What is a Broken Shoulder?A broken shoulder is most commonly a fractured humerus. While I don't know anyone who finds it very funny to break a bone, your shoulder does have a humerous name. A fracture is the medical term for a broken bone. The humerus is your upper arm bone between your shoulder and elbow. When your humerus is fractured near or at the ball of your shoulder joint, it is commonly known as a broken shoulder. Your humerus can be broken in many places and the fracture is normally described by its location eg a fractured neck of humerus.  Please Note: "fractured" is the medical term for a "broken bone". Despite what your friends say, there is no difference in severity between a fractured bone and a broken bone. Common Shoulder FracturesDue to the main reason for shoulder fractures being falls, often a second shoulder fracture will occur at the same time. The location of these fractures can have an impact on your treatment because of the attachment of important shoulder muscles. If you use a muscle that is attached to a broken section this can be very painful or can cause a deformity when your fracture eventually heals. Below is a list of muscles that attach to different parts of the shoulder. Your physiotherapist or doctor will be able to explain what you should and shouldn't do if you have a fracture of the following regions:
How is Your Broken Shoulder Treated? More info: Broken Shoulder |
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
What's Humerus about a Broken Shoulder?
Sunday, December 1, 2013
What are the HARM factors to avoid post-injury?
 Your chances of a full recovery will be helped if you avoid the H.A.R.M. factors in the first 48 to 72 hours. What are the HARM Factors?Heat: Increases swelling and bleeding. Avoid heat packs, hot baths and saunas. Alcohol: Increases swelling and bleeding. Plus, it can delay healing. Running or Exercise: Aggravates the injury which increases pain, swelling and bleeding. Always check with a health professional before resume sport or exercise. Massage: Increases swelling and bleeding. Direct massage to the injured area may aggravate the damaged tissues and is normally best avoided for the first 48 to 72 hours. Indirect massage (away from the injury site) may be helpful. Please consult your health practitioner for the best advice for your injury. More info: Early injury treatment |
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Sports Physio Injury Advice - Check out these Quick Links to Quality Advice
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Unfortunately, one of the downsides of sport is sports injury. Fortunately, sports injury occurs relatively infrequently, so the health and psychological benefits of participating in sport far outweigh the potential temporary downside of a sports injury.
Luckily, medical care continues to improve every year. Health professionals, such as your sports physio or sports physician, deal with the day-to-day management of sports injury and are experts in the field of sports injury management.
If you wish to assess, accurately diagnose and optimally manage your sports injury in the shortest possible time, then you should seek the advice of your sports injury specialist.
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