What are the symptoms of a dislocated arm?

Arm dislocation is quite common in life, often caused by external force. Don't worry too much when it occurs. As long as it is handled properly, it will not cause much impact on the health of the arm. When the arm is dislocated, the patient will experience severe pain in the joints. At this time, the joints will lose the ability to move normally and will also cause deformities. If this dislocation occurs frequently, it will cause a relatively large impact.

What are the symptoms of a dislocated arm?

The main symptoms of a dislocated arm are as follows. First, the patient's joints will experience severe pain, and second, the patient's joints will lose normal mobility. Secondly, the joint position will become deformed. Arm dislocation can be divided into several types, including traumatic dislocation, congenital dislocation and pathological dislocation. After the arm is dislocated, the patient's soft tissues such as the joint capsule, ligaments, articular cartilage, and muscles will also be damaged. In addition, the adjacent joints will also experience swelling, hematoma, etc. If the reduction is not timely, the hematoma will become orgone, and joint adhesion will cause varying degrees of loss of joint function.

How to treat a dislocated hand

If you find that your arm is dislocated and extremely painful, it is best not to try to correct it yourself, otherwise the joints may be misconnected. You should try to keep your arm still and go to the hospital as soon as possible for bone and joint repositioning. If the condition is very serious, laser surgery may be required to reposition the arm. If the condition is not serious, you only need to find an orthopedic surgeon to manually help reposition the arm.

If you find that your arm is dislocated but cannot contact medical staff in time for treatment, you can try to manually reposition it yourself. Bugu Health WeChat ID: drbugu. You need to relax your muscles first, then use your knees to press against your armpits to stabilize your arms. Use your other hand to hold your arm and slowly rotate it inward, pulling your arm back to its original position. When you hear a "click" sound at the joint and the pain is relieved, it means that the arm has been repositioned. It should be noted that it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up when you have the chance after reduction to avoid hidden dangers.

After the dislocated arm has been properly treated, you can use some medical cold compresses to apply cold compresses to the affected area. This can relieve pain and swelling in the injured area. However, it should be noted that after a day and a night of cold compresses, hot compresses should be used to promote blood circulation in the injured area. The hot compress time only needs to be one day, or 24 hours.