shoulder-seperation

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gooftwo
Posts: 27
Joined: Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:34 pm
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: c4,5,6,7 and t1 all avulsed,no left arm movement and fingers twich but no control.Had left arm removed at the shoulder.
Location: tacoma,wa.

shoulder-seperation

Post by gooftwo »

hey everone how far can your shoulder and arm seperate.it seems like the gap between mine is getting bigger ,almoost three fingers wide.haven't been on for a little while i think i was starting to miss this place
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marieke
Posts: 1627
Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:00 pm
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI
no external rotation against gravity, can only go to 90 degree fwd flexion, no hand-to-mouth
1 surgery at age 14 (latissimus dorsi transfer). In 2004, at age 28 I was struck with Transverse Myelitis which paralyzed me from the chest down. I recovered movement to my right leg, but need a KAFO to walk on my left leg. I became an RN in 2008.
Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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Re: shoulder-seperation

Post by marieke »

Do you mean when it "subluxates"? Mine is like that (for years now, since I was born it started).
Marieke Dufresne RN
34, LOBPI
http://nurse-to-be08.blogspot.com
s8n
Posts: 223
Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:51 am

Re: shoulder-seperation

Post by s8n »

yea mine is about like yours three wide in three years can't wait till my 20th i'll look like a freakin ape.lol
i suppose it comes with the territory.
:evil: D :twisted:
gooftwo
Posts: 27
Joined: Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:34 pm
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: c4,5,6,7 and t1 all avulsed,no left arm movement and fingers twich but no control.Had left arm removed at the shoulder.
Location: tacoma,wa.

Re: shoulder-seperation

Post by gooftwo »

yes i just did not know how to speel it.well it seems like it's geeting bigger,and creates more pain.how far will it go .
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