The labrum is the attachment site for the shoulder ligaments and supports the ball-and-socket joint and the rotator cuff tendons and muscles, and it contributes to shoulder stability. Symptoms of a torn labrum can include pain and ache in the affected area, weakness or instability in the joint, and a popping sensation. Being diagnosed with a hip or shoulder labral tear no longer has to mean surgery or giving up your favorite activities.
Let’s go over some of the shoulder replacement alternatives in Idaho, and explain how Pure Health can help you.
The two most common types of labral tears are the SLAP tear tear and Bankart tear. Both types of tears are usually accompanied by aching pain and difficulty performing normal shoulder movements.
SLAP stands for “superior labrum from anterior to posterior.” This type of tear occurs at the front of the upper arm where the biceps tendon connects to the shoulder. Patients with SLAP tears may experience pain at the front of the shoulder near the biceps tendon.
Bankart tears occur in younger patients who have dislocated their shoulders. When the shoulder joint ball slips out of the socket, the joint capsule can pull on the lower portion of the labrum and tear it. A dislocation where the head of the humerus shifts toward the front of the body, it leads to what is called “anterior instability.” When the ball slips toward the back of the body, it leads to “posterior instability.”
The labrum can tear a few different ways:
Diagnosing a labrum tear involves a physical examination and most likely an MRI, CT scan and/or arthroscopy of the shoulder. Treatment varies depending on type, severity and location of the labrum tear.
If there is a large tear of the labrum, the torn part should either be cut out and trimmed, or it should be repaired. Which treatment is used depends upon where the tear is located and how big it is.
At Pure Health Clinics, we offer Regenerative, non-surgical alternatives for painful labral tears, using minimally invasive, natural tissue-derived products to help regrow cartilage and restore degenerated tissue, allowing the body to heal more quickly. These types of care help restore the function of the labrum and are far less invasive than traditional surgical approaches by mimicking the body’s natural healing process.
If you’ve been told a labral tear is what’s causing you pain and surgical repair is your only solution, we suggest you evaluate all of your options beyond surgery. Get back to your training and everyday life without surgery or medications with Pure Health’s Regenerative Orthopedics.
We focus our methods on helping the labral tear to heal. Our expert Medical Providers inject custom concentrations of your body’s natural healing agents into the exact affected areas, helping promote the repair of the labral, leading to a better lifestyle in general.
Pure Health’s regenerative care can help reduce pain caused by labral tears and may contribute to helping your body use its abilities to heal without the need for surgery, resulting in shorter recovery times and fewer potential complications than invasive interventions.
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