Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
Your health care provider determines specific treatment for a shoulder dislocation, based on:
- Your age, overall health, and medical history
- Extent of your injury
- Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- Expectations for the course of your injury
- Your opinion or preference
Treatment may include:
- Moving the head of your upper arm bone back into your shoulder joint, usually with an anesthetic
- Immobilizing your shoulder with a sling
- Rehabilitation
- Surgery, if nonsurgical measures do not restore stability