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Doctors treat a dislocation by putting the ball of the humerus back into the joint socket—a procedure called a reduction.
To perform the self-reduction technique, you can sit on the ground with the ipsilateral knee bent 90° and hands clasped around the knee. Then lean backward to reduce the injury. Try this method up to three times, and try to relax and follow physician's instructions. After reduction, the arm is placed in a sling for comfort. Finally, you should consider postreduction evaluation in either a physician's office or emergency department.
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