SHOULDER SUBLUXATION

Shoulder subluxation, a subset of shoulder instability, occurs when the shoulder joint partially dislocates. In this condition the humeral head slips out of the glenoid cavity as a result of weakness of rotator cuff or looseness of the glenohumeral ligaments.

CAUSES:

Traumatic cause: more frequent in active young individuals. Prevalent in for example: boxers, non-contact sport with repetitive shoulder movements, a hand in the outstretched position.

Non-traumatic cause: multifactorial. For example: patients may have suboptimal shoulder muscle control or tendon/ligament injury in the rotator cuff interval.

Neuromuscular causes:  stroke, cerebral palsy, and brachial plexus injury.

CLINICAL SYMPTOMS:

• Recurrent shoulder dislocations
• Feeling of shoulder giving out
• persistent feeling of the shoulder being loose or slipping in and out of the joint.
• Pain
• Stiffness
• Shoulder subluxation can lead to soft tissue damage as traction damage can occur due to gravitational pull forces and poor protection is offered by a weak shoulder. It is usually quite painful, and there might be a partial numbness of the shoulder, arm, and hand.

DIAGNOSIS:

• X RAY
• CT SCAN
• MRI

HOMOEOPATHIC MANAGEMENT:

• Sanguinaria Can
• Ferrum Met
• Rhus Toxicodendron
• Phytolacca Decandra
• Colchicum
• Bryonia Alba
• Ruta Graveolens