Case studies: painless reduction of dislocation and fracture of the shoulder joint utilizing normal respiration.
A gentle reduction method using normal respiration was studied, because strong traction or compression did not always cause complete reduction in a patient with dislocation of the shoulder joint. In two cases with dislocation of the shoulder joint complicated by fracture of the diaphysis an sprain fracture of the greater tuberculum, complete reduction was obtained by transport of the caput due to the patient's own effort with slow normal respiration when his or her anxiety and general tenseness subsided. The goal of this method is removal of muscle tone interfering with reduction and inducement of muscle tone facilitating reduction. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1985;6(5):296-298.
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