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does naproxen help with dislocated shoulder
A 15-year-old female asked:
Dr. Linda Gromko answered
48 years experience Family Medicine
Be careful here...: A dislocated shoulder is painful, i'm sure. Prenisone is an anti-inflammatory medication, and so is naproxen. Both are used to reduce swelling, inflam ... Read More
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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
52 years experience Rheumatology
Ask the doctor: Prednisone and naprosyn (naproxen) are both antiinflammatory agents. Prednisone is a corticosteroid while naprosyn (naproxen) is a nonsteroidal agent. ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Perez answered
37 years experience Internal Medicine
Very painful: A dislocated shoulder is unable to move normally. If you can do normal range of motion, then it may not be dislocated, just painful for any number of ... Read More
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Dr. Jeffrey Visotsky answered
36 years experience Occupational Medicine
Shoulder dislocation: It can be very painful when the shoulder is out , the muscles and nerves are stretched . When it is reduced the pain is drastically reduced.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Dr. Pavel Conovalciuc answered
23 years experience Family Medicine
Physical therapy: I assume your shoulder "was popped back" in place. At this time, you need to focus on getting your muscles to go back to normal routine. Physical ther ... Read More
Dr. Mark Hutchinson answered
34 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Avoid rein jury: Unfortunately, you can't speed up the healing process very much but you can prevent reinjury during the healing phase which could lead to in increased ... Read More
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Dr. Charles Toman answered
18 years experience Sports Medicine
Hard to do: A true dislocation of the shoulder is a major orthopedic injury . The timetable is months and months. Immobilization followed by therapy will help spe ... Read More
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allen Lu answered
24 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
See your surgeon: A dislocated shoulder tends to continue to dislocate, each time causing damage that makes the problem worse each time. Surgery is not always needed, b ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Peter Zimmerman answered
33 years experience Pain Management
Get it reduced: And then give the capsule 4-6 weeks to heal.
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Peter Ihle answered
54 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
X-rays! !!!: U need an incident, pain ; exam including x-rays.
A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rhett Griggs answered
19 years experience Hand Surgery
Variable.: At 29 anywhere bn 2-3 weeks and 3 months. Try rehab, but if it is unstable consider surgery.
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Darren Corteen answered
25 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Instability: Shoulder dislocations are really only a problem when they become recurrent. Many individuals experiencing dislocation for the 1st time can recover fu ... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Galland answered
32 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Glenohumeral...: A glenohumeral dislocation occurs when the head of humeus displaces in relationship to the glenoid fossa. Most glenohumeral dislocations occur when th ... Read More
A 15-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ronald Herring answered
17 years experience Anesthesiology
Shoulder: The most definitive way to diagnose this is via a set of xray from various angles. Experienced physicians can usually (but not always) diagnose by pal ... Read More
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