A common question people ask is what happens if shoulder instability is left untreated? First off, it may get worse. Second off, you can develop arthritic changes. What you can also develop is if you have a shoulder that’s completely coming out of a socket, you’ll start to lose bone. If you keep dislocating your…
What does a dislocated shoulder look like? The most common dislocation is the anterior. You’ll see someone holding the arm down, and you’ll see the deformity of the shoulder. It’s kind of down in the front, and they’ll have a ton of difficulty reaching behind, like internally rotating, because of where it’s at. They won’t…
Can a dislocated shoulder heal itself? Yes and no. When you dislocate your shoulder, a permanent change occurs where you stretch out ligaments in your shoulder and they always stay stretched out. Some people, typically older patients who aren’t as active, can tolerate that and have this kind of loose shoulder, but it doesn’t bother…
A common question people ask is, how long does it take for shoulder instability to heal? It depends. Children’s stability is complex. It depends on your activity level and what you’re doing in life. An 18-year-old football player is much different than a 60-year-old a homemaker or someone who’s not super active. It also depends…
A common question people ask is, what are the tests for shoulder instability? One of the most common ones is the apprehension test. You raise your arm shoulder level, and the practitioner will take your arm abduct, externally rotate, and drive it to the back. You’ll either feel pain or your shoulder will come out…
A common question people ask is, can you fix shoulder instability? The answer is, without a question, 100% yes, you can fix shoulder instability. Now, how you fix it depends on many different factors. There are two main things here: physical therapy, rehab, and surgery. It depends on the pattern and type of instability you…
A common question people ask with shoulder surgeries is, what kind of clothes can I wear? But we allow you to move your arm right away. You can wear whatever type of clothes you want, whatever makes you comfortable. Preparing your wardrobe is a simple part of your early home prep, but you don’t need…
A common question people ask is how do I get rid of bone spurs in my shoulder without surgery? I don’t see how that’s possible. A bone spur is a physical thing. I don’t like to say things are impossible, but I just don’t know how you could do that right now with the current…
A common question people ask is, how long am I going to be in pain after shoulder surgery? Most of our patients are having shoulder surgery because they’re in pain. And I tell people, there’s a timeline. So we’re in the beginning, and let’s go to six months. And what happens is your pain drops…
Common questions people ask is, how long do you wear a sling after shoulder surgery? For us, we are unique in that. We are anti-sling. We give patients slings, but we don’t force them to wear one because using a sling is a very unnatural position. Your elbows are flexed. Your arm is internally rotated….
