The Movement Driven Podcast: Labral Tears Rotator Cuff Pain and MRIs Don't Tell the Whole Story
Greg Goldberger • November 26, 2025
A practical guide to understanding labral tears rotator cuff pain and why imaging results rarely match how your shoulder actually feels.
Shoulder pain can feel confusing especially when imaging results don’t seem to match what you feel in real life. In Part 2 of our shoulder series Dr Greg dives deeper into labral tears rotator cuff irritation and shoulder impingement and explains why an MRI rarely gives the full picture.
You’ll learn:
- What a labral tear actually is and why it’s not always a crisis
- How impingement and rotator cuff irritation develop
- Why two people with the same MRI can have totally different symptoms
- The difference between irritation injury and dysfunction
- How customized movement assessments uncover the real root cause
- When surgery is necessary and when conservative care can absolutely work
If you’ve been told you have a tear if you’ve been confused by your imaging or if shoulder pain is affecting your daily life this episode gives you clarity and a path forward. Movement is medicine and understanding your body is step one.
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