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    • 08/03/2019 at 2:26 pm #71936
      AvatarPierce Boggan
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      I’m new to MWod-ville and I have recently started crossfitting at my own gym. This last week, a lot of the overhead work caught up to me and I started to experience a little pain in my left shoulder. I did some toes to bar earlier this week and that’s when I started feeling some minor soreness in the rear of my shoulder capsule- I think probably from the Kipping forward and back and then initiating the movement with my scapulas. Then, yesterday I was doing some climbing up and down some monkey bars as a way to scale some rope climbs. A couple times I was hanging with straight arms and then went to grab the next bar when I felt my shoulder shift in its socket. Now, a day later, my shoulder feels loose in its socket and painful if I move it in certain planes.
      I know this is wordy but I really would love a reply from someone who can give me an opinion on what I might’ve done to it and also now what I can do to rehab it and make sure it doesn’t become a problem down the road. Thank you!

    • 09/10/2019 at 5:43 pm #87071
      Michael AlzheimerMichael Alzheimer
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      This is a situation where you may need to seek a provider. If your are injured and your shoulder is feeling loose in the socket I think it would be a good time to seek out a professional. If you are noticing shifting in the socket you may be experiencing shoulder subluxation and a physio may be able to help you rehab your shoulder to work on exercises that restore the range of motion, strength, and stability of the shoulder joint.

      To avoid this issue down the road take a look at the shoulder archetypes on the TRS website. With Crossfit there are many movements that require you to have full access to our shoulder range of motion in order to perform the movements without compensations. If you are experiencing pain or instability in movements such as Kipping or hanging positions you could be lacking full ROM in your shoulders leading to funky compensations that put our shoulders into less than desirable positions. TRS website has tons to great videos helping you restore and establish full access to your shoulder ROM. Work through the shoulder archetypes on the TRS site and own those shapes. Also if you are new to Crossfit you may need to establish a baseline level of strength and stability around your shoulder before you are ready to perform more advanced movements like kipping or toes to bar. Get a coach to help watch you move and scale the movements. Best of luck!!!

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