do you need rotor cuff surgery? Mine froze up before the surgery. long story with my employer. After the surgery I had to go back and have it manipulated to break up the scare tissue. I was in pt for 6 months after. This was in 91 and I have been back in pt twice over the years. My employer fought me having the surgery for a year. We had to get 2 lawyers to get it done. They sent me to 20 different doctors before surgery. I still use a arm rest chair at the computer and sewing.