Comments on: Shoulder Dislocation Relocation DIY: How to fix yourself in the backcountry

By: Christi D

Christi D — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:36:14 +0000

Thank god for this site. I dislocated my shoulder for the fourth time on Saturday. I was bound and determined NOT to go to the hospital AGAIN. Last time cost me $700 and several hours (in pain). I used the interlocking fingers one, and it popped right in with little pain. Small problem solved. And now I should probably get this thing fixed!

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By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:11:29 +0000

Ahh. the memories of the agonizing pain. I have dislocated mine five times. Left..Thanks God not my right because my left has never been the same since the first time. I have dislocated it playing basket ball..someone came down on it while I was going for a shot. As the paramedics arrived they moved my arm prepping my for the ambulance ride..it went back in. That was easy..not so much for the second time. Swimming in the middle of a river and it popped out! My friend had to come get me and bring me to shore in serious pain! off to the hospital again. However the third time was the worst. All i did was shift my arm to quickly pointing to something behind me and it went out. Ahh.. I wasnt paying for an ambulance again so I had my friend drive me..every bump was hell. what was the worst was waiting at the hospital for four hours, then going through three doctors because none of them could figure it out! This was the first time of the five I ever took pain meds. After reading this forum I can relate to the thorn in our side that has cursed us. Wish it would never happen again..but if it does I don’t ever want to wait four hours again to get that instant release of satisfaction when it goes back in..

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By: Jenette

Jenette — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:44:00 +0000

This just happened to me today for the 5th time….i’m shaking in pain at the memory reading this brings. I will try these techniques next time it happens cuz I know it will. Usually I just fling my arm around screaming till it goes back in the socket on it’s own.

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By: Bobby

Bobby — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:02:10 +0000

Dislocated my shoulder about 8 months ago playing soccer (of all sports). I’m definitely not trying to recommend doing it yourself over going to the hospital, but i waited 4 hours in the emergency room and then got scolded for not being able to move my arm in order for them to get blood (eventually they realized i had another arm). Doctor finally came in and it took him 3 extremely painful efforts to pop it in. Only the 3rd effort was a technique listed above (90-degree arm fly), so i’m starting to think that most emergency room physicians dont have this kind of training for some reason. Anyways, it’s happened six times since and i dont have the patience or the pain tolerance to wait 4 hours and pay money for shoddy work, so I’ve done it myself and have found the “Reach for the Sky” technique to be my favorite. Simply involves reaching the dislocated arm straight up in the air. If it doesnt relocate on its own then might need a small yank upward from the other arm. Happened 3 days ago at work, took about 15 seconds to pop in, been icing it, now it feels completely normal again. This injury definitely sucks, but not panicking in that split second when it pops out is the best thing to do. No clue if that was helpful, but i like this website, so figured i’d give my thoughts.

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By: montey

montey — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:24:54 +0000

just two hours ago i had my shoulder dislocated , it happened to me 20 times b4 , after a surgery also to fix it forever .. but it didn’t work … so i was lying on my belly and the typing on my laptop i moved in a wrong way and bang .. an i was screaming .. half an hour trying .. alon .. then i called the ambulance .. wile i waiting them i sate on the bed and bent wile my injured hand between my legs .. for two minuts .. then with one finger i pushed the bone up .. from my Armpit .. it clicked three times .. and it was back in place .. its like using gravity .. i think newton , if he had a dislocated shoulder would know the gravity law a long time b4 the tree accident
wish that helps

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By: nancy

nancy — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:02:49 +0000

thanx for info!!!… at 70, i fell and dislocated shoulder and thought i was near death… see it mostly happens to the “athletic” which i never was – athletic that is… the nearest hosp. was only a mile away but every bump made me scream… i have never screamed as much and truly don’t want to do this again…. as i have fibromyalgia, i am “rehabbing” it myself … the thought of someone just “yanking” on that arm is excruiciating… it’s been a bit more than a month now and i have been true to exercise it…. it is one of the “life dates” to be always remembered, just like the day a man fell out of a tree … he had a chain saw in his hands and hit an icy spot on a ladder… slipped and fell on ME.. implosion fracture: 12/10/76… now 11/10/2011 is added… appreciate your input and i pray i NEVER do this again….

