Ep 30: Shoulder Injuries (Jared Powell - Physiotherapist)

In this episode I interviewed Jared Powell who is a Physiotherapist with an interested in the shoulder. He has a website with some great resources on the shoulder, does plenty of webinars and talks on the shoulder, and is currently completing his PhD.

 

In this episode, we focus on different shoulder injuries that commonly occur in athletes and ways to identify/treat them.

 

Some topics discussed…

 

 Start with more non-traumatic type injuries. Commonly thought of as “chronic” or “overuse.”

 

What questions and aspects Jared thinks are important to focus on when someone comes in with this type of shoulder pain.

 

Does he think it possible to relate the cause of pain to a certain structure?

 

Does it matter if you can or can’t?

 

His thoughts on “shoulder impingement” and why he doesn’t like or agree with the term.

 

How he views a grouping of injuries as rotator cuff related shoulder pain and goes about managing it.

 

Specific exercises he likes to incorporate.

 

Pain vs performance.

 

Does thoracic/shoulder mobility matter to him?

 

Outcome measures for return to sport and performance.

 

Next topic was the acute injury and unstable shoulder.

 

Different types of instability and important aspects of each.

 

His opinion on when surgery is needed vs when it isn’t.

 

Things he likes to weigh up when considering surgery.

 

And more!

 

 

You can contact Jared Powell below…

 

 Instagram: @shoulder_physio

 

Website: https://www.jaredphysio.com

 

Facebook Group: The Shoulder Physiotherapy Group  

 

 

You can contact/follow me below…

 

Website: www.patrick-wood.com

 

Instagram: @coachpatrickwood

 

Twitter: @coachpattywood

 

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