Glenohumeral Dislocation Essay

Glenohumeral joint dislocations are injuries involved with damaged ligaments, fractures and neurovascular damage (Cunningham, 2012). The anterior dislocation, also known as the “subcoracoid dislocation” is when the humeral head (shoulder head) lies anterior and medial to the glenoid cavity (the fossa the humeral head articulates with). With this movement of the bone it causes pain, instability and restricts the joint. Static and dynamic forces prevent this joint from relocating (Cunningham, 2012). Glenohumeral dislocations can be dealt with by manipulating the certain joints into a specific manner which would allow for the normal functioning of the joint once again, although this dislocation is prone to reoccurrence. With sports involved with overhand throwing, hitting the area with direct contact or landing wrong in such sport like rugby there is repeated strain put on the shoulder which is likely to damage the shoulder at some point. Due to the constant pressure, the …show more content…
Studying anterior Glenohumeral dislocations is important within the sports science/biokinetics degree as it informs one about the shoulder and injuries around the shoulder. A biokineticist is there to improve one’s well-being relating to exercise and to enhance performance of athletes, they are involved with the rehabilitation process and are there to generally strengthen one’s body and weaknesses (Wolmarans, 2014). Thus knowing about injuries such as Glenohumeral dislocations is an important part of a biokineticists job. The aim of this report is to identify what anterior Glenohumeral joint dislocations are and what risks rugby players are at of obtaining these dislocations, how often reoccurrences happens and the treatment and rehabilitation process of dealing with the