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By: Shelley

Shelley — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:00:45 +0000

So I have my shoulder “dislocate” daily. Its not from stressing the joint to the point of dislocation, but more of I have hyper-joint mobility in my entire body and slipping out of socket happens just from breathing. Lol. One time when I was swimming at my friends house I did have complete and udder socket removal happen; we were basically playing violent tag/marco polo, and since I’m short I was trying to escape the deep end to avoid drowning. In my thrashing state of not drowning and getting away from whomever was “it”, my shoulder went out upwards… Not foreward, or backwards. Now I’ve had to go to ostheopaths and chiropractos for many years now since I have this daily issue, and I can honestly say I was dumbfounded. And without even thinking I dragged my arm as high to my head as I could get it to go on its own, grabbed my hand with my other hand, and pulled my arm up and behind my head, like when you go to stretch to work out or something. Painfully, it worked. Luckily, I was in the shallow end by this point. So if you ever somehow go out upwards, youll know what to do.

And to emphasize what “daily dislocation” I have, my first through third ribs go out, and so does my clavical (collar bone), which pushes my shoulder forewards and partially out.. Which causes mu shoulder blade to go out too. Its very annoying and complicated to get back in.. Simple rotation wont do a thing. So if you’ve knocked out ribs and your clavical you need to go to an ostheopath or chiropractor (ostheopaths are better) because you need adjustment and the rotation.

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By: Erik

Erik — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:39:40 +0000

As a surfer with a torn labrum and no insurance this site is a godsend. I’m now recouping after 4th (2nd post surgery) disloc and can’t sleep due to fear of either not being able to surf or surfing and having to go to the er AGAIN. So I won’t give up what I love and hopefully it never happens again but atleast I have something to try to keep me from another dreaded round at the hospital/bills.
Thanks guys!

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By: wildchild

wildchild — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:57:50 +0000

I have now dislocated my right shoulder 22 times. My tendons, ligaments etc aren’t the isue. Its instead about a third of the head missing. I pray to the great god Morpheus when I am in this situation. The last two were firsts for me. I couldn’t physically ask anyone for help. I was laying on my belly, and fell asleep. My three year old was asleep, and god knows he wouldn’t understand, maybe just drag me around the house.

Previously I have tried to put my own shoulder back in place, even the help of morpheus in VERY LONG, very high strength prayers wouldn’t help(read 100mg ms oral), only unconsciousness to allow my musces to relax. This time I Had woken up with my shoulder out of place and aunty emma was too far away to even consider, well both times really. The first I was able to put pressure on it in very unusual, excruciating ways, I’m surprised that I not only didn’t wake up my son, but none of my neighbors around for ten acres either. My shoulder slipped in, I was able to bring it near my body, and lay there for a few, every muscle in my body aching from fighting what mustve been an hour. Within 20 minutes I passed out, not fell asleep mind you, I’ve had enough battles with the human body to know the difference between passing out from pain(yeah I’ve had about 10 or 12 of those) versus just being plum worn out(worked the farm many years).

The very next morning I had a custody hearing for my son, my ex is not really fit to take care of him, but that’s a different story. I stayed that night at mom and dads. I woke up at 1130pm in the same samn stupid position(that and I wanted to die) I tried for half an hour to relocate said joint to no avail. I called my father in who helped me by starting to get things ready. By some miracle when lifting myself from the bed, I felt it slip back in. Ate some muscle relaxers and visited aunty emma, and her cousin mary jane. Woke up the next morning ready to see a judge. Btw I do have custody of my boy, he is my life. No I am not a habitual drug user, however, I believe thoroughly in staying stocked up for the zombie apocalypse, er shoulder dislocations.

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DIY Shoulder Dislocation Relocation | GyroKumpass — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:35:26 +0000

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