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Seperated my shoulder

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#1 ·
so i was feelin good at icetail in MD
An decided after a couple of successful slow rails that id step it up a notch, go faster and add a 180...well i took a bad angle and on top of that i jumped 2 early...derp...i slowly see my boots hit the side of the rail
i go over the rail
then i instinctively roll and i land on my left shoulder....then ouch...

Started at 2 P.M.
Ate it at 6 P.M.

 
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#6 ·
naw no surgery for me. no health insurance either, but i don't think i would have even with it....

i did my right shoulder first and really badly - the tendon snapped completely and rolled up on top of my shoulder. most painful injury i've had yet and it took over a year to heal up completely....

.... at which time i did my left shoulder. not as bad this time but it still gives me trouble from time to time. i do still have some movement of bones in there (across my chest at the collar bone) but for the most part it doesn't hurt just moving around doing things. its worst if i sleep on it wrong, drive for too long, or try to use my upper chest for any "strength moves" - and sometimes when it starts hurting again it'll hurt for 3-4 days or something.
 
#16 ·
Do not take anti inflmamatories unless the pain is absolutely unbearable but there are other pain killers you can use

For ligaments to heal, in this case the acromio clavicular ligament, inflammation is an absolute must for healing. You need to brace the clavicle into a position or the scapula into a position where it can heal properly. Basically you want the body to rebridge between the clavicle and the acromion. It's a very short window for this to happen because your body is trying to find a way for it to bridge, but if it cant find the two parts of the bridge it's going to take out any chance, because long term inflammation isnt good for the body.

See a sports doc, NOW. Leukotape, K tape is your friend for this as well as a sling to restrict movement.
 
#19 ·
That's your decision to take it or not. right now in the acute stage, There are non anti inflammatory pain killers. Healthcare has this overwhelming obcession with Inflammation. If there is inflammation there's a reason for it, in this case it's because your body is trying to protect the area and figure out what to do with it. You want it to heal, so lets help that process along, not impede it with an anti-inflammatory drug

Make sure your clavicle is lined up with your acromion. Usually there should be a slight dip to where the joint should be. Basically you want to put that joint back in the right place and have the ligaments heal and hold it in place for good. Otherwise you'll be like me and have your clavicle move independently of the acromion. Sucks i learn this now that i'm in school for it :-(. Surgeon missed my AC sprain, PT missed it, GP missed it, everyone did. I dont' get how because there's a flipping bump there. anyways back to helping you

I wouldn't do surgery, my friend had a full rupture of both CC and AC ligaments and it failed so he has a bolt floating around in his body now lol.
It's just an AC rupture by the looks of it. If you really want to know if healing is possible at this point i'd get an MRI to see if there is any of the AC ligament left.

Last words so you're not completely scared, even if you don't get surgery and even if it heals out of place, it's not the end of the world. Baiscally what you do is you have to strengthen all your muscles. It's a huge misconception that you need to strengthen your cuff muscles only for this. Many practitioners across the spectrum will say oh do this this and this and refuse to look at the whole picture. So don't worry if timelines don't work out

For now, Steps
Ice for pain. Ice is probably the best because it flushes out the bad and causes more bloodflow to the area. Eat plenty of omegas 3s so the inflammation is controlled, multivitains, vit c. Just eat HEALTHY.
Position the sling so your scapula is in a nice neutral position and your clavicle is aligned with the acromion.
Shoulder must be relaxed in the sling or you'll make other problems.
 
#21 ·
I separated my shoulder 3 year ago. Tore all the ligaments and just felt like my shoulder was floating. Didn't actually hurt to much but the specialist I went to recommended surgery. Glad I chose that since I have pretty much all of my mobility back, still gets sore sometimes. Good luck with the recovery and definitely stay on top of the PT.
 
#26 ·
well there's 2 classifications
grades 123
or Types 1-6
Grades usually refers to the ligament sprain (sprain = ligament tear)
So grade 3 = coracoclavicular ligament and acromioclavicular ligament rupture.

Types gets a little more detailed on the positioning and stuff.
 
#29 ·
Torn AC Joint

I seperated my shoulder about 7 months ago. I was actively going to physio for 3 months. After that I felt like I had full range of motion back, pain free. I started working again and training at the gym. About a month ago, the limited range of motion and pain is back only this time it feels worse. I think I just over worked it a little too much.

As of now, my collarbone and shoulder is out of place, so I've been back at physio trying to get it re positioned. Unfortunately, my low patience and stubbornness got the best of me and now I'm in a worse situation. I can barley lift a glass or reach for something. I'm on meds Celebrix and T3 and even with taking those, I'm still in a lot of pain. Things like sleeping on it wrong, driving too long (stick shift) can trigger it. Forget trying to lift weights or rotating my shoulder back is a no go. According to my ultrasound I have an extreme inflammation. Ice packs and netflix are my best friend.

It's a really shitty injury because I could have okay days and then extremely bad ones. I was told with any sport injury due to the shoulder it can take up to years to completely heal. I just hope I can recover quickly, get back to work and be able to ride this season.
 
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