Our shoulder motion is controlled by a number of very important muscles. Degenerative labral tears associated with aging do not lead to shoulder dislocations. Those large, acute labral can make future dislocations more likely. However, if you fall and dislocate your shoulder, most shoulder dislocations will cause a labral tear. Therefore, all labral tears do not produce a shoulder dislocation.
Now, many of us over 40 have labral tears as a result of wear and tear. To stay in place and not dislocate, the cartilage labrum and ligaments must be functioning well. Injuries to the labrum can cause issues with instability or a dislocation of the shoulder. Between the two bones of the shoulder, we have a labrum or a cartilage disc which helps maintain the stability of the shoulder. It can remain stable but allows you to move it all-around in space. Your shoulder joint is wonderfully constructed. Pain does not correlate with the size of a rotator cuff tear. Some of you may have large rotator cuff tears but have very little pain. Some of you may have terrible pain, but no tear. Small rotator cuff tears involving only one tendon are typically not large enough to compromise function. To function properly, the muscles, or rotator cuff need to function properly. Let’s work through some of the more common injuries, then we will try and help you determine if you need to head out to see a doctor. How can we tell who needs to have their shoulder seen by an expert sooner rather than later? When should you see a doctor after a serious shoulder injury?īecause of the complexity of the shoulder joint, there are many different structures that can be injured. Wait and see might be a good strategy for most of you, but it might be a bad idea for those of you with severely compromised shoulder function after a fall. Often times we can ignore mild spontaneous shoulder aches and see if it will get better on its own. Perhaps you simply woke up and your shoulder hurts? Spontaneous shoulder pain is actually common after 40. Does that motion improve over the next few days as your shoulder pain improves? How do you know if your shoulder injury is serious and if you need to see a Sports Medicine professional? Some of you fell or landed on your arm and now you can’t move it. Now you now notice a bump on top of your shoulder. Let’s say you fell on your shoulder and heard a pop. How can you tell? When do you need to consider seeing a doctor after you injured your shoulder?
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