I slept on my shoulder funny two nights ago (the one that subluxates easily)  and even though I popped it back in the socket and currently have full range of motion,  it clicks a hell of a lot louder than usual (it always clicks doing certain movements, especially rotating forwards and sometimes when I shrug  - but not while throwing a ball) and I have a burning pain in the connective tissue in the shoulder itself (front/upper part of the ball and socket joint) and also in the lower area of the shoulder under my scapula either of which may be inflammation in a bursa from having the subluxation while I slept for so long before putting it back in place... It's really the pain under the scapula troubling me most though.....

I still have full range of motion and it's stopped hurting as much since I finally got it properly back in place this morning.  But I'm wondering if I should put my sling on to keep it in place.... At least for today.... I probably should.... If only to hold it in place. I won't go in - they won't do anything for it unless I have lost range of motion or it's a complete dislocation where the humerus head is visibly entirely out of the socket.  Not worth the copay for a visit.  (and I have extraordinarily good health insurance.  Just not worth paying it when I know what they'll tell me. And as for pain meds, I always throw up trying to swallow pills, any pills, so not really an option unless it's liquid or powder or dissolves in water. So mostly I just endure pain.)

My shoulder subluxation issues go back a long time. Started in middle school, but were made worse by the repetitive stress of it getting yanked out of the socket while leash training my puppy about 11 years ago. She's only 30lbs, but she used to pull and try to take off running when I was first leash training her.  I actually have 1/3 less the amount of protective cartilage in all my joints which is why I can hyperextend and am ridiculously flexible but also why I break my knuckles instead of jamming them and I can't run on cement or treadmills without causing my knees to buckle for several days afterward.  I love running best on wet sand,  actually - I can run for miles on wet sand along a beach with no problem - but anything more than half mile on cement or hard dirt and my knees will just collapse while I'm standing,  with no warning.   It's also why my shoulder subluxation is a problem,  especially in hot yoga classes. I love hot yoga,  but I need to be constantly mindful and careful when I do it with my natural hyperextension that I don't subluxate that shoulder too far.  When my shoulder is in as bad shape as it is right now,  I always use the other arm for her leash. I can still lift and carry things and most of the time it doesn't hurt,  just sometimes it'll subluxate while I sleep and then if I don't put it back in place right away so things take longer to heal. I also have very skinny shoulders with very prominent collar bones,  always have,  and no amount of lifting weights has ever bulked up my shoulders.

Today that shoulder is bad enough I should put it in a sling.  Give it a couple days to stabilize and heal again. can't say I will/ But I know I ought to.