The head of your arm bone sits in a shallow socket formed by your shoulder blade known as the glenoid cavity. This shallow socket is quite small and the labrum helps deepen the cavity and provide support to the head of your arm bone. This support helps stabilise the shoulder joint further and maintains the head of your arm bone in the cavity. The labrum is made of fibrous cartilage tissue and although it is very strong, it is susceptible to injury.
Labral lesions can be caused by several things as with other shoulder injuries. Common causes of a labral lesion can include; falling on an outstretched hand, a shoulder dislocation, strong biceps contraction or repetitive movements.
Symptoms of a labral tear can include hearing a clicking noise or feeling like your shoulder is catching on something when you move it. You may also experience a vague pain on the front or top of your shoulder which will worsen when you lift your arm up.
A physio will assess how your shoulder and arm is moving as well as look at how strong the muscles around your shoulder are. There are several special tests a physio can also perform which will help diagnose your injury.
Treatment will involve looking at the biomechanics of your shoulder to find out why the impingement is occurring.
If this sounds like something that you may be experiencing, give the clinic a call and we can help you identify the issue and treat it, quickly and professionally.
STC has adapted to the COVID-19 crisis:
For those that do not need hands-on treatment or are in the vulnerable person category, we are now offering online physiotherapy and online classes, which are claimable via your health fund rebates.
We are still offering face to face physiotherapy services for those with significant musculoskeletal pain or post-surgical rehabilitation, this may change if the crisis escalates.
We are offering several classes online including Pilates and Mums & Bubs post/antenatal rehabilitation. We’re able to facilitate varied online classes, so if you’re more comfortable with conducting your rehab from home, let us know and we’ll arrange to have you dialled in online to a class.
