Do you have a labral tear? They're one of those scary diagnoses that usually make you think of surgery and a super long healing time.

But actually understanding what a labral tear is… that's not normally a conversation your ortho has time for.

And when you consider that labral tears appear in more than 50% of asymptomatic shoulders - a better understanding of what's going on and what you can do to help with the pain is even more important.

So if you have shoulder or hip pain, and you're curious what your labrum has to do with it, then today's episode is for you.

You'll learn:

• What a labrum is
• How labral tears and overall joint wear happens
• And how to build more stable hips and shoulders

All the links:

• Bird dog variation
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• Schwartzberg, Randy et al. "High Prevalence of Superior Labral Tears Diagnosed by MRI in Middle-Aged Patients With Asymptomatic Shoulders." Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine vol. 4
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