S/P Humerus Fracture

Definition:
Surgery may be required when the bone fragments are far out of position. Fractures close to the shoulder and elbow joints, especially fractures that extend into the joint, are more likely to require surgery. Fixation of the fracture fragments with plates, screws, or pins or in severe fractures with previous joint degeneration may require shoulder replacement.

Symptoms
  • Pain in the arm
  • Swelling and bruising
  • Inability to move the shoulder
  • A grinding sensation when the shoulder is moved
  • Deformity
Causes
  • Fall
  • Direct blow
Treatment
  • Period of immobilization in a sling
  • Passive ROM to shoulder and elbow progressing to active ROM of the shoulder and elbow
  • Posture program
  • Shoulder stabilization exercises
  • Wrist and grip strengthening
  • Upper extremity strengthening
S/P Humerus Fracture Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Wall Walks For Flexion
  • Wall Walks For Abduction
  • Supine Shoulder Abduction W Dowel
  • Supine Shoulder Flexion W Dowel
  • Supine Shoulder Er W Dowel
  • Scap Squeezes
  • Ball I T Y W
  • Supine Shoulder External Rotation
  • Elbow Flexion Stretch
  • Passive Elbow Extension

S/P Humerus Fracture Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Dowel HBB
  • Q Ped Weight Shifts
  • Q Ped UE LE Lift
  • Tband Shoulder ER At Zero Deg
  • Tband Shoulder IR At Zero Deg
  • Prone Rotator Cuff Circuit
  • Tband Shoulder ER At 90 Deg
  • Wall Push Up
  • Curl Press

S/P Humerus Fracture Phase III

Purchase Phase

  • Ulnar Radial Deviation
  • Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
  • Wrist Curls
  • Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
  • Rice Hand Opening Closing
  • Eccentric Wrist Flexion
  • Eccentric Wrist Extension