Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

This week Chris Woakes the English cricket batting star dislocated his shoulder in the England-India test, then yesterday came out to bat with a dislocated shoulder at number 11 to try and save the test! Very brave stuff!     What is a shoulder dislocation?   The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body.  It’s a ‘ball and socket’ joint, however sockets aren’t deep enough so the joint is supported by tendons and muscles.  Occasionally the ball can come completely out of the socket – a dislocation.  It can dislocate forward, which is common, or backwards, which is less common.    How do they happen and what are the signs?   Generally an accident that puts severe force on the shoulder can cause dislocation.   For example:   Falling from ladder and holding on it.   Collision in sport or falling onto an outstretched arm.   Car accidents.  Some people have very flexible shoulders and can dislocate with simple things like rolling over i