Think I dislocated my shoulder in the water yesterday..OUCH!

[Banks]

woke up today with sharp pain in my left shoulder and if i lift its very bad. anyone else had a similar experience? im very annoyed as i'll most likely be out of the water for a week at least... oh man

[Jonah_Fro]

I've popped one of my shoulders twice, and both times knew straight away that something wasn't right. I'm no expert, but hopefully you might get away with a nasty sprain.

If it is dislocated, it really needs putting back in by someone who knows what they're doing. Best bet is getting it X rayed at Casualty.

Cheers

[drowningbitbybit]

Yup, that aint dislocated.

[Real Pol]

Mate you'll know if you've dislocated it!!

If it wasn't sore when you went to bed then you probably pulled a muscle in your sleep. I'm always doing that!

(No smutty comments please )

[Banks]

well the pain came about suddenly around 3 hours after i got out the water. i went out on the lash and got quite pissed so forgot about the pain last night.

hopefully it is a pulled muscle! although my left hand is tingling and feels numb, and if i look in the mirror the left shoulder is swollen and lower down compared to my right. i'll get it checked out tomorrow and confirm. pretty intense pain!

anyone paddled, popped up and surfed using just one arm? im up for the challenge

[isaluteyou]

Mate you'll know if you've dislocated it!!

Hell yes!!! i have dislocated both shoulders and it aint fun. Sounds lie you got a nasty sprain which is no picknick either

[pkbum]

pop that thing back in its hella fun.

[isaluteyou]

pop that thing back in its hella fun.

ive had to do that on my own before miles from nowhere with busted knee it aint like it is in the movies

If you ever do get a dislocation let someone who nows what they doing pop it back

[buffalosoldier]

mate you'd know about it if you disslocated your shoulder... trust me

as others said it's most probably a sprain nothing to worry about just R.I.C.E it ..... Rest.Ice.Compression.Elevation

easy

[Banks]

just R.I.C.E it ..... Rest.Ice.Compression.Elevation

i like this advice. think i'll give it a go

shoulder is feelin better actually. guess its lookin more like a sprain than a dislocation after all. and there i was moanin about the pain, what a wuss i must be

hopefully be in the water sooner than expected!

[Thibb]

Focus on the R part: nothing is worse than not resting an injury long enough. It will just keep dragging on for months that way, whereas you could probably have shaken it off with an extra week of rest.

[TReMoR]

just R.I.C.E it ..... Rest.Ice.Compression.Elevation

i like this advice. think i'll give it a go

shoulder is feelin better actually. guess its lookin more like a sprain than a dislocation after all. and there i was moanin about the pain, what a wuss i must be

hopefully be in the water sooner than expected!

.. uhh.. i think if its dislocated then you cant move it............ and the bone is gonna be sticking out ...... im not exactly sure how it is in all cases.. but i saw a guy dislocate his arm while playing soccer.. it was pretty nasty

[twerked]

yeah, just sounds like a sprain or strained muscle. as said, rice that bisch up. take some anti-inflammatory pills, like ibuprofen, and you should be good to go in a few days or a week. i got drilled in the left shoulder by a rogue softtop on my lesson the other day. got a nice little bump and soreness in it, it was actually kind of tough to paddle around the past few days...oh well, powered through it. good luck and speedy recovery

[Banks]

rice that bisch up. take some anti-inflammatory pills, like ibuprofen

did just this and was back in the water after 3 days! stoked! was a bit stiff whilst paddling for first few days tho but after that healed and forgotten in no time

wonder how much i'd moan if it actual WAS dislocated

thanks for the heads up