4 Common Shoulder Injuries And How They Can Be Treated

Here are four common shoulder injuries that could land you in an orthopaedic surgeon’s office – and how they can be treated.

- Amy Greenburg

The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body – but also the most unstable, explains British- and Australiantrained consultant orthopaedic surgeon, DR ALAN CHEUNG. “The complex system of tendons and muscles around the shoulder means that if one thing goes wrong, something else typically goes wrong as well!”

For this reason, he has seen plenty of shoulder injuries in his practice, and in his experience as Team Doctor for the Singapore Cycling Foundation and Ringside Doctor for ONE Championship. Some of the most common shoulder injuries he treats include the following:

#1 Shoulder dislocation

“A dislocated shoulder typically starts with a fall on an outstretched arm, knocking the ball of the shoulder out of its socket,” says Dr Cheung. “If you’re lucky, it will slip back into its normal position quickly. But, if it remains out of place, you’ll need to go to the Emergency Department to relocate the joint.”