How to fix shoulder popping?

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asked Jul 3 in Other- Health by Heartpulseflower (580 points)
How to fix shoulder popping?

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answered Jul 7 by Allograft (4,840 points)
To fix shoulder popping you can do strengthening exercises, manual therapy and even posture improvement.

If the shoulder popping is persistent or is also accompanied by pain you should seek medical attention from a doctor or even a physical therapist.

When doing strengthening and stretching exercises to fix shoulder popping you should focus on your rotator cuff muscles which are muscles that are crucial for shoulder stability.

Doing exercises like internal rotations and external rotations using resistance bands or even light weights, scapular squeezes and rows can also help strengthen them.

You can also improve your shoulder mobility by doing gentle stretches and mobility exercises which can improve flexibility and reduce tightness, which can also contribute to the shoulder popping.

You can also do some exercises like wall slides or scapular retractions which can improve your shoulder blade movement and stability.

To do scapular retractions, retract your shoulder blades by pulling the shoulder blades back and down.

To do wall slides, stand with your back against a wall, and slide your arms up the wall, while also keeping your elbows and your hands in contact.

To do internal rotations, rotate your arm inward, while keeping your elbow at your side, using a light weight.

To do external rotations rotate your arm outward, while also keeping your elbow at your side, using a light weight.

And another exercise for fixing shoulder popping are shoulder blade squeezes.

To do shoulder blade squeezes, squeeze your shoulder blades together and hold for a few seconds and then repeat.

If you want to simply pop your shoulder you can stand up straight or lie on your stomach with your arms at your sides and then gently pull your shoulder blades together and down as much as possible.

To pop your shoulder or fix a popped shoulder while standing or sitting, grab the wrist of your injured arm.

Pull your arm forward and straight, in front of you.

This is meant to guide the ball of your arm bone back to the shoulder socket. When the shoulder is back in place, put your arm in the sling.

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