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The great team at PhysioWard Sports & Rehab will be on hand on Sundays games at Porter’s making sure all players are well taken care of. Their new clinic in Newport is always helping our Juniors get back on the park after injury.

With winter sports well upon us a common injury seen with contact sports such as rugby union or rugby league is a shoulder dislocation.

What is it?
Our shoulder is known as a ball and socket joint with the arm being the ball and the shoulder the socket. A shoulder dislocation occurs when the ball slips out of the socket.

How Does it Happen?
Any number of positions and forces can cause a shoulder to dislocate, however the most common position for the shoulder to dislocate is when the arm is out to the side and above shoulder height. Usually it involves a blunt force from the back causing the arm to pop forward. Very occasionally shoulders can also dislocate backwards when the forces… More





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