SLAP Tear Physical Treatment | 6 Keys to Success
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In today's video we go over SLAP Tear Physical Treatment | 6 Keys to Success:
SLAP tears are a super common injury among overhead athletes like baseball pitchers, tennis players, and volleyball players. This video will guide you through the essentials of SLAP tear treatment.
We'll show you how to:
- Assess for the signs and symptoms of SLAP tears
- How to assess range of motion and strength deficits
- Exercises to improve flexibility, strength, and power
- How to progress your throwing program safely
- Reduce inflammation and pain
- Restore pain-free range of motion
- Rebuild strength in your rotator cuff and scapular muscles
- Incorporate plyometrics and throwing programs
Timeline:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:10 - Prevalence and Population
- 1:09 - Reduce Inflammation
- 1:50 - Restore Pain Free Range of Motion
- 4:55 - Measuring Internal and External Rotation
- 5:50 - “GIRD” and Total Arc
- 8:05 - Improving Rotator Cuff and Scapular Stability Strength
- 9:40 - Measuring Strength
- 15:00 - Train the Entire Chain
- 16:15 - Incorporate Plyometrics
- 17:39 - Interval Throwing Programs
- 18:29 - Summary
Don't let me move you!!!
- Dan Pope DPT,OCS,CSCS
Show Notes / Relevant Articles:
- FPF Mini Course - 7 Reasons Why Injuries Happen in the Gym and What to do About it
- My Favorite Shoulder Soft Tissue Manual Therapies for Mobility and Pain
- Best Beginner Exercises for Rotator Cuff Related Pain
- Shoulder Instability Exercise Basics [5 Keys for Physical Therapists]
- Anterior Shoulder Instability Clinical Examination [Physical Therapist Guide to Diagnosis]
- What Physical Therapists Need to Know About SLAP Tears
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Dan Pope DPT, OCS, CSCS
References:
- Steinmetz RG, Guth JJ, Matava MJ, Brophy RH, Smith MV. Return to play following nonsurgical management of superior labrum anterior-posterior tears: a systematic review. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2022 Jun;31(6):1323-1333. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2021.12.022. Epub 2022 Jan 19. PMID: 35063641.
- Reinold MM, Dowling B, Fleisig GS, Macrina LC, Wilk KE, Streepy JT, Andrews JR. An Interval Throwing Program for Baseball Pitchers Based upon Workload Data. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2024 Mar 1;19(3):326-336. doi: 10.26603/001c.94146. PMID: 38439773; PMCID: PMC10909315.