Arm Sling & Shoulder Immobilizer – Recommended for effective shoulder immobilisation and arm support following shoulder surgery, shoulder dislocation or shoulder injury. Available in 4 sizes. (Small)

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The patient is given some mild sedation and pain medicine, usually through an intravenous (IV) line. Often, the physician will move the shoulder until the joint is realigned. Realignment is confirmed on an X-ray, and the shoulder is then placed in a sling or special brace. Treatment of shoulder separations is based on the severity of the injury as well as the direction of the separation and the physical requirements of the patient. Because the scapula is protected by the chest and surrounding muscles, it is not easily fractured. Therefore, fractures of the scapula are usually caused by high-energy trauma, such as a high-speed motor vehicle collision. Scapula fractures often occur with simultaneous (at the same time) injuries to the chest. Shoulder Dislocation Acromioclavicular Joint (AC Joint) Adhesive capsulitis Arthritis Arthrodesis Arthroscopy Avascular necrosis Biceps Biceps rupture Biceps tear Biceps tenodesis Brachial plexus Bristow Calcific tendonitis clavicle Coracoid Coronoid fracture Elbow Elbow arthroscopy Elbow injury Elbow MCL Elbow pain Elbow prosthesis Elbow replacement Elbow stiffness Fracture Fracture dislocation Frozen shoulder Fusion Heterotopic ossification infection Instability Labrum Latarjet Lateral epicondylitis Long thoracic nerve lymphedema MDI Multidirectional instability Osteotomy Pectoralis major transfer Pectoralis minor Physical therapy posterior shoulder instability Proximal humerus fracture Radial head fracture Reverse shoulder Rheumatoid arthritis Rotator cuff Scapular dyskinesis Scapular winging Serratus anterior Shoulder Shoulder arthritis Shoulder arthroscopy Shoulder dislocation Shoulder instability Shoulder pain Shoulder prosthesis Shoulder replacement shoulder separation Shoulder stiffness Sling/Immobilizer Snapping Scapula Sport shoulder injuries Sternoclavicular joint subscapularis Suprascapular nerve Tendon transfers Tennis elbow Terrible triad Three-D printing Tommy John Weaver-Dunn Archives Archives Social

Shoulder immobilizers also position your shoulder in a manner that can optimize healing. If an immobilizer froze your arm somewhere above your head, it would likely take you much longer to heal, and you might even heal in the wrong way. But an immobilizer will ensure that tendons or muscles that need time to repair will do so in a manner that’s ergonomic to the natural flow of the joint, preventing the buildup of unnecessary scar tissue and helping you return to the full mobility you enjoyed before the injury. How To Choose The Right Immobilizer For Your Injury We advise you to sleep in any comfortable position. However, sleeping on your operated shoulder will probably increase your pain. Your sling will need to remain on during the night. There will be some pain and discomfort after your surgery. You should take painkillers as prescribed, do not wait for your pain to worsen prior to taking pain relief. Ensure your sling is in correct position; your arm should rest in it across your stomach with your elbow at 90 degrees. Your arm should feel fully supported by the sling.Along those lines, a shoulder immobilizer will also help prevent you from making any large, reactive movements that could do real damage. This is both a practical and psychological effect. On the practical side, the immobilizer will prevent your arm from extending in a reactive manner (like when something falls in front of you and you instinctively try to catch it with your bad arm, for example). On the psychological side, having your arm pinned to your body will help your brain eliminate it as an option for reactive movements.

Surgery involves realignment of the bones and fixation of the fracture fragments with plates and screws. Shoulder Separations (Acromioclavicular Joint) You have the right to help plan your care. Learn about your health condition and how it may be treated. Discuss treatment options with your healthcare providers to decide what care you want to receive. You always have the right to refuse treatment. The above information is an educational aid only. It is not intended as medical advice for individual conditions or treatments. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and effective for you. Your healthcare provider will teach you how to put on your immobilizer. The following are general guidelines to help you remember what your provider teaches you:Once you’ve decided on a style, you’ll want to investigate the material quality and breathability of a given model. If you have any sensitivity to certain fabrics, make sure that the option you’ve got your eye on doesn’t contain any of them. Certain materials will breathe better than others, as well, and you might find an immobilizer particularly uncomfortable in a humid climate if it doesn’t breathe well. The evidence of that development comes to us in the form of an ancient document from Egypt. The Edwin Smith Papyrus — named for the man who discovered it, not for an ancient Egyptian with a suspiciously Anglican name — is a long medical text that exemplifies the impressive amount of anatomical knowledge that the Egyptians had amassed. If you had rotator cuff surgery or other ligament or labral surgery, you need to be careful with your shoulder. Ask the surgeon what arm movements are safe to do. When recovering from an injury or surgery, it is typically best to use your sling or immobilizer the majority of the day and night. However, the immobilizer does come off to get dressed, take a shower, and perform physical therapy exercises. In addition, whenever sitting in a nice chair or couch, it is perfectly reasonable to remove the immobilizer completely and let the forearm rest on your lap. On the contrary, when being active, especially outside, or when going to sleep, the shoulder immobilizer provides protection and should be used. The shoulder immobilizer also functions a sign to others: if you attend a family reunion or a gathering of friends with your immobilizer on, people will be more careful around you! Most common mistakes when using a shoulder sling or immobilizer