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Seperated shoulder

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Mikeylal
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any one seperate there shoulder skiing? Just did it a week ago wanted to know how long till you went skiing again and any other tips to speed up the healing process?
Dec 12 2011 11:22PM
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awheeler1
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Rest, ice, compression and elevation...go see a doctor
Dec 12 2011 11:24PM
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Tanner-D
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Dont know to much about separated shoulders but I know once they heal they shouldnt bother you anymore. Just be glad you didnt dislocate your shoulder they haunt you
Dec 12 2011 11:25PM
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rubasu
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^^^ muscle relaxers work wonders too.
Dec 12 2011 11:25PM
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Andi_G
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it was like two weeks for me to get back on snow three weeks until fully healthy
Dec 12 2011 11:29PM
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DIX~
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I did mine two seasons ago. Didn't miss a day of skiing but it fucking sucked. Just filmed and shit. Probably about 10 days til I was doing bigger tricks again, 2 weeks for 100%.
Dec 12 2011 11:31PM
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Sharpy
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I separated mine bad before. It was 3 weeks before I was on the snow, but I wasn't 100%. I kept tweaking it for another 4 weeks. I probably should have waited 4-6 weeks before pushing it.

It still gets sore for me sometimes (7 years later). It doesn't have the same capacity either. On things like a barbell benchpress it gets super tweaked if I try to max out.

I recommend taking more time than less. I probably have the chronic problems because I kept damaging it before it was fully healed.
Dec 13 2011 12:22AM
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Auschie
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I did mine in the spring. It was pretty bad. I was out of action for like 5 weeks. But I tore a lot and also broke my collarbone. I also only slightly separated it last winter and that only took like 2 or 3 weeks but in that case I was able to still ski. Just take it easy and use your arm as little as possible. Physical therapy will help it heal faster if you have that option.
Dec 13 2011 12:28AM
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Mikeylal
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cool thanx for the talk on the experiences
Dec 13 2011 8:51PM
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Goku
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Sparknotes:
Backside 5 in pipe went way wrong
Worst pain of my life
3rd Degree Dislocation
"You're done skiing for they year, you'll be lucky to play summer sports"
1 Week no skiing, 2 weeks Physical Therapy
Started running GS/SL courses against Dr orders
1st place in first race
3rd place in following
Stopped going to PT
It hurts every single day, can't lift certain things above my head, when I lay on my back I can move it in and out of socket.
Always clicks and creaks when stretching or certain movements
Dec 14 2011 12:06AM
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OssargYormada
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I dislocated my shoulder 6 times in the past year and a half. First two from skiing. The first time i waited a week and started up again. the day i started again it came out for good while i was throwing a 360. first one i had to go to the hospital. It came out again over that summer then i had surgery. Came out one more time 4 months after surgery so i didnt ski last year to take it easy. The next spring i flip my mountain bike going 30+ mph and it comes out again so i had to go to the hospital for that one. The x ray of my hospital visits were basically identical.

Depending on the amount of muscle you have on your bones depends on how long you should wait.

If you are skinny, give your muscle longer time to heal, like 6 weeks.

If not, I would wait 4 weeks.

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Dec 14 2011 12:19AM
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bibs_skibum
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to the people above me: separated shoulder =/= dislocated shoulder.

Also, OP theres a wide variety of grades of separation going from 1-5. Which did you do? Theres huge differences. Either you stretched a ligament, or tore three.
Dec 14 2011 12:33AM
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jksl
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yea dislocating is completely different than separating your shoulder...

and how do you do a backside 5 on skis?


back on topic..separated shoulders are pretty mellow, depending on the grade. i've done both of my shoulders and the more extreme one took about a month before i felt pretty normal again. just wore a sling for 2 weeks and did some range of motion exercises for another week or so. still gets sore all the time though...pretty sure that will never go away. and it looks weird as hell.
Dec 14 2011 10:36AM
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Goku
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I usually spin left on skiers right wall of the pipe. I tried to spin right. Did not work out
Dec 14 2011 11:08AM
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Sharpy
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Yeah man. I got a crazy ledge in my shoulder now. and a bone sticking out at a weird angle. Looks different for sure.
Dec 14 2011 11:29AM
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saskskier
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I took 2 weeks of basically doing nothing, and then four weeks with a some band work (started lighter with gradually more resistance) for building/maintaining muscle and range of motion. Started landscaping and crossfit after the six weeks was over. Still eased into stuff, but it hasn't given me any trouble. I do lot's of olympic lifting, powerlifting, and gymnastics movements (clean and jerks, snatches, overhead squats, deadlifts, shoulder/push presses, pull-ups, ring dips, handstand push-ups, etc) all which require tons of shoulder flexibility and stability and it hasn't given me any trouble at all.
I think one of the best things you can do is go get strong and flexible. Build up the muscle around it with a large range of motion and you should be good to go. I still have a funny "ledge" on my right shoulder though. It's weird.
Dec 14 2011 11:45AM
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Sulli
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I had a class 3 separation.  I didn't ski for a month, and then just kinda took it really easy for the next few weeks after that. Its a lot of PT but it you'll probably be able to ski again this season
Dec 14 2011 4:38PM
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