I just broke my arm by falling down the stairs and the bone is sticking out. What should I do?
131297
Go to the hospital!!! My friend did a similar thing with her ankle, and it wasn't pretty. The hospital did a good job so I recommend thats where you go and what you do!!!
400015
Sounds like you have pulled your shoulder out of socket... You really should go get an xray on it...You can cause it to eventually pinch a nerve or tear up tissue as well as mess up your rotator cuff... GO to the dr....
358734
Sounds like bursitis.  If you have full range of motion, can move your arm/shoulder in all directions, then it's not likely dislocated and in the absence of a traumatic event, it's not likely torn cartilage.  Take Advil or another anti-inflammatory and see what happens.  Otherwise see a doctor.
15037
Not to frighten you, but I would make a trip to the ER.  Even if it was a tiny fragment, it could become trapped in your intestinal tract and cause trauma, bleeding or an infection.  If it was me or someone I care about, I would insist on getting checked out by a doctor to prevent any potentially health or life threatening problems.
436807
You need to go to physio or learn some exercises to strengthen your shoulder and the muscles surrounding it. Once you dislocate a joint, the more likely it is that it will happen again; especially the shoulder.\n\nYou need to take some time off from the sports and let your shoulder completely heal. You could be rushing your shoulder back into sports and that's why it's happened 5x.\n\nTalk to your doctor and see if she/he has any ideas. Get an x-ray to see if it's something structurally wrong with your shoulder. Find out if you have a sublaxating shoulder joint. That's when your shoulder will slip out but not completely dislocate. If you have a sublaxating shoulder, dislocating it happens a lot more frequently.
236806
i broke mine 15 years ago and its fine now.  rest the arm on the affected side and try not to lift arm up higher than shoulder for a few weeks and you'll be fine.
100234
If you sprained it and did not acutally break anything, it could take LONGER to heal than if you had a fracture. STAY off of it for at least two weeks if at all possible, and when you're sitting, keep it ABOVE YOUR HEART, not just up off the floor. This will help with the swelling and pain.\nAspirin, Ibuprofin, Motrin or Aleve are also good for swelling and inflamation, and you can take Tylenol in between doses to help more with pain. If it is a sprain, it could take MONTHS to heal right, or YEARS if you don't treat it right. Sorry. That's the best I can do sweety. Feel better soon!
287925
Well, sounds like you finger is hurt, Eh. Up in the Great White North me and the boys tape em' up and play some puck. But Just rest it and get a splint to keep it from moving and gets hit or knocked again est something. So yea, Eh, it will get better in a week or two but if its broken you probably be in more pain. If you are see the doc about it.
660435
Have you gone to a doctor yet?  It might be a sprain or a strain.  That can take anywhere from a few weeks to a year to heal.  I would stay off of it, and use ice if it starts to hurt too badly.  20 minutes with the ice, and 1 hour without it.  Do not keep the ice on for too long, because that can cause damage in and of itself.  I hope you heal up soon, babe!
668177
It's probably broken, or at least really sprained. My sister did the same thing. Best thing you can do is go to the doctor. If left uncared for too long, it can get worse. They'll know what to do. Broken fingers and toes are actually a pretty easy fix. Good luck! And be more careful :-)
630134
Ok you either bruised the bone or you have a heel spur; or both!  Maybe you had a heel-spur and it broke off when you fell. OR..you may have cracked your heel, which no orthopedic doc can do anything about..no cast or anything.   Only way to know is see a doc and have an xray.  Otherwise, soak in ice, take asiprin for inflammation with food, and grit your teeth.
665023
First of all, a broken bone would not necessarily keep you from moving your toes.\n\nThe fact that it didn't really start hurting till several hours later makes it more likely that it was just a bad bruise, which got more painful because you stayed on your feet and allowed the injury to swell up a lot over the next several hours.\n\nThe best thing would have been to elevate the foot, put a cold pack on it, and use an Ace wrap, and stay off the foot as much as possible. You should still do that, and see a doctor if it gets worse or doesn't start getting better in a day or so.
566930
fell over my dog and dislocated my shoulder. did not follow doctors instructions after surgury and had to have it fixed again. i now have two huge scars and lost out on over a year of income and activity.
366163
My sister injured hers and she required surgery.\nSee a doctor, you may need surgery too.
577298
OK, the short answers:\n\nQ: My hand is tingling and is sore too what happened?\nA: You probably subluxated your shoulder, meaning it popped slightly out of the socket, but not fully. This being said, any one of several things could have happened to your hand, injury or subsequent pain are quite common with this type of injury. More than likely you've strained a nerve or pinched one.\n\nQ:The doc x rayed and said it is back in place and he said i have rotary cup damage what does that mean?\nA: Your rotary cup is the collection of muscles binding and holding your shoulder into the socket. Some tearing or stretching (straining) of these muscles are common with this type of injury.\n\nQ: He said i may need surgery why is that?\nA: If you have actually torn some or all of your rotary cup, surgery will be required in order to reconnect the muscle tissues and ensure proper healing.\n\nQ: I am supposed to check the circulation in my hand every once in awhile by checking my finger nails why do I have to do that?\nA: This is called "capillary reaction". What you are doing is pushing all the blood out of the capillaries under your nail and ensuring it fills back up in good time. You were asked to check this to ensure that your loosened shoulder is not pinching off any veins and that you haven't damaged any during the injury, which would probably result in you loosing your arm (the capillary reaction under normal circumstances for most people turns white when pinched and red within a couple seconds afterward).\n\nQ: Do i have to wear the collar and cuff that he gave me?\nA: If you want to heal, yes. Attempting to move the arm retards the healing process greatly and can cause improper healing.\n\n\nFinal Thoughs: To speed your healing, do EVERYTHING your doctor tells you. Wear your cuff, avoid moving/jarring your shoulder, maintain appointments with doctor and call him/her if you have questions or something seems wrong.\n\n\nAdditional Questions:\n-Your chiro is not a MD.\n-Muscles tears generally will not show up in Xray\n-Your doc should make that descision with you.
560601
OK...you have a fresh injury an you're going to feel the consequences of that with sore muscles and pulled ligaments.  the Rotator cuff is what keeps your arm in it's socket and helps it move around, similar to your knee joint.  If you have an injury, on the inside of the joint, you may need surgery.  Checking the circulation by pressing the fingernails indicates if the blood in your injured arm is circulating.  If your fingernails are a blue or black color, then the oxygen in the blood is not circulating properly and you should report this condition asap to your doctor.  Wear the collar and cuff for a few days and mend before you start to worry about the surgery and getting back to normal activities.  Your body uses rest to heal.  So...rest.  Then call your doctor with any other questions.  \n\nGlad you weren't seriously injured.
597518
Your shoulder subluxed and you may have irritated some of the nerves.  The nerves would have had a traction force upon them which can cause some of your symptoms.  Rarely, one of the nerves can be pinched as the shoulder relocates.\n\nYou should get it x-rayed to make sure nothing serious happened and that the shoulder went back into the correct position and that you didn't cause trauma to any of the other joints or structures in the area.  In the meantime, keep icing it and taking antiinflammatory medication, i.e. Advil.  Try not to use it either - no riding the bike again just yet!