Shoulder instability is a common injury encountered in physical therapy. But there are many different types of shoulder instability.
Would you treat a high school baseball player that feels like their shoulder is loose when throwing the same as a 35 year … Read more >
What is the best special test for a SLAP tear? There are many options all with varying efficacy, however, without a proper understanding of the different types of SLAP tears and mechanisms of injury, it’s difficult to select the best … Read more >
SLAP tears of the shoulder can occur for a variety of reasons, from a traumatic fall to wear-and-tear over time, to more specific injuries that we see in overhead athletes like baseball players.
But that’s a common question I here … Read more >
A SLAP tear is an injury to the superior part of the labrum in the shoulder. The term SLAP stands for Superior Labral tear Anterior to Posterior. This is a very common diagnosis for shoulder injuries. There many different variations … Read more >
Immobilization is commonly performed after acute first time shoulder dislocations. The goal of immobilization is to protect the shoulder and allow healing in an attempt to minimize recurrent instability down the road, which isn’t uncommon.
Unfortunately, once you dislocate your … Read more >
For this short holiday week, I have a guest post from my Friend and frequent contributor, Dan Lorenz. This time, Dan talks about a couple of recent studies that assess the success of nonoperative treatment following anterior shoulder dislocations over … Read more >
There are so many different special tests for superior labral, or SLAP tears, how do you chose which to perform? I have a couple of different ways that I determine which tests to perform, but first, lets see what … Read more >