Proximal Humerus Fractures

[@Wherever56]

Your video is spot on with advice. I had proximal humerus fracture. First xray on the injury day . Collar and cuff on and natural healing . Second xray 2 weeks later to check alignment and started gentle pendulum swings at home. Third xray 4 weeks later and started physio and home exercises. Each further visit to physio more exercises added on . Signed off from physio and continued exercises myself . I have good rom now . In the beginning it's very debilitating and can get you down . Pain was bad . Physio is your best friend in this injury . I'm 66 and have a bone scan to go to . Hopefully all is well with my bones .

[@dorondori4499]

thanks a lot Dr Kevin. hello from Israel. I am 10 weeks after falling hard from bicycle and have this fracture. I can not work. but started 3 weeks ago physiotherapy .you give me hope

[@timeslowingdown]

How's it going now? I had this injury for the same reason about 3.5 weeks ago. Doing conservative treatment without surgery, just wearing a sling. Still hurts a lot especially trying to sleep.

[@margaretmeaker2830]

Unfortunately i was one of those i had to have surgery.. totally displaced. Plate and 14 screws. Arm in sling for 6 weeks- even for sleeping.. awful. Got Totally got claustrophobic.. lol.. and had to sleep on my back.. awful actually

[@YvonneBrilhart]

Ouch......so sorry. I'm in second week....and I can't sleep with sling

[@KYBViews]

Thank you Dr. for your great explaination about proximal humerus fracture. How do we get to know my bones are healing properly after ORIF with Right proximal

[@juliaharbeck774]

Is it common to not give pain medication during the acute phase anymore? My husband had a bad bicycle accident and was thrown over a guard rail and down 4 feet fracturing his proximal humeral in 3 pieces. ER gave him 2 days worth of pain meds and ortho won't give him anything except ibuprofen. My husband has had 2 other surgeries and has never asked for a refill or even finished the pain meds he had so they have a record he doesn't abuse them. Just inhumane the way he is being treated so we are seeing a new doc Monday. I now feel more comfortable though about them not wanting to do surgery. He is a very active 73 year old and rides his bike about 24 miles a day so is very fit.