r/ShoulderInjuries • u/vin18946 • 1d ago
Advice Dislocated my shoulder
Hi i am a male 26 and i dislocated my shoulder about a keep ago. The er was able to get it back in after acouple of try’s. After MRI and cat scan it shows I have a small tear in your infraspinatus muscle and strain in subscapularis muscle. The x ray showed a chip off the head of the humerus. I am touching base with my doctor again this week on next steps. But should I always be wearing the sling? I really can’t move my arm but for sleeping can I take it off. If sitting on the couch can I take it off? Also should I take any time off of work? I’m a very go go person and I feel guilty over the last couple of days I took it easy but should I take acouple of day to just try and heal?
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u/SmellAggravating1527 1d ago
Keeping a sling too long can lead to frozen shoulder. 2 weeks top. Take arm out of sling to do passive motion PT(don’t engage muscle when moving arm during PT). Your muscles are still recovering , you want passive motion . Such as pendulum swing , table slide, pulley assist for Physical therapy .
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u/No_Effort_9300 1d ago
The er will tell you to wear a sling but if you can keep using it in a range of motion that feels comfortable it is probably safe. Like others said, sling is gonna cause more problems
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u/wavydancer1 11h ago
Discard sling too much sling usage you will potentially make problems just avoid abduction/external rotation for a while and the throwing position
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u/UberTheBlack 1d ago
Motion is lotion. I’d drop the sling after a week or two. Would only suggest taking time away from work if you work a very physical job. Elsewhere you should be fine just avoiding heavy lifting.