Your upper arms and the blade of your shoulder are considered to be the weakest joint of your body. It can twist easily. It's considered to be a shoulder dislocation when your upper arms, rather bones pop out of the shoulder blade. It's a difficult condition to deal with. If you suffer a shoulder dislocation, you must contact an orthopedic doctor.
Shoulder dislocation is actually an injury. Shoulders can be dislocated due to so many reasons. Falling on the shoulder, being hit on the shoulder, sudden twist of the shoulder and unusual stretch of the shoulder can cause shoulder dislocation.
Symptoms
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Shoulders that looks out-of-place
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Intense pain in the shoulder
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Unable to move the shoulder joint
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Feeling of numbness and weakness in the injured area.
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Pain in the neck
People associated with sports are likely to sustain shoulder dislocation more often than not. It's found that teens who are more physically active often dislocate their shoulders. Once you dislocate your shoulder, you will know it immediately. You will feel intense pain in your shoulders. Apart from pain, you may observe your arm is out-of-placed from the blade of the shoulder.
What You Should Do
You need to immediately contact an orthopedic doctor. Your doctor will put the shoulder back into its place. This will relieve your pain a little. Later an orthopedic surgeon will decide whether a surgery is needed or not.
Recovery
Recovery period of shoulder dislocation depends on the age of the patient and the type of injury. It normally takes 4 to 6 months to recover your dislocated shoulder. In the meantime, the patient should put his arm in a sling for at least four months and follow the rehabilitation program. In case of surgery, it will take about 45 minutes to complete. Post injury treatment is required to strengthen and stabilize your shoulder.
Further Prevention Tips
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Take care of yourself. Don't take risks that involve unnatural movement of the shoulder.
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Avoid falls as much as possible.
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Wear protective sports equipment to avoid unnecessary shoulder injury.
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There is no alternative to exercise. Exercise daily to strengthen your joints and stabilize the muscles.
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If you have already suffered a shoulder dislocation, pay attention in the following post recovery treatment.
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Moreover, take advice from your doctor on how you can improve your shoulder muscles and reduce the risk of dislocation.
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**Disclaimer- Information presented here is not intended to be qualified medical advice. Nothing expressed herein creates a doctor-patient relationship.