Yo all I should really go to the physiotherapist to get some advice but i don't want to pay for it, so if anyone is well informed and able to tell me the best course of action to treat this shoulder, some words of wisdom would be lovely While playing soccer I dove forward and slid with arms outstretched a little too much, put weight on my left side and sublaxed my left shoulder, about 6 weeks ago. it hurt a little at the time, but wasn't too bad. I took a week off goalkeeping because of it but have been playing every week after that. Over the next couple of weeks i could tell the joint wasn't all that pleased, and rolling over at night occasionally caused it to slightly slip out of socket again. By this stage that doesn't really happen but it's still rather sore, and trying to swim today with it caused major discomfort. should i be stretching it? resting it? exercising it? heating it? cooling it? anti-inflammatories?
There are two joints in your body that you should take care of- your knees and your shoulders. For the type of injury that you had on your shoulder, you should have had radiographic studies done to determine how much injury there was. The reason that knees and shoulders are very serious problems is that there are several bones involved that have a very complicated network of ligaments and tendons. When you injure this area, you're often damaging the ligaments and tendons- overstretching them to the point that fibers in the ligament and tendon begin to tear. This tearing weakens the connective tissue and that makes it more likely that you will re-injure the area or in the case of the shoulder, the stretching of the connective tissue makes it more likely that your shoulder will dislocate. At this point, you do need to see your family doctor and you may need a referral to an orthopedic specialist for evaluation.
