Calhoun

[AZDoc]

I'd guess an AC separation by the way he landed and was holding his arm. Didn't see them try to reduce the shoulder.

I had an AC separation a few years ago and it took a while to heal up. What’s the typical recovery time AZDoc?


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Depends...if it's the national championship game, he gets a shot of lidocaine and goes back in! In reality, they are graded, so generally a 1 or 2 you can play in a week or 2, with good rehab, and some type of protection fabricated from the ATC. They really hurt, and won't be 100% for 2-4 weeks...sometimes longer with continued re-injury. If it's a 3, they are worse, some need surgery. 4-6 generally need surgery.

 

[PlayerRep]

I'd guess an AC separation by the way he landed and was holding his arm. Didn't see them try to reduce the shoulder.

I had an AC separation a few years ago and it took a while to heal up. What’s the typical recovery time AZDoc?


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Depends...if it's the national championship game, he gets a shot of lidocaine and goes back in! In reality, they are graded, so generally a 1 or 2 you can play in a week or 2, with good rehab, and some type of protection fabricated from the ATC. They really hurt, and won't be 100% for 2-4 weeks...sometimes longer with continued re-injury. If it's a 3, they are worse, some need surgery. 4-6 generally need surgery.

I have had 6 or 8 separations on each shoulder over the years. Starting with one from football, but mostly from rugby. As the Doc said, it all depends on how bad they are. Never had surgery. Never had a shot. Initially, you can't raise your arm, or at least can't raise it quickly. I don't recall my football one, so don't know how much help the shoulders pads provided. In rugby, it was impossible to tackle with the bad shoulder until it was virtually completely healed. Tackling with the other shoulder was doable, but the bad shoulder would still hurt. Some took 6 or 8 weeks. Others, as Doc said.

Would think it would be easier for a running back to play with some amount of separation, than a cornerback or receiver. Reaching up quickly really hurts. Reaching up and back usually hurts a lot too. After early days of ice, heat helps the healing and also lessens the pain of movement of the arm.

Ligaments, I believe. The AC joint is not really a joint; just bones connected with ligaments. Doc can correct as necessary.

 

[AZDoc]

I'd guess an AC separation by the way he landed and was holding his arm. Didn't see them try to reduce the shoulder.

I had an AC separation a few years ago and it took a while to heal up. What’s the typical recovery time AZDoc?


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Depends...if it's the national championship game, he gets a shot of lidocaine and goes back in! In reality, they are graded, so generally a 1 or 2 you can play in a week or 2, with good rehab, and some type of protection fabricated from the ATC. They really hurt, and won't be 100% for 2-4 weeks...sometimes longer with continued re-injury. If it's a 3, they are worse, some need surgery. 4-6 generally need surgery.

I have had 6 or 8 separations on each shoulder over the years. Starting with one from football, but mostly from rugby. As the Doc said, it all depends on how bad they are. Never had surgery. Never had a shot. Initially, you can't raise your arm, or at least can't raise it quickly. I don't recall my football one, so don't know how much help the shoulders pads provided. In rugby, it was impossible to tackle with the bad shoulder until it was virtually completely healed. Tackling with the other shoulder was doable, but the bad shoulder would still hurt. Some took 6 or 8 weeks. Others, as Doc said.

Would think it would be easier for a running back to play with some amount of separation, than a cornerback or receiver. Reaching up quickly really hurts. Reaching up and back usually hurts a lot too. After early days of ice, heat helps the healing and also lessens the pain of movement of the arm.

Ligaments, I believe. The AC joint is not really a joint; just bones connected with ligaments. Doc can correct as necessary.

Technically anywhere 2 bones come together is considered a joint, so this one is just what PR says, not, let's say a typical joint. He can attest, this bad boy hurts like crap. I'd say that overall, most defensive players I've treated are worse off and do take a bit longer. Usually it's because they are, as he said, always wrapping up and using the joint in a way that bothers it. Offensive players, especially RB, will tend to re-injure if they land on it again. The hope is that the rest, rehab, and again sometimes fabricated protection from the trainer, help in that matter.
There are other ways to mask the pain, i.e. lidocaine injection before the game, but really only if he is doing well with rehab and pain is relatively controlled. I'm certainly not their team doctor (unfortunately hahaha), but that's typically how things pan out time wise with my experiences at other universities.

 

[Igotgoodsources]

I saw on facebook that Jonathan Calhoun (Not sure of the relation) said he would be fine foe the next game and he just landed on it awkwardly. Is taking a few days off for precautionary reasons.

 

[hilinegrizfan]

I saw on facebook that Jonathan Calhoun (Not sure of the relation) said he would be fine foe the next game and he just landed on it awkwardly. Is taking a few days off for precautionary reasons.

judging by your username, I believe you