Hey guys
Im a junior in highschool and I play varsity football. I Have dislocated my right should 8 times in contact sports and got surgery on it about 7 months ago and its been perfect since. The problem is that last week I dislocated my left shoulder for the 3rd time. I have been given the ultimatum that if my shoulder dislocates again that I cant play football, or contact sports anymore. So I have about 2-3 weeks to rehab my shoulder to the best of my ability and would love so advice from anyone that knows about this kind of stuff. When I got surgery, the doctor told me that the driving problem was that shallow capsul if that helps at all…
thanks
You’ve injured your shoulder that mkuch and you think you can fix such gross instability in 2-3 weeks and play football? Wrong. I would walk away and be glad your shoulders work.
You have recently dislocated your shoulder again after shoulder surgery. It’s time to quit.
BTW, I treat such things on a muscular level doing ART. ART will not help you get healthy shoulders with your case history. they will help any muscular injuries, but the risk of long term serious damamge is to high in your case.
I’m sure you have some serious instability in the area, and I doubt you can safely come back from this and play contact sports in 3 short weeks.
I suffered a torn labrum in a car accident last year (14 months ago) and still have to baby it. I literally took me 3 months to get pain free, and I still was restricted from full rom benching, throwing, contact sport ( at 43 I wouldn’t play them anyway), and repetitious work overhead, along with various forms of adjustments and manipulations. I’m a chiropractor BTW. You’re done with contact sports IMO if you want to have healthy shoulders in the long term. Believe me, you will get older. It’s your choice on whther you want to feel good down the road, or bad down the road.
Rehab it come back and pray to your lucky stars that you are just very very very lucky.
Or do as the others say above and walk away proud and healthy knowing you tried.
Man I know thats a hell of a choice a tough one sounds damn easy but it aint its up to you to decide whats worth what. Lay out all the positives and negatives to each and well accept them for which ever route you choose.
That said I really see know real way to rehab it any where near full in that short of time. If coming back id take this year and summer etc to address it. work on getting those shoulder as tough as possible. continue the practice work on your game etc and come back for that senior season in the best game and general shape of your life and hope what you have done over the year and the coming years will have been enough to fix your reoccuring prob.
Tough choice best of luck,
Phill
If I were to take the rest of the season to rehab my shoulders, and potentialy come back senior year to play again, what kind of things should I start doing?
thanks
[quote]nickbuisson wrote:
If I were to take the rest of the season to rehab my shoulders, and potentialy come back senior year to play again, what kind of things should I start doing?
thanks[/quote]
You should cease all heavy pressing movements and immediately purchase Mike Robertson’s Inside Out DVD and incorporate those drills into your training. Maybe contact him or Eric Cressey to help you out. If his Inside Out DVD is half as good as the Magnificent Mobility DVD, you’ll be good. Im just not sure if the Inside Out DVD addresses stability and mobility. Someone else may be able to help with that.
I went through this very same situation when I was playing High School ball. You need to research the shoulder workouts on this site and incorporate them into your workout sessions at least once a week. Also you need to get with your trainer or surgeon and get started with “theraband” or band treatment.
Without time your shoulder won’t heal but I had two surgeries and still mananged to keep it in place to play for 2 more years in high school and two years at Texas A&M without an injury. GOOD LUCK
What position do you play? Is there any chance you could try to change the way you block/tackle/whatever in order to reduce the risk to your shoulder?
[quote]nickbuisson wrote:
Hey guys
Im a junior in highschool and I play varsity football. I Have dislocated my right should 8 times in contact sports and got surgery on it about 7 months ago and its been perfect since. The problem is that last week I dislocated my left shoulder for the 3rd time. I have been given the ultimatum that if my shoulder dislocates again that I cant play football, or contact sports anymore. So I have about 2-3 weeks to rehab my shoulder to the best of my ability and would love so advice from anyone that knows about this kind of stuff. When I got surgery, the doctor told me that the driving problem was that shallow capsul if that helps at all…
thanks[/quote]
First, why would you want to give yourself lifelong injuries for high-school football? Ah… The folly of youth!
Second, why are you looking for medical advice on an anonyomous message board?
Third, find an ART provider in your area: http://www.activerelease.com/
[quote]CaliforniaLaw wrote:
nickbuisson wrote:
Hey guys
Im a junior in highschool and I play varsity football. I Have dislocated my right should 8 times in contact sports and got surgery on it about 7 months ago and its been perfect since. The problem is that last week I dislocated my left shoulder for the 3rd time. I have been given the ultimatum that if my shoulder dislocates again that I cant play football, or contact sports anymore. So I have about 2-3 weeks to rehab my shoulder to the best of my ability and would love so advice from anyone that knows about this kind of stuff. When I got surgery, the doctor told me that the driving problem was that shallow capsul if that helps at all…
thanks
First, why would you want to give yourself lifelong injuries for high-school football? Ah… The folly of youth!
Second, why are you looking for medical advice on an anonyomous message board?
Third, find an ART provider in your area: http://www.activerelease.com/
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I was in the first level three class back in 01 and wouldn’t advise this kid to play anymore. He has suffered multiple dislocations at an early age. An MRI would definitely show damage to the labrum or other areas.
ART itself couldn’t insure he could safely play. Especially in his few week or so timetable.
I would seriously consider another sport. Personally, I wouldn’t let my own son continue with football with an injury history like this.
Here’s something to consider, some people are more injury prone for one reason or another. One reason could be soem are just made of tougher stuff in a mterial’s science way. Anyone that prone to shoulder injuries is, well, prone to shoulder injuries.
What makes you think anything could fix this? Especially with the established track record?
[quote]tom63 wrote:
What makes you think anything could fix this? Especially with the established track record?[/quote]
Nothing. But an ART provider would tell him what you just did.
well I got tested to be on a crew team the other day with my friend that does crew and my first time on a rowing machine score places me on varsity. So Im takeing the majority of the advice on here and just doing track and crew for now on…I think this is the best solution…
thanks guys
[quote]nickbuisson wrote:
well I got tested to be on a crew team the other day with my friend that does crew and my first time on a rowing machine score places me on varsity. So Im takeing the majority of the advice on here and just doing track and crew for now on…I think this is the best solution…
thanks guys[/quote]
It’s a good choice, Nick. You might not beleive it, but you will be 43 like me some day and will be glad you can play with your kids and such.