents the basic principles of functional rehabilitation, the kinetic chain and the different phases in rehabilitation. Specific rehabilitation concepts and return to sport strategies following traumatic dislocation, superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions and rotator cuff tears are presented. There is little high-level scientific evidence available for the treatment of these patients and most concepts are based on clinical experience and expert opinion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rehabilitation of athletes with shoulder injuries requires a broad consensus strategy with respect to the next steps. Individual concepts for rehabilitation should take surgical and patient-specific criteria into consideration. Further research is urgently required to develop evidence-based recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Muskuloskeletale Rehabilitation, Prävention und Versorgungsforschung, Centrum für Sportwissenschaft und Sportmedizin (CSSB), Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie (CMSC), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland, karsten.dreinhoefer@charite.de.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Dreinhöfer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schüler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohly
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012782:Shoulder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries