Shoulder dislocations on the rise as athletes ‘bulk up’

Gary Culliton speaks with Cappagh Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Hannan Mullet about how the physical nature of many team sports is causing more injuries and at an earlier age. There has been a marked increase in the number of shoulder dislocation injuries among Gaelic football and rugby players, and if a person plays rugby from their early teens to their early 30s, the chance of dislocating is at least 10 per cent, a top surgeon has warned. These injuries are now also seen to a greater extent in younger players — from the age of 14 upwards, with rugby and…