Do you have to lie down all the time with a broken clavicle?

It is not necessary to lie down all the time when a clavicle fracture occurs, because after a fracture occurs in the clavicle, you can choose either conservative treatment or surgical treatment, depending on the degree of displacement of the fracture and the degree of stability. Regardless of the treatment, the patient should move appropriately and should not always be in bed, otherwise it is easy to form thrombosis of the deep veins as well as bed-ridden complications. In the early stage after clavicle fracture, patients should perform static contraction and diastole of upper limb muscles, and use fist-clenching exercises, 500-1000 times a day, which can accelerate the blood circulation of the upper limb, promote the swelling to subside, and improve the blood supply of the fracture end. In addition, after six weeks, the clavicle fracture is stabilized, and the patient can carry out appropriate activities of the shoulder joint to prevent shoulder joint stiffness, and also to restore the power and strength of the muscles of the upper limb, which is very beneficial to the patient’s fracture healing. Therefore, after a clavicle fracture patient occurs after solid immobilization, it is not always necessary to lie down, but need moderate exercise.