SHOULDER - ELBOW

SHOULDER IMMOBILISERS & ARM SLINGS: WHAT BENEFITS?

Thuasne shoulder braces can be modular, depending on the models, and accompany patients from the post-traumatic or post-operative immobilisation phase right through to rehabilitation and recovery. There are two different types of immobilisation: following trauma or surgery 1 2

Immobilisation in neutral position

Functional immobilisation for rehabilitation and gradual resumption of shoulder movement and/or function

The physician decides on the immobilisation duration on the basis of the severity of the trauma, its nature and the type of associated damage. Prolonged strict immobilisation can have significant consequences, such as stiffness. It is for this reason that the initiation of a gradual, adapted rehabilitation programme designed to restore pain-free, unrestricted function is recommended(2)