CrossFit Health Tip - Preventing Shoulder Injuries with Kelly Starrett, DPT PH240

Pursuing Health

Julie Foucher MD, MS

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 23 December 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Kelly Starrett, DPT breaks down the most common causes of shoulder injuries in CrossFit athletes and explains what can be done for prevention. To learn more about CrossFit Precision Care and how to get involved as a healthcare provider or patient visit care.crossfit.com. If you like this episode, please subscribe to Pursuing Health on iTunes and give it a rating or share your feedback on social media using the hashtag #PursuingHealth. I look forward to bringing you future episodes with inspiring individuals and ideas about health every Tuesday.

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0:00.0	Hey there and welcome to Pursuing Health. I'm Dr. Julie Fouche, family physician and
0:09.1	former CrossFit Games athlete. Here is your bonus weekly CrossFit Health Tip, which
0:13.2	was originally published on CrossFit.com. Enjoy.
0:16.2	Alright, today we are talking about shoulder pain or shoulder discomfort and we have Dr.
0:23.4	Kelly Starratt of the Ready State here with us. So I would love to know from your perspective,
0:28.0	what are the main drivers of shoulder pain or discomfort among CrossFit athletes?
0:31.4	It can be sum up pretty easily. Poor preparation, not covered in sweat, tissues aren't
0:37.3	engorged and ready for work. We need more warm upsets, too, is that you may be lacking
0:43.1	complete range of motion. You're getting by in a little tiny movement window and three,
0:48.5	you're not taking care of your shoulders the way you're taking care of the rest of your
0:51.3	body.
0:52.3	Okay, so I'm not warming up enough. I'm not moving through the full range of motion and
0:56.8	just not taking care of my shoulder joint.
0:58.4	Well, you know, I ask sometimes I'm like, well, when's the last time you talk to your
1:02.3	front of your shoulder, you're into your adult and they're like, we have conversations
1:04.9	all the time.
1:05.9	Vietnam, yeah, that's right. And the often times happens is that like so many things,
1:10.0	it's normal for us to kind of ignore it until it's a problem, right? But the shoulder
1:13.5	suddenly you're like, oh, so keep in mind, if your shoulder hurts, doesn't mean tissue
1:18.2	damage or trauma. You haven't torn your labor, nothing is occult yet, but it's a great
1:23.0	signal not to ignore. It's a great say, hey, how do I improve my position?
1:26.6	Just even get warmed up.
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