How to prevent recurrence of dislocated shoulder?
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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.
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The decreased strength in your arm is caused by nerve damage.  Even though it is temporary, it is not good to have it occur repeatedly.  Talk to your physician about treatment - either physical therapy or visiting a chiropractor may help.
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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.
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The first thing is, without an evaluation by an experienced physician, you don't really know what's going on with the shoulder.  There can be several causes for pain and limited mobility in the shoulder.  Some of 'em can be very serious.\nThe person with the pained shoulder can go to any public hospital emergency room and be evaluated.  Yes, you may have a long wait in line and yes, you may be asked some uncomfortable questions regarding your ability to pay.  Federal and state law, however, insist that you cannot be denied care simply becuse you're unable to pay IF the hospital in question recieves ANY federal funding - and all public hospitals do.\nThe treatment for a dislocated shoulder demands the services of a skilled team.  Once upon a time it was thought sufficient for a strong man to sieze the arm on the affected side and give a mighty jerk.  That, unfortunately, often led to further damage to the already messed-up joint. And it hurt like hell! Today, the joint would be set under anesthesia and a proper cast/surgical support applied.  As the circulating nurse on the team that would attempt to reset the shoulder, I would expect to see an anesthetist, an orthopedic surgeon, another MD or an orthopedic nurse-practicioner as his direct assistant, a cast technician, an x-ray technician and another experienced nurse in the room, all concentrating on that guy or gal with the messed-up shoulder.  \nI'm sorry, but no alternative medicine is going to do it.  IF the shoulder really is dislocated, nothing short of manual reduction is going to fix things.  Hey - you need to get the shoulder fixed first and only THEN worry about who's gonna pay for it.  Do it soon; the disability from a severely-dislocated shoulder can become permanent!
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The only real reason people can relocate it themselves is because they have dislocated it before and have learned how. But the best advice I have for you is to go to a doctor and have them relocate it for you
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This is a question for your doctor. No one tell you how to heal yourself. You need professional advise. It depends on how you are healing. Doctors must take X-rays and physical therophy (spelling?). I suppose you must excercise according to a specialist instructions. I would consult the doctor would did the shoulder replacement. Never take advise just from any lay person this could cause complications that could have permenant damage on your health and shoulder. Do the right thing please :)/
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I had shoulder pain when I went to bed. It lasted for about fifteen minutes. I was active without pain. I thought it was a rotater cuff problem I think any recurring pain that lasts for awhile in the upper part of your body should be checked out
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I think you mean capsulitis. Adhesive capsulitis is the medical name for a frozen shoulder. For what ever reason, pain or injury, you stop using and moving your shoulder joint much. This causes it to "freeze" because of shortening of the ligaments and tendons as well as muscle atrophy caused by disuse. Rehab is the only way to get things working again and if it is severe enough sometimes the doctor will have to manipulate the shoulder with you under anasthesia before you can be sent to therapy.
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Yes I too was given the same advice.\nRotator cuff strengthening exercises\nList of exercises\n\nIt is important that your shoulder have both strength and endurance of internal and external rotation. This means that you need to carry out at least five rotator cuff exercise sessions each day, each taking only about five minutes.\n\nInternal rotation \n\nInternal rotation diagram\nIsometrics movie\nTubing movie\nFree weight movie\nExternal rotation \nExternal rotation diagram\nFree weight movie\nIsometrics movie\nhttp://www.orthop.washington.edu/uw/unstableshoulder/tabID__3376/ItemID__240/PageID__511/Articles/Default.aspx
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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.
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Wait and see what your doctor has to say.  You may have dislocated it temporarily.  Popping back in may have done some nerve damage.  Meanwhile, don't try to do anything that will hurt it.  Take pain relievers, try heating pads (or if it's swollen, ice packs) and rest it.\n\nYou may need physical therapy to get your strength back.  There are elastic bands called Thera-bands that look like giant rubber bands, so you can do some of the exercizes at home.  There are also stretches your doctor can have you do.
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R.I.C.E.\nRest: relative rest, avoid lifting any moderate to heavy weights with that arm\nIce: ice the Bicep for 15 minutes every hour\nCompression: wrap an ace wrap around the arm to control swelling\nElevation: elevate the arm above the heart level to control swelling\n\nSee your physician if it is a large tear.  You will need to rest and not play sports for a few weeks to allow it to heal.
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I believe you are talking about the biceps femoris.  The common name for the strain is a hamstring pull.  Heat and rest followed by stretching and moderate exercise is the best way to overcome this injury.
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The chance of re-tearing it again is pretty much the same as is has been for each of the previous injuries. What sort of graft did you have it reconstructed with first time? Second Time? This time? Allograft reconstructions, which are usually what is used for revision (2nd and 3rd times) reconstructions MAY be a little more likely to tear, though the literature does not bear that out at this time. Given appropriate surgical technique, rehabilitation and patient compliance you are at only a minimally increased risk for re-tear simply due to the difficulty in regaining full knee strength and function after multiple major reconstructive surgeries.\n\nWhat is more important is to figure out why you keep reinjuring your knee. There are a number of biomechanical factors that may be predisposing you to injury that you may need to address. This may include muscle imbalances, lower extremity alignment issues and proprioceptive (balance and coordination) factors. This may be the case if you are reinjuring your ACL after a formal period of therapy and an appropriate amount of rehabilitation time. \n\nYou may be trying to return to activity too aggressively, this is a common cause of ACL reconstruction failure. It is important to follow all instructions from your surgeon/rehabilitation team regarding return to activity.\n\nIn a related topic: bracing the knee does not prevent ACL re-tears. \n\nHope this helps, re-post if you need anything else
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Hi Meredith...Use an ice pack(bag of frozen peas or corn works well) to the shoulder for the first 24 hrs while awake.....and take 600mg of ibuprofen(3 -200mg  each over the counter pills)(if your not allergic to it...and make sure you have food in your stomach)..every 6 hours.After 24 hours you can use heat (as in a heating pad..)....on wednesday after the holiday if your not better make an appointment to see an Orthopedist..(bone specialist)...you may have a rotater cuff injury....which if bad enough would require surgery\nGood Luck!\nPS if you do not have insurance it should be covered by your school's insurance
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watch out, they might dislocate your shoulder