How to Retrain for a Broken Shoulder

Shoulder fracture mainly refers to proximal humerus fracture, postoperative rehabilitation is divided into three stages: early, middle and late. 1.Early stage (1) Acute stage: mainly to eliminate swelling, relieve pain and prevent complications. Local braking, compression bandage, ice packs, elevation of the affected limb, muscle training isometric contraction of the injured limb. (2) Sub-acute period: gradually restore the range of motion of the joints and increase muscle strength training. Elevate the affected limb, maintain the correct position, isometric contraction training, range of motion training of the distal part of the injured part and neighboring joints; optional physical therapy electric stimulation therapy, pulsed electromagnetic therapy. 2.Mid-term (1) Continue to increase the training until the full range of motion of the joint is restored. (2) Extension or flexion traction, and continuous passive terminal traction within the patient’s tolerance range. (3) Continue muscle strength and endurance training, isometric muscle exercises can be gradually transitioned to resistance exercises to increase the intensity of muscle exercise. (4) After clinical diagnosis of fracture healing, all muscle groups can undergo progressive resistance exercises, strengthen aerobic training, and encourage daily life activities. 3. Late rehabilitation: full functional muscle strength and endurance, normal participation in all functional activities, work and leisure. At the same time, supplementary physical therapy such as localized ultraviolet irradiation can promote calcium deposition. Shoulder fracture rehabilitation must be carried out early with the help of professional doctors, and appropriate rehabilitation training can maximize the recovery of the original function of the fracture site.