How To Evaluate AC Separations: Which Should Consider Surgery

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AC Separations cause severe pain on the top of the shoulder. Some AC separations cause a bump. Our current thinking on who might benefit from surgery is changing. You can read more about AC Separations on our site: www.howardluksmd.com/orthopedi...

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@theHeath Жыл бұрын

Grade 5 after snowboarding accident. No surgery. 8 weeks later full movement and no pain. Back in gym doing heavy lifting with only slight discomfort

@tylerwallace9646 4 жыл бұрын

It’s been over 20 years since my level 3. Over the past 3 months my bump has gotten significantly bigger and a bigger gap. My side to actions are extremely painful(putting on a belt). Heavy lifting is okay. What can I do?

@hermanhester9841 3 жыл бұрын

Will the shoulder sag go away ? Like will your shoulder lift back up?

@lionheart93 2 жыл бұрын

I have a slight bump and feel like I can do the same except for pressure on it by nehcning or shoulder pressing. Should I be worried about the bump? its been. week for me

@alexeialyoshin5860 5 жыл бұрын

I rode my bike and dropped it on my shoulder 1st week was pain and now I'm better, after a month of not doing any stressful work or anything I have no pain just a few parts where a little pop come up. Now I do have a difformity and I read I need 6 weeks to heal up, I don't think I need surgery because my shoulder sags about a half of a cm but I'm hoping I'm better after 3 more so I can go back to work. I'm 25 hopefully that will help a little

@fahadtariq2595 4 жыл бұрын

How you doing now Alexei?

@sunilnaikiitian7290 3 жыл бұрын

Hello sir, I got fracture at middle of AC joint while playing cricket.so which is better whether should I need surgery or by Norma healing can I able to bring it back to 100% recovery Sir please replay me as soon as possible

@michaelparker7467 6 жыл бұрын

Dude looks like Bruce Willis. Also I have a grade 3 I think 6-7 years later it's catching and hurting when I exercise or wear heavy jackets. They sent me home from hospital with no surgery on the time of the injury. I'm concerned is my mobility going to be ruined? Have my tendons fused to the bone is it too late for surgery. Until today ive never even looked it up before ive just dealt with it.

@Ashleymck712 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, i'm going through the same thing. I've been working out trying to get the muscles to better compensate for the ligament.. i'm still in a great amount of pain.

@mikematij2 5 ай бұрын

So if theres clicking and popping then i need surgery

@yrichspirit2350 3 жыл бұрын

Mine is unstable and it hurts bad

@phylpeng3682 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I noticed that you guys didn't really talk about grade 4 ac separations...I was diagnosed as grade 4 after a bike accident. but it's been over 2 months and I've already back to my rock climbing with no particular pain. I'm currently 21 yrs old. I wonder if I would benefit from surgery?

@vondoubledip9532 2 жыл бұрын

Dont get chopped up if you dont need to fella

@rbeaanna1654 5 жыл бұрын

I was doing gymnastics and I fell and I land on my shoulder and I was wondering I have very bad pain like lifting showering and moving it what grade do you think it could be it has been over a year of this pain and the pain is getting worse I also have clicking and popping

@melissaestrada8688 5 жыл бұрын

have you gotten that checked out?

@rbeaanna1654 5 жыл бұрын

Yes I just had my mri and nothing showed

@haylie2498 4 жыл бұрын

My bump is so noticeable but I don’t have any pain. It just feels weird when I move my shoulder

@khanmuhammad3054 4 жыл бұрын

haylie i have same but i dont have any pain but its from more than 5 months now its still bump but no pain .

@valentinmathelin 4 жыл бұрын

I have the exact same thing. I didn't fall, or do anything to dislocate it really but there's a significant bump on my shoulder. How is your shoulder now? Did you do anything?

@khanmuhammad3054 4 жыл бұрын

@@valentinmathelin i have still bump but no pain now more than 7 months how about do you have pain?

@lucasobad-mathis1141 3 жыл бұрын

@@khanmuhammad3054 are you able to workout freely without pain?

@khanmuhammad3054 3 жыл бұрын

@@lucasobad-mathis1141 Yes how about you?

@kirpaS 3 жыл бұрын

Hi guys... My clavicle stable in most places but it will.come.out at some angles.. or some tensions. But it's only been 2-3 days. I'm taping it down now.... But in neutral position there barely any deformity. The deformity occurs when I take my left arm ( injured arm) and being that across my body like that shoulder stretch of I do that the clavical comes out... But again it's only been 2-3 days...

@rustyryan1433 2 жыл бұрын

Same here. How are you now?

@kirpaS 2 жыл бұрын

@@rustyryan1433 oh man way better. Depending on which class you got, you'll be fine to. I did loads of bands stuff at first... And now pretty much back to doing dips without assistance. But I still use bands to help as there is sometimes too much pressure for the shoulder. Still not 100 but definitely see how it's.possible to get there without rigorous training

@kirpaS 2 жыл бұрын

@rustyryan1433 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This gives me hope! I’ll get an MRI and find out! Thank you

@batman-sr2px 2 жыл бұрын

how do you tape it

@felixlegionsalexander679 7 жыл бұрын

Hello. I injured my AC joint from training BJJ back in September. I couldn't move my arm at all back then. Now 6 months later I still have pain after hard training and especially when I need to push a lot. I guess it was a grade 3. Do you think I should go do an x-ray and see if I need surgery?

@Thee_dome 2 жыл бұрын

How are you now? In the same boat right now

@Corvin666 Жыл бұрын

Hey, BJJ team here. Landed on my shoulder with guy was a doing a harai goshi on me and landed himself right on top of my shoulder. No visible deformity or ROM loss, but pain 3 months into it. I'm still hoping to ride this one out without surgery. How are you all doing?

@kellenstuart4698 6 жыл бұрын

Do you ever go the non-surgical route if you have a grade 5? I have a grade 5 and my doc said to see how it feels without surgery, but offered the surgery

@batman-sr2px 2 жыл бұрын

what was the surgery offered?

@kellenstuart4698 2 жыл бұрын

@@batman-sr2px I got the surgery. AC reconstruction is what they call it. Best decision I ever made

@batman-sr2px 2 жыл бұрын

@@kellenstuart4698 were you able to get full mobiltiy and strength with cross arm and reaching up??

@batman-sr2px 2 жыл бұрын

@@kellenstuart4698 and how long after did you get the surgery?

@kellenstuart4698 2 жыл бұрын

@@batman-sr2px Yeah my "bad" shoulder became better than my "good" one because I did so much PT on it. To be fair I was misdiagnosed with a grade 3 AC sep, but it was actually a grade 5 AC sep, so I should've had surgery right when it happened