Online patients questions regarding reverse total shoulder arthroplasty pertain to timeline of recovery, specific activities, and limitations

Patients are interested in the timeline of recovery, ability to perform specific activities after surgery, and short-term and long-term restrictions following rTSA. Although all patients will benefit from education on ways to perform activities of daily living while abiding by postoperative restrictions, physicians should set preoperative expectations regarding return-to-activity following rTSA in younger, more active patients. Finally, surgeons should provide patients with physical booklets and online information available on their websites to avoid reliance on low-quality online sources.