Monday, May 21, 2012

Slap Tears: What are they and what to do?

January 8, 2010 by  
Filed under Shoulder Education, Slap tear

So I realized that I have missed mentioning a key injury in the shoulder, particularly in overhead athletes. Interestingly, we’ve only known about what this injury actually is since the early 80’s. SLAP stands for Superior Labrum Anterior-Posterior. You may recall (if you’ve read my other posts) that the shoulder is like a golf ball [...]