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A 41-year-old member asked:

How to speed up recovery of a dislocated shoulder injured in august in a wrestling practice?

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Dr. Gregory Carolan
Dr. Gregory Carolananswered
Orthopedic Surgery 21 years experience
MRI: You have a reasonably high chance of having a rotator cuff tear or a labral tear following a glenohumeral (shoulder) dislocation. I would recommend you see a local orthopaedic surgeon and based on your exam you should have an MRI or an mr arthrogram to evaluate your injury.
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