Swelling of the elbow joint after rehabilitation training is very common. Whether it is normal or not should be judged by the degree of swelling and accompanying symptoms. Slight swelling, no obvious pain, and significant relief after rest is usually a normal response to training, but on the contrary, it may be associated with improper training, resulting in serious soft tissue injury, misalignment of the joint bones and other adverse reactions.
Elbow rehabilitation is common in postoperative humerus fracture, elbow dislocation after dislocation of patients. Joint pain, swelling, contracture, tissue adhesion, and limited movement often occur due to the original disease itself and prolonged braking.
Rehabilitation training requires pulling the elbow joint and loosening adhesions, so temporary mild swelling or increased swelling can occur after training without significant pain, which can be significantly relieved after rest.
However, if the fracture/dislocation heals poorly, the training method is inappropriate or the intensity is too high, serious soft tissue injury, intra-articular hemorrhage, misalignment of joints or bones and other serious adverse reactions may also occur. In this case, the manifestations are obvious swelling, severe pain, inability to get better after rest, and even subcutaneous bruising and joint deformity. It is necessary to consult a doctor in time to make a clear diagnosis and standardize the treatment.
Therefore, the elbow joint rehabilitation training should be carried out by professional doctors and therapists, and the response to the treatment should be closely monitored during the treatment process to avoid causing secondary injury.