Anyone ever dislocate a shoulder in their sleep?

[Luke E.]

 Okay, Last night (actually right around daylight) I thought I was having a dream, in this dream I was sitting in a bed holding my arm because the shoulder was dislocated. As this"dream" played out I reset the joint and then I halfway woke up. I guess I dismissed it all as a dream and tried to go back to sleep when I realized that it wasn't a dream, my shoulder WAS dislocated! 

 

 Now for a little history on that shoulder, that was I think the 6th time that my right shoulder has been dislocated and I have separated that shoulder from the collar bone twice so it's not the tightest shoulder ever. I also learned from the EMT that reset it the first time and have managed to do it myself or with the help of whoever was around every time I have dislocated one of my shoulders since then. 

 

Back to last night/this morning, This was however the first time that I have twisted up my nerves and ligaments in the process. The Vagus nerve runs through there which, when severely disturbed, blocks the adrenal glands from functioning. I have had multiple major trauma injuries over the years but this was different. Imagine the very worst intense pain you've ever felt (I had my right leg ripped off at the knee other than the skin around the back. just to put it in perspective) and thats about how this was but here's what was different, No matter where I positioned my arm, it got no better and it stayed this intense for 2 1/2 hours. Like I said above, I've had injuries that completely disable some folks but I had never shed a single tear over pain until this morning. About an hour into it I felt tears start rolling down my cheeks and that when I realized how bad it was.

 

 Anyways, back to my original question... Has anyone else ever dislocated a shoulder in their sleep? I can only sleep on my left side or my arms will go to sleep so i'm sure this had a hand in it.

[101]

Sounds like someone was talking in his sleep and the wife wasn't happy about the content.

;)

[ironsniper1]

I dislocated my shoulder about 8 years ago or so and when it happened I popped it back in my self and ever since then if I am not careful It will dislocate and just pop back in on its own and now it barely even hurts

[Luke E.]

Sounds like someone was talking in his sleep and the wife wasn't happy about the content.

;)

 

 After everything was cleared out of the joint and the crunching was cleared she thought laughter would be the best medicine and said "next time you'll take the garbage out before you leave like I asked". She's pretty spunky..

[Luke E.]

I dislocated my shoulder about 8 years ago or so and when it happened I popped it back in my self and ever since then if I am not careful It will dislocate and just pop back in on its own and now it barely even hurts

 

 I have dislocated my right one 6 times and my left one twice and some of them barely hurt and some were moderately painful but this one was the most intense few hours of my life! I have had things hurt worse but never this intense for that long. Mine have popped out easier after the first couple but really didn't get a whole lot looser after that so it still takes a pretty hard knock to pop them out but I have gotten quite good at putting them back in place, I guess you could say i've gotten good enough that I can put it back in asleep lol. 

[billyscott]

Dang man! Sometimes I have to use my left arm to get my right shoulder back in joint in the morning. 

Hands numb every morning.

But I'm old, almost 62, sorry this happens to a younger guy.

[Luke E.]

Dang man! Sometimes I have to use my left arm to get my right shoulder back in joint in the morning. 

Hands numb every morning.

But I'm old, almost 62, sorry this happens to a younger guy.

 

32yrs old and eaten up with arthritis, deteriorated joints and degenerative disease in 3 vertebrae among other things.. Needless to say, I was extremely active for a long time, between basketball, motocross and a couple really really bad car wrecks I ended up with some issues. I had a lot of fun and so far I still don't regret it although I doubt whether it was worth it a little more each day.. Owe well, I have way more good days than I have bad so I'm still in the good.

[ironsniper1]

 I have dislocated my right one 6 times and my left one twice and some of them barely hurt and some were moderately painful but this one was the most intense few hours of my life! I have had things hurt worse but never this intense for that long. Mine have popped out easier after the first couple but really didn't get a whole lot looser after that so it still takes a pretty hard knock to pop them out but I have gotten quite good at putting them back in place, I guess you could say i've gotten good enough that I can put it back in asleep lol. 

im 26 and about a week ago i woke up in the middle of the night and started sneezing real bad and while i was sneezing i proped myself up on my right now and then out of no where the last sneez i guess made my arm slip and i dislocated my shoulder and it poped back in and it hurt for a little bit and i couldnt raise my arm very high but its better now

[peejman]

I've had shoulder problems, my left in particular, ever since high school wrestling.  While I've dislocated one several times, I've never done it while sleeping.  Over the years I've learned simply to not do some things, be real careful doing others, and I've learned some exercises that help a lot with regard to joint stability.