Do you habitually dislocate your arm?

Arm dislocation is an accident that occurs when people who like sports and physical labor are not paying attention. Habitual dislocation of the arm is a long-standing phenomenon. If the arm is not treated well or the treatment is not timely after dislocation, it is easy to cause habitual dislocation. Some dislocations are congenital, and some are acquired. No matter what kind of dislocation it is, we must treat it in time and pay more attention to maintenance.

How to treat a dislocated hand

If you find that your arm is dislocated and extremely painful, it is best not to try to correct it yourself, otherwise the joints may be misconnected. You should try to keep your arm still and go to the hospital as soon as possible for bone and joint repositioning. If the condition is very serious, laser surgery may be required to reposition the arm. If the condition is not serious, you only need to find an orthopedic surgeon to manually help reposition the arm.

If you find that your arm is dislocated but cannot contact medical staff in time for treatment, you can try to manually reposition it yourself. You need to relax your muscles first, then use your knees to press against your armpits to stabilize your arms. Use your other hand to hold your arm and slowly rotate it inward, pulling your arm back to its original position. When you hear a "click" sound at the joint and the pain is relieved, it means that the arm has been repositioned. It should be noted that it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up when you have the chance after reduction to avoid hidden dangers.

After the dislocated arm has been properly treated, you can use some medical cold compresses to apply cold compresses to the affected area. This can relieve pain and swelling in the injured area. However, it should be noted that after a day and a night of cold compresses, hot compresses should be used to promote blood circulation in the injured area. The hot compress time only needs to be one day, or 24 hours.

In the early stages of healing after a dislocated arm, there are not many foods that you need to avoid. You just need to remember to abstain from alcohol and eat less spicy and irritating foods. In addition, you can eat more healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables to supplement the necessary nutrients and protein.

Causes of arm dislocation

Caused by violence

This reason accounts for 30% of all causes of dislocation. Generally, the dislocation is located in the shoulder joint. Most of them are caused by accidentally falling with the arm abducted and externally rotated. Generally, our palm or elbow will land first, so it leads to violent conflict and dislocation. There may also be subclavian dislocation, which is a posterior dislocation. Generally speaking, it is rare, but it is also caused by violence.

Leverage

This reason also accounts for 30%. When doing a lot of exercises or labor, it is very easy for the scapula and the fat bone to become dislocated when the upper limbs are raised and externally rotated or pulled outward. Originally, the two together formed a point of lever force, but because the force on the palm is excessively stretched outward, the humeral head moves outward, causing the arm to dislocate.

Symptoms of a dislocated hand

First, the patient's joints will experience severe pain, and second, the patient's joints will lose normal mobility. Secondly, the joint position will become deformed. Arm dislocation can be divided into several types, including traumatic dislocation, congenital dislocation and pathological dislocation.

After the arm is dislocated, the patient's soft tissues such as the joint capsule, ligaments, articular cartilage, and muscles will also be damaged. In addition, the adjacent joints will also experience swelling, hematoma, etc. If the reduction is not timely, the hematoma will become orgone, and joint adhesion will cause varying degrees of loss of joint function.

When your arm is dislocated, the joint may be painful and difficult or even impossible to move. Dislocations affect the movement of joints. For immobile joints, such as those in the pelvis, if the joints cannot be fixed together, the ligaments will be stretched or torn, making them easy to separate. Moreover, if vertebral dislocation damages the nerves or spinal cord, it may be life-threatening.