Avoiding Shoulder Dislocation and Separation Using Prolotherapy
The shoulder is made of a complex matrix of bone and soft tissue that allows it an extreme range of motion. But there is a price the shoulder pays for that range of motion. Greater risk for chronic injury. The shoulder is held together by soft tissue stabilizers lead by the ligaments that connect bone to bone. Over the course of time, especially in sports that involve heavy shoulder to shoulder contact such as hockey, lacrosse, football, wrestling and basketball, the ligaments stretch out and become "lax." When the ligaments become lax, the risk for dislocation and separation becomes greater. In a February 2011 study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers took a look at rugby players with measurable shoulder laxity to gauge the risk of shoulder dislocation. What they found was that 50% of those athletes tested were at significant risk. How does dislocation occur? It is estimated that 95% of shoulder dislocations occur when the athlete suffers a blow ...