Shoulder Dislocation – Posterior or Anterior Fracture

If you have dislocated your shoulder, you will have no movement in the shoulder joint, you will not be able to carry anything or bear weight on the injured arm, you may see visible deformity of the shoulder joint, the shoulder will swell, with bruising and tenderness forming. You may have numbness, weakness or tingling in the neck or arm and muscle spasms around the injury.

A dislocated shoulder often occurs after a forceful blow to the shoulder. Following dislocation, it is important that the joint is relocated as soon as possible.

Your physiotherapist will advise you on the stability of the soft tissues and they may be able to begin a shoulder treatment. Injuries to the soft tissues need to be carefully approached and it’s likely we’ll recommend rest and rehabilitation.

After the initial consultation, we’ll look to increase your range of motion. Once the motion has increased we’ll start  regaining  stability of the important cuff muscles and strengthening the larger shoulder muscles such as the deltoid.