Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter explains why CrossFit athletes get sharp overhead shoulder pain: it's instability, not overuse. Treatment combines PRP or stem-cell injections, laser therapy to reduce inflammation, and rehab exercises to rebuild strength and stability.
The CrossFitter overhead lifts high volume, pushing through fatigue the whole time. At first it's just soreness, but then it turns into a sharp pain when reaching overhead or back. Here's how we treat that at Pinnacle. We would use targeted regenerative therapy injections like PRP or stem cell, laser therapy to calm inflammation and improve recovery. And then we would rebuild strength and stability in the shoulder using targeted exercise and Emsculpt Neo where needed. Because shoulder pain like this usually comes from instability and not just overuse.
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