Hey Guys,
I was playing touch footy the yesterday and a kid ankle tapped me, i fell and landed on my arm and hurt my shoulder. it's fine when i walk around and i can do pull ups and it doesn't hurt, but If I lean on it i get a sharp pain. What do you suggest to do so i can go windsurfing tomorrow.
PS. Any kite surfers pretend im one of you and help me out

You'd know if it was dislocated - believe me - and you certainly wouldn't be doing any pull-ups.

If the sharp pain does not get noticeably better in the next day or so suggest that you go and see a Doctor.

[In my experience, breaks and fractures ache like buggery - but are not a sharp pain].

Aussiex said...

Hey Guys,
I was playing touch footy the yesterday and a kid ankle tapped me, i fell and landed on my arm and hurt my shoulder. it's fine when i walk around and i can do pull ups and it doesn't hurt, but If I lean on it i get a sharp pain. What do you suggest to do so i can go windsurfing tomorrow.
PS. Any kite surfers pretend im one of you and help me out

Here's the non-medical advice: do take up kiting, little involved there...

Seriously, there's more than one kind of dislocation, they're quite different actually. Plus you can partly dislocate, etc. There is quite a range of pains experienced by different individuals with a same shoulder problem, so people here won't be able to help from their personal mishaps.

However, go see a doc - shoulder problems can be a bitch and last forever if not looked after. I wouldn't go windsurfing if a particular move or range hurts sharply.

I'll pm you...

Well i landed on my elbo to stop myself is probably best way to describe it. If i lift my arm above my head with an out stretched arm it hurts but if i bend at the elbow it doesn't.

Sounds like a fairly common AFL injury. That's why quite a few of the blokes have shoulder strapping.

Yer there was wind but it didn't last. i got down there about 10:30 and got planing a few times. But died off pretty quick.
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