Question 1

i'm 18 and active in sports and i have dislocated my shoulder, should i get surgery?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: If this is the first time you dislocated your shoulder, surgery is usually not the first treatment (except in certain circumstances like being in the military or a high-level collegiate or professional athlete, or if you have a more severe injury to the joint with loss of bone).  Most shoulder dislocations can be successfully rehabilitated. Surgery is generally reserved for repeat dislocators.

Question 2

i have severe shoulder pain with a history of stretched ligaments and dislocations and now i cannot move. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

See your doctor: Problems like these can only be correctly handled by your doctor in person.  He/she needs to listen to you, perform an examination and possibly run labs or other tests. That's the only way he/she can find out what's going on and what to do about it.

Question 3

how can i get dislocated shoulder back into place?

Accepted Answer

See a doctor: Shoulder dislocations require getting the diagnosis right (direction of dislocation) and requires special treatment to reduce (put the joint back into place).  It is usually done with the patient asleep or at least sedated.  In our hands it is almost always gently done with the patient awake and requires significant training to perfect.

Question 4

what sort of shoulder sling should i get for a dislocated shoulder?

Accepted Answer

Variable: The one that is comfortable. Most are ok with simple sling, others like the ultrasling.

Question 5

is it true that if you injure your left shoulder, your right shoulder will get naturally weaker? i dislocated my right  after injuring the left

Accepted Answer

Not true: You non-injured shoulder may become more inflammed or irritated as you may have to use it more to compensate for your injured shoulder.

Question 6

which is more likely to get a dislocated hip or dislocated shoulder?

Accepted Answer

Shoulder more common: Statistically speaking, you are more likely to dislocate your shoulder than your hip.

Question 7

how do you get rid of dislocated shoulder pains, other then with medication and ice?

Accepted Answer

Therapy: Therapy to strengthen the muscles around the shoulder can help decrease thevain after a dislocation.  It can also help restore lost motion. If all that fails an  arthroscopic procedure may be needed.

Question 8

i was on shoulder stabilisation 2 months ago. since i itch all over body+rash on both shoulders. is it possible that its caused by general anesthesia?

Accepted Answer

Allergic Reaction: Highly unlikely. It is very rare to have an allergic reaction to the anesthetic gases used today.  Allergies to some of the intravenous medications used as part of the overall anesthetic are possible -but those medications are metabolized relatively quickly and would not cause the chronic symptoms you are experiencing. Are you taking pain meds? Started a new medication of any kind?

Question 9

hi. i recently dislocated my shoulder but now 10 days after, i'm experiencing burning down the right side of my body.

Accepted Answer

May be related: You really need to get evaluated. It needs to be decided whether you have any residual damage including neurologic and soft tissue from the dislocation

Question 10

my shoulder made a poppin noise and now it hurts....i know its not dislocated cause i can move it ok.....what could it be?

Accepted Answer

Could be a Rotator -: cuff tendon injury, bursitis, tendonitis, or even a shoulder joint subluxation (when joint doesn't dislocate completely but partially), so producing the popping sound and still having full motion as the joint probably self-reduced. Any of the above mentioned possibilities can result in Tendonitis or bursitis.
See an Orthopod and get investigated.
Good Luck.

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Is it true that if you injure your left shoulder, your right shoulder will get naturally weaker? i dislocated my right after injuring the left

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How do you get rid of dislocated shoulder pains, other then with medication and ice?

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I was on shoulder stabilisation 2 months ago. since i itch all over body+rash on both shoulders. is it possible that its caused by general anesthesia?

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Hi. i recently dislocated my shoulder but now 10 days after, i'm experiencing burning down the right side of my body.

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My shoulder made a poppin noise and now it hurts....i know its not dislocated cause i can move it ok.....what could it be?

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