Elbow Dislocation

Definition:
Displacement of the elbow; specifically disturbance or disarrangement of the normal relation of the bones entering into the formation of a joint.
Purchase 3 Phases

Symptoms
  • Pain in the elbow
  • Physical deformity in the elbow
Causes
  • Fall on an outstretched hand
  • Motor vehicle accident
Treatment
  • Period of immobilization
  • Progress to ROM and stretching exercises
  • Elbow stabilization exercises
  • Upper extremity strengthening
Elbow Dislocation Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Elbow Flexion Stretch
  • Elbow Supination Stretch
  • Putty Gripping
  • Passive Elbow Extension

Elbow Dislocation Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Full Anterior Stretch
  • Wrist Curls
  • Curl Press
  • Wrist Pronation Supination
  • Ulnar Radial Deviation
  • Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension

Elbow Dislocation Phase III

Purchase Phase

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