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It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. Important Phone Numbers. When should you call for help? Where can you learn more? Top of the page. Your Care Instructions The shoulder blade scapula is a triangle-shaped bone in the upper back. How can you care for yourself at home? Wear the sling for as long as your doctor tells you to.
You may take off the sling when you bathe. When the sling is off, avoid arm positions or motions that cause or increase pain. Put ice or a cold pack on your shoulder for 10 to 20 minutes at a time. Try to do this every 1 to 2 hours for the next 3 days when you are awake or until the swelling goes down.
Put a thin cloth between the ice and your skin. See Clavicle Fractures: Types and Symptoms. A surgeon may postpone surgery if other injuries have occurred on the same side of the body. See Treating a Proximal Humerus Fracture. Any surgery poses some risk, such as nerve and blood vessel damage, bleeding, or infection. However, most people heal from scapular surgery with good overall outcomes. Stress Fracture Treatment and Prevention. Treating a Clavicle Fracture.
Proximal Humerus Fractures of the Shoulder. Diagnosis and Causes of a Clavicle Fracture. Treating Frozen Shoulder. You are here Sports Injuries Shoulder Injuries. Treating a Scapula Fracture share pin it Newsletters. Peer Reviewed. Increase movement as shown in the Stage 2 exercises. You should be able to largely carry out day to day activities.
X Avoid heavy lifting for the full 6 weeks. The Specialist will give you further instructions regarding your rehabilitation. Cold packs: A cold pack ice pack or frozen peas wrapped in a damp towel can provide short term pain relief. Apply this to the sore area for up to 15 minutes, every few hours ensuring the ice is never in direct contact with the skin.
Rest: Try to rest your shoulder for the first hours. However, it is important to maintain movement. Gently move your shoulder following the exercises shown. These should not cause too much pain. This will ensure your shoulder does not become stiff and it will help the healing process.
Medical evidence suggests that smoking prolongs fracture healing time. In extreme cases it can stop healing altogether.
It is important that you consider this information with relation to your recent injury. Stopping smoking during the healing phase of your fracture will help ensure optimal recovery from this injury. If you have stiffness in your elbow or hand from wearing the sling, you may wish to perform these exercises first.
However, once they become easy you can start with the posture and pendulum exercises. Finger and wrist flexion and extension.
Squeeze the ball as hard as possible without pain. Elbow Bend to Straighten. Bend and straighten your elbow so you feel a mild to moderate stretch. You can use your other arm to assist if necessary. Do not push into pain. Put your elbow at your side.
Bend it to 90 degrees. Slowly rotate your palm up and down until you feel a mild to moderate stretch. Postural awareness. Bring your shoulders back and squeeze your shoulder blades together as shown in the picture. Do this with or without your sling on. Hold the position for seconds and repeat 5 times provided there is no increase in symptoms. Shoulder pendulum exercises. Stand and lean forward supporting yourself with your other hand.
Try to relax your injured arm and let it hang down.
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