Thuri Helgadottir shared the news that she has been diagnosed with a Type 2 SLAP lesion on her shoulder. She suffered the injury back in August while “entering the water after being shot in the air off the blob.” (The blob is a large inflatable tube that shoots someone into the air)
Since the injury, Helgadottir has competed at the IWF World Championships, the Austrian Throwdown and the CrossFit Open.
Helgadottir’s shoulder has gotten progressively worse. Helgadottir was able to get through all five Open workouts despite being unable to do butterfly pull-ups, bar muscle-ups and heavy snatches. Fortunately for Helgadottir, the Open didn’t include any of those movements.
While surgery may still be required, Helgadottir is going to try a cortisone injection along with stability exercises and rest. If that does not work, Helgadottir may have to resort to surgery.
A Type 2 SLAP lesion is the most common type of SLAP tear. The superior labrum is completely torn off the glenoid and generally occurs because of a shoulder dislocation.
Helgadottir is currently in 64th overall on the women’s Open leaderboard. The leaderboard is still not finalized, however, as CrossFit is still conducting video review of the last two Open workouts.
