care provider recommends, such as a moist heat pack or a heating pad.
○ Place a towel between your skin and the heat source.
○ Leave the heat on for 20–30 minutes.
○ Remove the heat if your skin turns bright red. This is especially important if you are unable to feel pain, heat, or cold. You may have a greater risk of getting burned.
• Move your fingers often to avoid stiffness and to lessen swelling.
• Raise (elevate) the injured area above the level of your heart while you are sitting or lying down.
Driving
• Do not drive or operate heavy machinery while taking prescription pain medicines.
• Ask your health care provider when it is safe to drive if you have a cast, splint, or brace on your arm.
Activity
• Return to
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2 Grasp your right / left wrist with your other hand and gently push your right / left hand toward your shoulder, bending your elbow as far as your health care provider tells you to. You may be instructed to try to bend your elbow more and more each week.
3 Hold for __________ seconds.
4 Slowly return to the starting position.
Repeat __________ times. Complete this exercise __________ times per day.
Exercise B: Supination, Passive
1 Sit with your right / left elbow bent to 90 degrees and your forearm resting on a table, palm-down.
2 Keeping your upper body and shoulder still, use your other hand to rotate your right/left forearm palm-up. Stop when you feel a gentle to moderate stretch.
3 Hold for __________ seconds.
4 Slowly return to the starting position.
Repeat __________ times. Complete this exercise __________ times per day.
Exercise C: Pronation, Passive
1 Sit with your right/left elbow bent to 90 degrees and your forearm resting on a table, palm-up.
2 Keeping your upper body and shoulder still, use your other hand to rotate your right/left hand palm down. Stop when you feel a gentle to moderate
include: • Rest, ice, and gradual stretching and strengthening exercises. • A sling to hold the shoulder in place (immobilization) while it heals. • Pain medicine. • Physical therapy. • Surgery. You may need surgery for a severe injury. HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS Activities • Rest the injured area. Avoid activities that cause
Cervical strain and sprain are injuries that affect the tissues that connect the bones in the neck (cervical spine). A strain is when muscles or tissues (tendons) that connect muscles to bones stretch or tear. A sprain is when the tissues (ligaments) that connect bones to one another stretch or tear. Cervical strains and sprains usually happen because of "whiplash" injuries. These are injuries caused by a sudden forward and backward whipping movement of the head and neck. These conditions can range
If the pain is temporarily improved or stopped, this can indicate that SI joint dysfunction is the problem. TREATMENT Treatment may vary depending on the cause and severity of your condition. Treatment options may include: • Applying ice or heat to the lower back area. This can help reduce pain and muscle spasms. • Medicines to relieve pain or inflammation or to relax the muscles. • Wearing a back brace (sacroiliac brace) to help support the joint while your back is healing. • Physical
(steroid). • Icing or applying heat to the affected area. • Physical therapy. • Surgery to release the tendon in the sheath or to repair damage to the tendon or tendon sheath. Surgery may be done if other treatments do not help relieve symptoms. If tenosynovitis is caused by infection, treatment may include antibiotic medicine given through an IV. In some cases, surgery may be needed to drain fluid from the tendon sheath or remove the tendon sheath. HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS If You Have a Splint
Tobacco can delay bone healing. If you need help quitting, ask your health care provider. • Keep all follow-up visits as told by your health care provider. This is important. PREVENTION • Warm up and stretch before being active. • Cool down and stretch after being active. • Give your body time to rest between periods of activity. • Avoid: ○