After removing the closed chest drain, patients can take shoulder joint encircling and wall climbing exercise to exercise their arms.
1. Shoulder joint encircling: patients can take the lying position or sitting position, keep the trunk and arm relaxation, slowly carry out shoulder joint encircling with the help of family members, and can alternate clockwise and counterclockwise. This way can be a good way to restore the function of the shoulder joint.
2. Climbing wall movement: patients stand sideways, arms outstretched straight to hold on to the wall, with the hand along the wall to climb gradually close to the wall at the same time the body to drive the arm elevation, the hand is higher than the top of the head can be the opposite direction of the downward climb, and so on and so forth. This exercise can well prevent the adhesion of chest muscles, back muscles and intercostal muscles.
The patient’s postoperative exercise should be gradual, not too hasty, it is best to exercise under the guidance of the doctor.