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SkierPT
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So this past season I've been fighting a strange shoulder injury. Every few weeks i would hurt it again...did it today bad to end my season. Today it happened when I spun to the right off a jump throwing my left arm across my body a little bit to set the spin. It's my left shoulder that seems to pop when this happens. Almost feels like it's dislocated when it first happens and very painful. I believe I'm stretching a ligament in there or something but idk. Since it's been goin on for months and gets worse each time do you think I should see a doctor? It gets better after 2-3 weeks each time. Anyone else got this problem? PT  or surgery in the near future?
Apr 3 2011 3:51PM
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erazzleski
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If you are dislocating your shoulder, you will need surgery if it continues to happen. I have had two surgeries on my right shoulder due to an excess of 10 dislocations from all sorts of physical activity. I've had 3 so far on my left, and its doing OKAY, but i'm still a little nervous about it. go have it looked at by a doctor if you are worried.
Apr 3 2011 3:56PM
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Asiansethsation
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I dislocated my shoulder last week for the first time, and I am going to get surgery so that it won't pop out again and become reocurring.  Everytime it pops out, it gets easier and easier to pop out again, so the only way to fix it is to get surgery.  You can try to build up the muslce and do some physical therapy, but it still might keep poping out.
Apr 3 2011 4:09PM
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NowBetterTasting
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try to find a good sports doctor that specializes in shoulders, you're probably going to need x-rays or an MRI to figure out the severity of your injury.

Good luck to ya, shoulder injuries suck, I've had 2 surgeries myself.  Rehabbing them is a bitch.


Apr 3 2011 4:31PM
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Willgum
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This happened to me. My shoulder popped, and it felt like it was dislocated, but it wasnt actually. For me it went away, but every now and then i feel as though it might happen again. Let us now what the doctor says if you go because i think i have the same thing
Apr 3 2011 5:09PM
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brody
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sounds like tendonitis dude, work those muscles out every second day!



Apr 3 2011 5:55PM
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SkierPT
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Okay will do
Apr 3 2011 6:00PM
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californiagrown
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most likely you are subluxing the shoulder, which is basically an incomplete dislocation.

sounds like you have a loose joint, hit up your docter and try your best at the rehab/strength program so you dont have to do surgery. Surgery is fucking awful, and should be your last resort.
Apr 3 2011 6:06PM
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SkierPT
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Yeah It def feels like it semi popped out but I never actually have to pop it back in at all. Its real unstable atm..i got a brace (which i wasn't wearing today) so I'll let it be for a few days and maybe to doc
Apr 3 2011 6:12PM
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californiagrown
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sounds like it subluxes. Mine started subluxing after my surgery when i was super weak and skinny.

What really helped me was building up the muscle and strength. The little rotator cuff exercises are good and all, but building upper body strength all over really helps. I put on around 60lbs of muscle in the 2 years since surgery, and the symptoms have only improved since then. build all three heads of your delts(shoulder), and build up your upper and middle back. Now it only subluxes in situations where its pretty obvious it would.
Apr 3 2011 6:37PM
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HERCULES.
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word man i've been through whats happening to you. I has surgury on one of my shoulder and the others poped out once but i opped out of surgury

if youve subluxed/ dislocated yours over ten times its pretty much hopeless that even pt will help it. Your gana need surgury. If its only poped out like 5ish times doing serious pt and treating it well can go super far.

The main thing that holds your shoulder together/ intact is called your labrum and once that niggers torn it basicly has nothing but a small amount of muscle holding it in. The pt exercises youl earn and have to do religiosly will build those muscles up huge ( mine look like weirdly huge, like huge bulges in front of my shoulders) and once those are strengthened they will work wonders on holding your shoulder in, but if you still take a mossive hit to it itl pop out because your still missing your labrum.

so basicly for your reallly bad one you need surgury and for your other one you need to start pt and once thats done you need to continue with it at your house for as long as you wish to participate in extreme sports.

good luck. pm me with any questions. i feel bad for someone going through this after having delt with it myself

Apr 3 2011 7:28PM
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Yinzer
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Alright, I literally have the loosest shoulders you'll ever find. I have the one rebuilt already. There's a lot that goes one in a shoulder and I could explain it but one way or another your going to have to see a doctor and get him to evaluate it. Go to a good orthopedic surgeon cause shoulder injuries are not something to take lightly as they are the hardest joint in your body to heal.

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Until then, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to look up rotator cuff exercises and do them 3 times a week, 15 reps, 2-3 sets each with 5-10 lbs. This will help dramatically as your shoulder is actually held together by mostly muscle and as you are describing it, your muscles are very very week. And don't be stupid and cut some exercises out cause you think they are stupid. I did this and cause a lot of trouble down the road. I literally can have the worst shoulders ever or have literally no problems just depending on how often I do the exercises.

THAT SAID JUST BECAUSE YOUR SHOULDER MAY FEEL BETTER AFTER STRENGTHENING GO TO THE DOCTOR!

You may have something wrong and if gone unfixed you will cause a lot of irreparable nerve damage.
Apr 3 2011 8:43PM
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SkierPT
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Its still sore now...should I do exercises only after it feels perfectly good in 2 weeks or so?
Apr 4 2011 4:28PM
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Yinzer
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when was the last time you jarred it?
Apr 4 2011 5:07PM
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SkierPT
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Yesterday...worst one yet. It first happened in late December
Apr 4 2011 5:09PM
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erazzleski
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Wait til the soreness with normal range of motion goes away. Then start the exercises to strengthen your rotator cuff muscles.
Apr 4 2011 5:15PM
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Yinzer
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yeah if it was just yesterday then chill for a bit but I'd advise you to stop doing things that hurt it until you get it strong. you can do some extremely low rep and low weight stuff to get the soreness out. Exercising always makes mine feel better.

PM me if you need the exercises. I know all of them and which are the best.

BTW, you have issues with you arm going across your body correct?
Apr 4 2011 5:46PM
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SkierPT
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Yeah Well i did this time anyways. I don't know how i hurt it exactly the first time...just an awkward fall. I spin to the right and i threw my left arm across to the right when it popped
Apr 5 2011 10:22AM
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Yinzer
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ok if its across your body you have posterior instability. I'll PM some exercises that will help you specific problem
Apr 5 2011 1:16PM
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SkierX
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Also, with the rehabbing post injury, the phrase "no pain, no gain" should be avoided at all cost.

Pick up some resistance bands of varying weights. Start light and work high repetition as much as you can without inflicting pain. If you are getting pain, dial it back.

If you are ONLY subluxing, you MAY be able to save yourself through rehabilitation and strict exercise to strengthen the muscles critical to the entire joint. However, if that major dislocation has occurred, might as well sign up for the cutting. Once your labrum is torn, it's all over.
Apr 5 2011 3:40PM
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SkierPT
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It didn't pop out all the way so some strengthening should work well
Apr 5 2011 3:54PM
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SkierX
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Get to a PT and have them prescribe you some exercises and test your ROM and stability. They will be best to listen to.

Keep in mind too that if you go to an orthopaedic doctor first, they will recommend the surgery right off no matter what, since that is how they make their living.

Hit up PT, KEEP up on the exercises for ever, and good luck. Shoulders suck a ton, and can really ruin your skiing style when they go sour. I don't even think of skiing park anymore as a result of my shoulder.
Apr 5 2011 5:00PM
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SkierPT
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Update: I hadn't started any lifting yet due to it hurting when I tried even with very low weight. Yesterday in gym in completely popped out playing basketball. Fml
May 7 2011 10:21AM
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