What joint was it that you dislocated?  I've had 3 Acromioclavicular separations in the last 6months, dislocating the clavicle from the shoulder rather than the humerous from the main ball/socket joint.

I shattered my collar bone over a year and a half ago, and with all the other problems since I still don't have full ROM.  It's pretty gutting, but after a few months I did build up enough strength and movement to be able to ride and race again.

Did you opt for surgery or not?

Rootes

That sound harsh.  I fractured my humerous a few years ago and it wasnt pleasant.  I've had enormous problems with my shoulder since I crashed, and since the op to fix the clavicle.  the ligaments holding my clavicle in place are a bit of a mess apparently, and there's been inflammation preventing me from getting full movement since the op.

Nice.

Rootes

To be honest, ive got no idea what was damaged in the crash, and what was done in the op, I was in such a mess pre-op that I couldnt move my upper body, let alone my shoulder...so who knows!

Rootes

Really?  And you know this how exactly?!  most of the posts ive seen here from you seem to give incredibly "definate" answers with no real proof.  These kinds of injuries very often dont just repair themselves.  Physio plays a huge part, as do several other things.

Rootes

think i might chip in on here as i'm in  the same boat, done it about 11/12 (lost count) times in 2 and a half years i think, got the docs to put it in the first few but after bout the 6th got sick of waiting in A+E so started doing it my self, its come out from falling over, crashing the bike, lifting weights, dancin when drunk and slippin down the stairs etc. its now got to the point that it doesnt even have the chance to recover before it comes out again, i know the surgery would benefit me but the recovery time seems so long, and that when its healing, it seems that you can do absolutley nothing? any tips or anything u have?

olie

Thanks for the info!

I used to do a lot of weight training prior to my injury, but my shoulder is still very weak at the moment, I can train the biceps/triceps, but it is to weak to train any other surrounding muscles, I have just started using the therabands so that might push me up to a level where I can start using weights again.

My Physio said I sustained a lot of muscle damage as well as ligament 

How long did everyone's take to recover, mine seems to be taking ages (it's been 18 weeks so far for me)

Olie - It sound like you do need the surgery if it is happening that often, have you seen a specialist for advice? If you continue to dislocate it all the time you will do some permanent damage and it could be a real mess in the future, most people I have spoke to who have had the opp say it is as good as new after 6-8 months, ok it's along time but worth it in the long run don't you think.

Thanks again Albal, great work!

I will do rear flyers and rows, I just have to limit my range to max 90 degrees at the moment to stop my SC joints subluxing but when that's sorted I shall increase number of exercises.

I am doing seated press-ups which are like dips, this is meant to help stabilise the SC joint.

Cheers

Meth

QUESTION - Say I get my shoulder quite strong again, will I be able to give it a reasonable knock, say a small crash, or is it very likely to happen even if the impact was not directly on the shoulder?

Any ppl got there shoulder strong and stable solely by physio?