Treatment for Shoulder Labrum Tear
Depending on the kind and extent of the tear, there are different treatments for shoulder labrum tears. Surgery can be needed for severe tears. Your doctor will probably start your therapy with conservative measures if the tear is small. For shoulder labrum injuries, noninvasive treatments include:
- Change and modifications to activities
- An anti-inflammatory drug [1]
- injection of corticosteroids into the shoulder joint
- Icing or heating the shoulder joint
- physical therapy [2]
- range-of-motion exercises
Shoulder Labrum Tear Surgery
Your doctor may advise surgery to fix the shoulder labrum tear if it is severe and conservative therapy is not effective enough. Using arthroscopy techniques, the following procedures can be completed: