What to do if your arm is often dislocated

If you like sports or often engage in physical labor, it is easy to dislocate your arm due to accidents. A dislocated arm is accompanied by severe pain, and the dislocation and swelling of the joint can be seen with the naked eye. A dislocated arm generally does not have a serious impact as long as it can be corrected as soon as possible. However, it is a different story if dislocation occurs frequently. In this special situation, it must be handled correctly to avoid serious consequences of deformity. So, what should you do if your arm is frequently dislocated?

1. When your arm is dislocated, it is best to go to the hospital immediately for examination and reduction. 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.

2. If you are forced by external factors and cannot find a doctor or go to the hospital for treatment in time, you can try to reposition your arm yourself. 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.

3. After the dislocated arm is reduced, you can apply cold compresses to relieve swelling at the dislocated joint. 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.

4. If there is muscle strain after reduction, you can take some medicine or apply ointment for treatment. After the arm is dislocated and repositioned, if you find that although the arm can be stretched and moved, it is still painful when moving, it may be because the arm muscles are strained. In this case, after a doctor's examination, you need to take some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs, such as ibuprofen or aspirin capsules, or apply some external ointment on the painful area, such as Yunnan Baiyao. If the pain is severe, you can also take a small amount of painkillers.

5. After reduction, while waiting for your arm to recover, you can massage your arm appropriately to help recovery. During the recovery period, you can use your other hand or ask someone else to help you massage your arm appropriately. This can help your arm heal as soon as possible. However, it should be noted that you must rest for a period of time after reduction. During this period, it is best not to let your arm do any strenuous exercise. In addition, random massage is not allowed. However, after this period of time, you can move your arm appropriately and massage your arm to help it recover as soon as possible.

6. During the recovery period, it is best not to drink alcohol or eat spicy food, otherwise it may be detrimental to the recovery of the arm. 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.

7. If your arms are often dislocated, you should pay more attention to calcium supplementation. For some patients who often dislocate their arms, the reason for their dislocation is not only due to inappropriate strenuous exercise. Some of the reasons may also be due to unbalanced diet and calcium deficiency. Such patients should pay more attention to a balanced diet and eat more calcium-containing foods such as milk, kelp, cheese, black fungus, cod liver oil, shrimp skin, etc., or occasionally take calcium tablets to supplement calcium.

8. To prevent habitual dislocation of the arm, you should do some appropriate exercises after recovery to strengthen your muscles to avoid dislocation of the arm again. Even after your arm has fully recovered, you should not take it lightly. It is best to take some free time to do some exercises to train your arm muscles, such as holding small dumbbells and slowly stretching and bending your arms, or doing push-ups for about 10-20 minutes to exercise your arms. Each exercise does not need to be long, and the amount of exercise does not need to be too large. The key is to persevere. In addition, strengthening the arm muscles can help prevent habitual or re-dislocation of the arm.