Hello Dr. Fields, Today, I saw some of your material about "proximal humerus fracture", and found the series complete from all points of view, including your charming calming voice. So, thanks so much for creating this series
I am 70 and broke my left humerus in 3 places playing pickleball on January 17. I found you on RUclips at 4 weeks and am enjoying your 3-5 week weeks video. It feels so good to be doing something to wake up my body. I will see my orthopedist in 2 weeks and look forward to a good report because of your knowledgeable/helpful videos. Keep up the good work!
Your videos have been more realistic than any I’ve watched. I always think unless you have had this you wouldn’t understand. But you totally seemed to know! Thank you
I'm 78 and fractured my Proximal Humerus in 2 spots 4 weeks ago after tripping while on a walking tour of Colonial Panama City. An orthopedic surgeon in Panama wanted to immediately do surgery, but I chose to fly home and be treated in the U.S. I'm glad I waited because my surgeon in Los Angeles says I don't need surgery - just rest, patience, and physical therapy. Your videos are a great help to me between my in-person PT visits. Thank you!
I am at week 2 in my healing from a dislocated shoulder with a proximal humerus fracture. Fell during a rare snow storm in Arizona! These videos have allowed me to have some control in a world turned upside-down. Thank you!
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@@timeslowingdown My range of motion is at about 90% of what it was. I still compensate when reaching high above my head. Still experiencing a dull ache like pain when I lift it too. I did alot of damage to the tissue and bone, so Im told expect healing time to take up to a year. I feel like my healing is slow, but improving. Acceptable. I'm over 50, so I don't bounce back as fast lol!
@@azsmilez Hey 90% is good to hear! I broke mine 4 weeks ago and my shoulder "feels" dislocated, did yours gradually get back into place with PT? I broke my elbow (same arm lol) in 2015 and it did take almost 2 years to go back to 100% in terms of flexibility. I was at 90% after about 2-3 months but still had a hint of pain and weakness for a year+ after that
@@timeslowingdown I was in a sling for 8 weeks due to the broken humerus. But often had the feeling when using it that the shoulder was popping in and out of position. Wishing you quick healing!
SO glad to happen upon your videos! At 3 wk with displaced proximal fracture/dislocation from bad fall. (I'm 66 y.o female) I KNOW your videos are going to help! Thank you SO MUCH!😊
Adam, 'Hey, how are you doing?' I didn't wish to meet you under these circumstances but 'that' moment happened and I'm glad to have found you. It's great to meet up with you twice a day with your calming, positive and progressive approach to this injury. It seems like you understand it so well that you've had it yourself! I'll tag along with you for several months yet but thankful for what I can do today, and getting better every day! Thank you.
Good luck on your recovery…I’m on week 3 and am amazed how “much” I can do. These videos are amazing & made me pretty emotional when I could actually pendulum swing without pain. Slowly we’ll get there ❤
Hey 'darn it.' That's a great old fashioned expletive. I thought something far more contemporary on impact (and since)!!! I have now abandoned the sling and my arm is reminded that it needs to join in with my life again! Keep that pendulum swinging and we can rock this!👌
Hello i fell over a rug in kitchen and hit the wall and dislocated shoulder and fractured humerous ! My doctor said do my own physical therapy i felt so lost until i found your videoss thank you soo much your awesome
I have a fractured humerus, and I have suffered greatly with pain, despite taking dihydrocodeine, paracetamol, using ibuprofen and using a TENS machine. Doctors are far too often callous in regards to pain control. I hope you are on the road to recovery without chronic pain. ❤
Great to see these videos ! My fracture recovery at two years will be Jan 21, 2023, next week! Honestly, daily strength training rehab is ongoing forever. Yes, sincerely grateful to be fully functional; sincerely thankful to my amazing healing body; and sincerely respectful for each and every healthy day😉
I wanted to give you another big thanks for your videos. Having a humeral fracture is certainly not humerous but you are such a calming presence onscreen. I also dislocated my middle finger in my fall so the hand exercises help.
I really really want to thank you for these videos. I’m 64 and feel very fortunate the fall could have caused much worse damage. My fall had to happen in front of thousands of people literally 🙄🤭 cheering on son in law at the Boston marathon. As a retired nurse I’m clueless. I worked ortho one weekend. I’m starting PT next week, but was encouraged to start the pendulum swing. Again your instructional videos are terrific and I thank you. I’m still wearing the sling helps with discomfort. Appreciate this!!
Thank you so much for this video series, I’m now 12 months on and so helpful, my husband managed to tweak his neck and impact arm nerve this month so now he’s into your neck series which has helped him so much too
Thanks so much for this. I am 2.5 weeks in with a broken proximal humerus. I was almost at the end of a half marathon walk with some of my dragonboat team. I tripped at the top of a sand dune and went full force onto my shoulder and elbow. I have been told from recent xray that it is healing well but now I don't go back for 4 weeks. I had been using my hand a bit but had not straightened my arm. My elbow and forearm is very bruised and sore still and it hurt to straighten it at first but it has improved already. So glad I found your videos as I had been told I can't do PT until shoulder bone is healed. I think by then my elbow would have totally seized up. I am 61 and this is my 1st fracture so I had no clue about what to do. I will be following you every day. I appreciate your encouragement and badly want to get back to dragonboating as soon as I physically can.
Your attitude and your goal of getting back to dragonboating will help see you through. I'm so glad to be a part of your process. Check in regularly with your in-person healthcare people. YOU GOT THIS!
