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It was probably excruciating at the time, but after your shoulder was put back into place, you will hopefully have had a significant reduction in pain. The most important thing now is to rehabilitate your shoulder fully. Getting your shoulder treated correctly will help with any discomfort and significantly reduce the likelihood of dislocating your shoulder again.
Unfortunately, once you’ve dislocated your shoulder, the chance of it happening again can be over 70% for younger patients and a little lower for older patients. Let’s try and avoid that?
Does your shoulder continue to dislocate or partially dislocate? This is incredibly common and very frustrating. You may be losing confidence in your shoulder. For some people, it becomes so bad they have to stop playing the sport they love. You may have become good at popping it back in yourself, taking a few pain killers and soldiering on. The good news is that we can very effectively treat you and reduce the likelihood of another dislocation. How good does that sound?
If you have recently suffered a dislocated shoulder, our experienced team can see you promptly (we can generally see patients within 24 hours), diagnose your injury and set in place a rehabilitation programme.
You may also qualify to be placed on the Careway Programme, fully funded by ACC and, importantly, at no cost to you.
Should you need more than just physiotherapy, we will co-ordinate the care you require. We work closely with our partners we share clinics with (Axis Sports Medicine, UniSports Orthopaedics and Auckland Radiology, to bring together a co-ordinated treatment package for you.
It provides injured New Zealanders with better and faster access to great healthcare services. All with the aim of getting you injury free. Careway is a fully funded programme from ACC, which means no cost for your physiotherapy or if you need it, consultations with a Sport and Exercise Physician or Orthopaedic Surgeon, or any radiology scans (like x-rays or MRIs).
In your first consultation with your physiotherapist, you will be assessed to see if your injury qualifies. If it does, a dedicated team will work with you to set goals and to design a care plan that meets your needs. That may just involve physiotherapy or include assessments and treatment from other specialists. You will remain under the care of Careway until you have recovered.
All patients must first be diagnosed and assessed before being placed on to the Careway pathway. Generally speaking however, if you have suffered a dislocated shoulder, you have a good chance of qualifying.
