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Separated shoulder
An injury to the ligaments that hold the collarbone (clavicle) to the shoulder blade.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 |
Symptoms
Related questions
A 31-year old asked:
Can you fix a separated shoulder by yourself?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can one do push ups with a separated shoulder?
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A 51-year old asked:
What can I expect for a surgery on separated shoulder?
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A 40-year old asked:
Do you think I am able to try to play hockey if I have a separated shoulder?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Does a separated shoulder that healed on its own leave a chronic pain? And is it safe to do push ups even though you have a milf pain?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Pain where clavicle meets shoulder. It seems to be movable compared to my other shoulder which seems fixed? Separated shoulder? Can I still do push up
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A 48-year old asked:
How to treat separated shoulder (ac joint)?
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A 33-year old asked:
What can I expect in the recovery of a separated shoulder/ac joint?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Can a separated shoulder that has healed on its own develop any complications later on? Would I have full use of my arms for exercises like pull ups?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is drinking alcohol a bad idea when I have a separated shoulder?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is it possible that a torn rotator cuff cause other injuries within the shoulder such as: separated shoulder(ac joint)?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can a frozen shoulder or a separated shoulder give you carpal tunnel symptoms in your hand?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Separated shoulder 15 years ago. Never rehabbed. Now have persistent shoulder, neck, underarm/rib and occasional muscle pain in chest. Could the tear have worsened? Pain worse with rest. Next steps?
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A 42-year old asked:
Sports related injuries. How do you separate a shoulder and what is it exactly?
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A 40-year old asked:
I had my shoulder separated type 3 about a year ago.I still feeling discomfort or even pain.Do I need surgery? Is it going to get wost over the years?
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A 45-year old asked:
Seperate or dislocated shoulder, how to know?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Have torn labrum in shoulder and have horrible pain behind shoulder blade. Are they related or separate issues ?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I think my shoulder clavicle ligaments got separated in a car accident 3 months ago. My shoulder juts out now.How do I treat this?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Shoulder clavicle ligaments got separated in a car accident 3 mnt ago. Left shoulder juts out now.Also aches wen it's cold n I carry stuff wit d arm?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Can 2 chronic issues be connected from separate injuries a yr ago: groin strain(b-ball) & upper back, shoulders & chest from lifting (military press/external shoulder cable rotation)? Nerve related?!
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A 21-year old male asked:
Clavicle fracture but i can't keep it at stable position,i have to move my shoulder,so chance of healing?it was 2week on figure8 but separated.
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A 22-year old male asked:
Continually separating my shoulder help ?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Pain in my lower shoulder ?
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A female asked:
HOW to get a crick out shoulder?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Pain in the front of my shoulder?
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A 31-year old asked:
Why do my shoulder keep cracking?
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A 41-year old asked:
How to fix poor shoulder posture?
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A 46-year old asked:
How can I fix my shoulder posture?
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A 44-year old asked:
What do shoulder presses work out?
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A female asked:
What causes pain on top of shoulder?
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