154 | Do Your Shoulders Snap, Crackle & Pop?! Find Out What It Means!

Shoulder popping left right and center? Hearing or feeling weird noises from your shoulder? Let’s combat your assumptions about what is happening in the shoulder in this episode! DocJen & Dr. Dom explain the medical diagnosis – shoulder crepitus- for noises in the shoulder. Explaining the anatomy of the shoulder, they break down the types of noises that could be associated with pathologies around the shoulder. Furthermore, Docjen & Dr. Dom dive into how rounded shoulders could be related to different noises occurring in the shoulder, and the importance of getting it checked out and assessed by a physical therapist in person.  Then, they describe their best tips to improving shoulder function, speaking into mobility and strength, and what to consider if there is no pain associated with the noises from your shoulder. Tune in!

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What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

2:30 - What is Shoulder Crepitus?

4:30 - Anatomy around the shoulder

5:57 - Noises with pathologies

7:20 - Are the crack sand pops bad?

8:51 - Get it checked out early!

10:09 - Diagnosis associated with shoulder noises

13:20 - Could rounded shoulders be related?

16:54 - Get it checked out with a physical therapy

18:44- How to improve shoulder function

24:09- What happens if you improve mobility around the shoulder?

25:21- What to do if you are having pain with your noises

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