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Supraspinatus tear - how did you get back climbing 28-Aug-2012 At 6:18:37 PM simo_tele

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So very brief background:
Summer of 2010/11, when I went from ocassionally climbing to getting much more into it I developed some pretty sore tendonitis in the shoulders and biceps. Rested for a few months, light physio and eased back into it.
Was all good, climbed all year, got myotherapy, continued light physio to work on complimentary muscle groups.

2 months ago whilst climbing at Nowra I fell but held with one hand, twisted a wrenched my right shoulder. Physio (whom I trust) dignosed it as a partial supraspinatus tear and judging by the pain and immoility I was agreeing right along with him.

Too the point: That was 2 months ago. I have been on top of my physio exercises and it is recovering to the extent that I can do theraband exercises that I could not previously manage and the range of motion has improved/returned. Day to day it is much much better...but it still feels tender in certain circumstances and often aches when I run (generally after ~40 minutes or so, assume it's the bouncing/jarring and swinging of the shoulder).
Still get discomfort if I sleep with my right arm tucked up under the pillow (ie: extended shoulder with weight pushing down on it) and ocassionally when I forget the injury is still there and rapidly extend or lift something at chest height or above.

My physio has been great and is happy with my progress but we all know the goal is to get out climbing again.
Has anyone here had a similar tear and how did you go about getting back climbing?

It feels like it's at that stage where it could either be a good thing to get back into very light work to build it back up or it could possibly go the other way and aggravate/damage the shoulder.

thanks for the thoughts.