Shoulder dislocations and instability can affect patients ofmany ages, particularly in early adulthood or with aspiring athletes.

How can we help these patients address the fears & uncertainties of having an unstable shoulder?

On the episode Ben is joined by Edel Fanning, shoulder specialist physiotherapist with a PhD in relation to shoulder instability where they discuss;

(00:00:00) – What Made Edel Pick Shoulders?

(00:03:26) – Is Social Media Improving Speed Of Research Uptake?

(00:08:35) – How Edel Finds Managing Both Athletes &Chronic Shoulder Pain

(00:10:37) – Managing “Impingement” & Other DifficultBeliefs

(00:22:30) – Helping Patients Understand How Other FactorsInfluence Their Shoulder Instability

(00:24:30) – Conversations With Children & Parents AboutInstability

(00:27:51) – Utilising Different Clinicians Who May Suit ThePatients Personality Better

(00:30:11) – Instability, Pain & Strength

(00:33:36) – Using VR For Shoulder Instability Rehab

(00:36:08) – Graded Exposure For Shoulder Instability Rehab

(00:37:27) – How To Answer “Will It Dislocate Again?”

(00:46:53) – Long Term Affects Of Shoulder Instability &Fixations

(00:48:12) – How To Help Teenagers Understand Instability

(00:50:58) – Discussing Labral Injuries With 40-50 Year Olds

(00:57:03) – Having Long Term Career Discussions WithAthletes On Shoulder Instability

(01:00:30) – Edel’s Hardest Clinical Conversations

(01:11:20) – The Future Of Shoulder Instability

You can find Edel on LinkedIn

Predictive Reoccurrence Instability Scale

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32736499/

You can find Ben across social media @BWhybrowPhysio

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