How do I "pop" a dislocated shoulder back into it's socket?

Question

I have dislocated my left shoulder three times now. Everytime I go to the emergency room It takes them 2 hours to get me in a room and another 2 hours to get someone to "pop" my shoulder back in. (which takes 2 minutes to get it in). Everytime they do it they drug me up on some super morphine stuff that makes me black out for a minute, so I cant see what they're doing. I was wondering if there was a faster, of course cheaper and safer way of doing it.

Answer 1

OK, I am advising you that I am not a medical professional but I have done this several times before as I have crashed many ATV's. Have a strong buddie of yours hold the arm that is connected to the dis-located sholder and make him pull really really hard, and super fast, it hurts like hell but it save the ER trip. I guess the super morphin isnt that bad though :)

Answer 2

hmmm, well you could have someone hold your arm out straight to the side, and you relax completely and with just an easy pull it should go back... there is only a small ridge it has to go over for the most common dislocation...
but once you dislocate your arm you are always at an increased risk of dislocating, so you should do lots of shoulder strengthening exercises to tighten it up as much as possible.

Answer 3

I have dislocated my right shoulder more than 30x in 6mnths & my left more than 15, (my shoulders are loose due to seizures but they now come out on a weekly+ basis) because it is out so much we were shown 2 techniques, the best is to put full flat fingers under the arm pit, feel for the little lump & push up or get someone to anchor your elbow, hold the hand & keep roatating outwatds.The more relaxed you are the easier this is plus the quicker its relocated the less painfull afterwards. Hope this helps someone, if yhe nurses hadnt shown me ix spend half my life in A& E :-)

Answer 4

Have a strong friend give it a quick yank at a 45 degree angle from you nose. One good yank and it should pop in place. Make sure you stay relaxed when he's yanking it. Tell him not to count to three or anything like that because the surprise factor of when he will yank is also very important. If you anticipate it, you will tense up and make it harder to pop back in.

Answer 5

My boyfriend dislocated his left shoulder by wrestling. We spend 3.5 hours at the ER. I saw what the "pregnant" doctor did. It's very simple. but I wouldn't advise you to try it without any experience or supervison. It could cause more damage than before.

cheaper solution? You could always try a doctor with the D.O. on the end of their name rather than M.D. Because the D.O's specialize in bones.

Answer 6

i have dislocated mine 4 times and get the same drug. One time they did not give me enough med and tried to pull it back and did more damage than good. I just posted a question about this same issue; I have severe pain behind my shoulder blade, all the time, since I dislocated the first time. Do you ever have any pain in between dislocations?

Answer 7

Honestly I have a halfway dislocated shoulder at the current moment and I'm terrified of going to the hospital let alone doing it on my own. I'm laying in bed right now with ice on it prs ting it goes back in by itself.

Answer 8

My suggestion would be to amputate all of your limbs. It's quick, can be done with any household saw, and you won't have to worry about dislocating anything again.

Answer 9

There's a faster way, as you just whip your arm back into place. But, it is definitely not a safer way.

Answer 10

Do you really think that it's not going to hurt?