http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/21/what-physio-exercises-suitable-after-fractured-humerus/ Articles and posts concerning illness and the recovery from illness and accident Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:13:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/21/what-physio-exercises-suitable-after-fractured-humerus/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 Indigolafaye Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:41:03 +0000 http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/21/what-physio-exercises-suitable-after-fractured-humerus/#comment-1310 5 weeks is not long enough for the break to have healed properly, it take 6-8 weeks at least depending on age etc. If you want to exercises it I would say just slowly trying to move your arm out from your side, trying to straighten the elbow a little and moving it back and forth. I have had loads of fractures in my arms (I have brittle bones) and never bother with physio. I just start using my arm little by little and build up, if I feel any pain, I don't do whatever caused it again for a few days (the amount of times I've re fractured cos I decided I could start writing again or something!). 5 weeks is not long enough for the break to have healed properly, it take 6-8 weeks at least depending on age etc.
If you want to exercises it I would say just slowly trying to move your arm out from your side, trying to straighten the elbow a little and moving it back and forth.
I have had loads of fractures in my arms (I have brittle bones) and never bother with physio. I just start using my arm little by little and build up, if I feel any pain, I don’t do whatever caused it again for a few days (the amount of times I’ve re fractured cos I decided I could start writing again or something!).

]]> http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/21/what-physio-exercises-suitable-after-fractured-humerus/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 NL3044 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:12:16 +0000 http://www.physioandrehab.co.uk/21/what-physio-exercises-suitable-after-fractured-humerus/#comment-1309 Go seek a GP and get refered to a physio first, you need a full assessment to see if your arm has healed ok, but generally 5 weeks shud b healed by nw. Go seek a GP and get refered to a physio first, you need a full assessment to see if your arm has healed ok, but generally 5 weeks shud b healed by nw.

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