Know Your Bones:
The shoulder joint is a ball and socket type joint between a ball (upper end of the arm bone) and a socket (outer part of the shoulder blade (scapula). It is stabilized by a many muscles, ligaments and capsule. The AC joint between the clavicle (collar bone) and the acromion (a part of the scapula) also play important role in mobility and proper functioning of the shoulder joint.
shoulder pain in sports person:
IF you have shoulder pain while throwing or you feel some weakness while throwing you may have “disabled throwing shoulder”.
The overhead athlete with shoulder pain may have many causative factors responsible for the symptoms. The term “disabled throwing shoulder” is a broad term which is used to describe symptoms of pain in shoulder and inability to perform optimally while throwing.
What are the causes?
There are a lot of causes, which can lead to pain and weakness while throwing. These may be related to structural injury or impaired muscular balance of muscles around the shoulder joint.
Superior labral (SLAP) injuries
- Biceps injuries
- Rotator cuff tear (these are the muscles surrounding the shoulder)
- Shoulder instability/ Shoulder dislocation
- Capsular laxity.
Physiological
- Muscle strength imbalance
- Muscle inflexibility
- Range of motion deficit.
What you should do?
A thorough evaluation by a sports injury specialist is required to find out the underlying cause. He may refer you for further investigation like MRI if he suspects some structural injury on clinical examination. A DEDICATED SUPERVISED REHABILITATION is needed to early return to sports.
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