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142. Shoulder SLAP tear assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Physio Edge Shoulder Success podcast with Jo Gibson

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope

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The Slap Lesion in a Rugby Player

The click is uncomfortable but not horribly painful, he doesn't get any symptoms at night. The MR scan was reported as normal so he was sent back for more rehabilitation. Despite throwing everything at it that they can think of in terms of cuffwork, scapular work, strength work and proprioceptive work, this guy just isn't seeing any translation either into his higher load gym work or when he goes back on the pitch into contact. So what are you thinking? We'll talk about when we can be confident that perhaps that's causing the symptoms. A patient who in the gym heavy loading abduction external rotation, little bit too heavy, lose control and get forced into extension rather than that

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