What is a shoulder SLAP tear?

This is a question that I receive from many of my patients.  After all, having a shoulder SLAP tear sounds very strange.  In reality, it is a tear of the shoulder labrum.  As a physical therapist, I commonly treat shoulder labral tears and post-surgical repairs of the labrum.  Patients tend to have difficulty conceptualizing a … Continue reading What is a shoulder SLAP tear?