| If a shoulder becomes dislocated there are a few | | | | reoccurrence. |
| different treatment options. Here are some treatments | | | | In the doctor's office or ER, they may use medication |
| for shoulder dislocation - first some home remedies | | | | to relax the patient and then relocated the shoulder |
| until you can reach a doctor or emergency room. | | | | manually after reviewing x-rays to see exactly what |
| 1. Use a sling; if you don't have a sling, you can make | | | | the extent of the dislocation is. The patient would then |
| one using a piece of cloth made into a circle. A sheet | | | | need to wear a sling and rest the joint for several |
| is a good option for this. | | | | weeks and could be prescribed physical therapy to |
| 2. Place a pillow between the arm and the body to | | | | help strengthen the shoulder. Medications and |
| add support | | | | procedures to do this include general anesthesia or |
| 3. Do not eat - most treatment will require an empty | | | | local anesthetics and sedatives. A dislocated shoulder |
| stomach, so if you must have something, eat ice chips | | | | can be extremely painful, but once the shoulder has |
| until you can be seen. | | | | been manipulated back into place, the pain relief is |
| Sometimes there is no further action required to treat | | | | instantaneous. |
| the dislocated shoulder than to place in a sling and take | | | | For a more severe case operation may be the best |
| a prescription pain reliever; but for young patients, there | | | | option- surgery is done to repair and tighten the |
| is a higher risk for reoccurrence and so should be | | | | shoulder structure so as to prevent another incident. |
| treated more aggressively. Patients over the age of | | | | The most common procedure is open reconstruction, |
| 40 have a low risk for reoccurrence. Immediate | | | | but there are newer, less invasive procedures that are |
| treatment of some sort as soon as possible will | | | | becoming more available such as Arthroscopic |
| reduce the amount of damage to the joint -so it is | | | | surgery. |
| imperative to act quickly. | | | | More treatments for shoulder dislocation include the |
| Medical treatments for shoulder dislocation include | | | | use of an ice pack for the first 1 to 2 days and then a |
| operative and non-operative. For first time shoulder | | | | heat pack after the first two days for pain relief. |
| dislocation a sling and physically therapy may be tried | | | | Another treatment for shoulder dislocation is the use |
| first. The patient would be required to limit the use of | | | | of a brace; while this can prevent further reoccurrence, |
| the arm for several weeks, by continuing to wear the | | | | the brace itself can be difficult for an athlete to |
| sling and participate in physical therapy to build stamina, | | | | continue to play their sport while wearing. |
| and strengthen the shoulder muscles, so as to prevent | | | | |