I am a 24 year old and at this point...way post athlete. I have had so
much trouble with shoulder instability that I have been almost
completely rendered useless for all sports. I had multi-directional
instability in my left shoulder which was semi-corrected with open
surgery. It's not perfect but I am right hand dominant so it can
suffice. Now I've had 2 arthroscopic surgeries in my right shoulder,
but it still dislocates frequently and cannot throw or play
basketball.  I have not been able to use this shoulder for years and I
keep getting the same story from doctors. They see me for 10 minutes,
send me in the OR and say I should be good to go. And this is coming
from Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC, supposedly the best for this
type of thing.

My question is, has anyone heard of any new techniques used in surgery
for shoulder instability? They've tried shrinking the capsule and I
think using heat or radio frequency, but in the end my shoulder just
goes back to being loose. I would be willing to try new techniques
because at this point I don't have many other options.

Thoughts much appreciated.

Geoff