Anyone here have shoulder instability? Went and saw dr today and he said that I have some torn ligaments around the ball of the shoulder which is allowing the ball to dislocate temporarily out of the socket a few times a day. Holy shit when it pops out that hurts like a son of a whore. Anyone dealt with this?what helped it?
I think your problem is similar to mine. More than a decade ago there was a bit of an accident at work and I chose to get hit with a rack of equipment to prevent a good friend and co-worker from being squished. It weighed around 500 lbs and I lifted it high enough off myself so he could get out and then got it stable.
Unfortunately, I apparently tore all tendons off both my shoulders. I did not know this until after my recent heart attacks as they saw something in my multiple x-rays and scans and sent me to I think it is called orthopedics (?). Somehow over that decade my tendons grew and re-attached to remnants on my shoulder girdle but in the meantime I worn away all cartilage/cushioning and my only hint to that was what you have.
My shoulders would become "disconnected" It doesn't hurt but it is uncomfortable for me and I must work to get the effected side(s) back in alignment. They said I could opt for a complete shoulder replacement which usually takes 2.5 years per side to recover.
I declined surgery just as I did surgery on my spine and bad leg as my attending physicians all say that it is too risky for someone with my relative strength and range of motion. I am being studied due to the tendons doing what they did and receive experimental treatments to assist me. I only know that said treatments are not stem cell in origin.
I can't shoulder press for shit unless I had to in an emergency and then I would do all that I could to move something up and off a loved one or friend. I mostly do very light DB Laterals for up to 10 sets of 50 down to 5 or so reps. My doctors agree that this is my best method of rehab and getting stronger and hopefully regaining some ROM as well as build up the muscle tissue to hold things better in place and prevent dislocation.
Down the road there may well be breakthrough replacement options for shoulder cartilage. Right now there is one such treatment for knees, but I was told it is not that good and not for shoulders.
I hope I was helpful to you. We have a similar problem and I cannot imagine the pain it must cause you.