Mar 10
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It is not unusual for the shoulder joint to make some wierd noises, but what noises are considered normal and what are considered abnormal?
Good question.
In my experience, a non painful click within the shoulder joint here and there is not an abnormal sign and it doesn’t necessarily indicate a shoulder injury or dysfunction.
However, in saying that varying degrees of clicking (shoulder joint crepitus) especially if painful or worse still a clunking painful shoulder have been demonstrated in shoulder conditions such as rotator cuff dysfunction post strain or innocuous injury, osteoarthritis of the shoulder, subacromial impingement, full thickness rotator cuff tears, long head of biceps and labral lesions and glenohumeral instability.
The list is certainly long, but don’t be alarmed as in most cases the crepitus can be controlled through a structured and specific shoulder rehabilitation program.
The best thing is to get your shoulder assessed to ascertain the reason for your clicking or clunking shoulder and get the latest strategies to fix it once and for all.
