In the first-aid section of Cliff Jacobson's camping book ("Camping's Top Secrets", I think), he discusses a method for treating a dislocated shoulder where the injured person lays on his/her stomach on an elevated flat surface (like a large rock or a log) with a 5-10 pound weight tied to the the wrist and the arm hanging straight down. Supposedly, after a while, the weight is supposed to allow the shoulder to reset itself. He describes the method as "foolproof". Can anyone comment on the validity of this method? If this really works, this seems like a very worthwhile piece of information for touring kayakers. Evan Dallas Woodinville, Washington *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jun 09 2005 - 22:46:41 PDT
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