Musculo-skeletal Injuries

Choose a location: shoulder, knee, elbow, hip or ankle.  Choose an injury: torn ligament (be specific), dislocation, or fracture.

Now the work begins:

• What is the impact of the injury on function?  What normal movement(s) is(are) impaired?
• What bones/muscles are involved? (Be specific.)
• How is the injury caused?  What action was required for the injury to occur?
• What is done immediately to treat it?
• What physical therapy is required?  How long before normal functionality is attained?

When a shoulder is dislocated it can no longer produce movement, the joint isn't stabilized, and it is more difficult to  maintain posture. The bones involved are the scapula and the humerus. When this happens the Humerus is no longer in the Glenoid Fossa of the scapula. Some ways to cause this could be a fall, or the arm was pulled on too hard. To treat it the doctors usually give the patients pain killers and then lift the arm so it abducts and then medially to pop it back in place. It is usually very easy but quite painful. The patient is then recommended to limit its use and wear it in a sling for a shot period of time. Usually no physical Therapy is required.  

relocating a shoulder

If the problem is much worse, sometimes more extreme measures are taken. To learn about this type of shoulder injury go to : http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dislocated-shoulder/DS00597/DSECTION=symptoms.

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