Thanks. I have continued with your exercises but I have a concern. I am pretty sure that my elbow area was never examined or x-rayed etc. I have been thinking it was injured too because it doesn't feel right and was grazed, bruised and sore also. There is still some bruising on my lower arm, it was worse than at the top but I had been told to expect bruises to go down my arm so said nothing at first check up 1 wk in.The 2nd hospital appt. is still 2 weeks away so I booked with GP. but he cancelled and I cant get next appt. there either for almost 2 weeks. I checked out your 5-6 wk. vid. The ex. with both arms straight out and bent 90' then moving back has increased my elbow concern. I am unable to hold my injured arm adjacent to my body when bent. It points inwards and even using my other arm to push it, only helps a bit. Does this seem normal at 4 wks after broken shoulder or is it likely to be my elbow muscles/tendons or bone that is the issue? I just want some idea if I should push the issue with the hospital to check me sooner or just wait. @@dradamfields
I like to call and, in a friendly way, ask the person over the phone to help you and see if there are any cancellations to get you in sooner. Lack of range of motion after an injury can mean adhesions are starting to form. Getting some educated hands on you and some diagnostics can be revealing and relieving. In the meantime, keep up the exercises to your tolerance.
Thank you so much for the videos! Broke my humerus on the ski hill. The gentle exercises are just what I needed. Its so hard to go from very active to zero activity with this injury! Im on video 2 and cant wait to be ready for video 3. So easy to get down but your positivity is infectious!
Thanks so much for these supportive and helpful videos:) I’m 6 weeks out from a proximal humerus fracture of right arm, and have just been focusing on the first 2 videos in this series. For the last 4 weeks I’ve been doing 3 preliminary physical therapy movements ahead of when I actually start PT in 4 days. I met with my orthopedic doctor yesterday and he was very happy with the healing progress revealed on yesterday’s X-rays and am definitely cleared for PT. Out of those2 videos of yours I’ve just taken the gentlest of the movements(which have been really helpful) until I see what my PT prescribes at my current stage of healing:)
Thankyou for your calm skill and kind manner. I fell three weeks ago I live in the UK. proximal hmnerual fracture and patella no surgery required. 6 years ago broke femur and wrist and that time needed surgery and pins......so you can imagine how shocked and sad I am to be stuck again with a broken body this time I am 66 so its very worring. You are a wonderful discovery.
Thanks for your story, Hugh. As you have more confidence in you knee and shoulder I really need you to work on balance. Studies show 70% fewer injuries in football players that did a mild balance program before the season. We need your brain to be hyper-connected to your body. At 66 you can rebound. At 76 and 86 it becomes way more complicated. Even if you just balance on one leg (as you advance use and balance mat or close your eyes) for 5 min each leg at 4x/week. I like a minute on one leg and then switch to the other leg for 10minutes.
@@dradamfields Thank you Dr Fields its actuall me mary using Hughs you tube account and I am female with ostoprosis and really value your suggestions and guidance I am so enjoying and engaging in your programe and it is giving me a feeling of being held and supported!
Hello, doctor Adam! My name is Luminita and I'm from Romania. About a month ago I fell and got a humeral fracture on my left arm. My arm was fixed in a bandage and a desurel orthosis. After 4 weeks I went to the hospital and the X-Ray confirmed the complete recovery of the humerus. They recommended physical therapy, so I’ve subscribed to your RUclips channel and I’m watching you ever since and doing all the moves that you teach, every day. Unfortunately I have a blood condition under permanent treatment with Eliquis and when I fell there was “an explosion of blood vessels” and my left arm had a necrotic look and it is still swollen. It still hurts but I can use the arm with some limitations. I trust I will make a full recovery with your support! Thank you for all your videos and all your efforts for our recovery. Well done! Merry Christmas!
Your videos are wonderful...they have helped me immensely. They are theraputic and uplifting. Thank you so much. My orthopedic doc told me to rest. If I had listened to him my shoulder would be frozen. Your videos were inspiring and not at all burdensome to do but a pleasure actually because of you.
Right proximal shoulder fracture after getting hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing. The driver turned quickly on a red light at speed 40-50km/h. I got rag dolled up into the air and most of my body weight impacted with the bonnet, completely dislocating the shoulder and shearing the bone at the base of the ball. Bouncing off the bonnet 180 degrees onto the road where my left leg which got really bad internal bruising and my left hand has misaligned carpal on the outside. Thankfully no head or neck injuries but miraculously the right leg is fine apart from minor bruising even though this was the point of initial impact. Im now on day 8. Your videos are an amazing source of help!
Thanks so much for these excellent videos. If I might add something from my own experience - 69M, fractured surgical neck of proximal humerus 3 weeks ago - I have found: 1) Let pain be your guide. Just ease into exercises until you feel pain... pain is indicating that you have reached the limit of what you are ready for. 2) That having been said, get your arm out of the sling as soon as possible. By day 3 after the accident I could just let my arm hang a bit, and after 12 days I stopped using a sling altogether. I started "pendulum" swings on day 4 or 5, I think - just gently, but gradually increasing the circle. Each person is different, and advances at a different pace, but the sooner you get gentle movement the less freezing you are likely to have. Of course, follow your doctor's advice. 3) Try to get some sunshine, especially on the bruised parts of the arm - at least 20 mins of morning or afternoon sun if you can. (Avoid harsh midday sun - you don't want too much UV.) There's growing evidence of the benefits of near-infra-red light, and a LITTLE bit of UV-B is necessary for the body to manufacture Vitamin D. 4) Exercise as soon as you can. I started short, safe, outdoor walks on day 2. Gradually go further and faster - you will know what feels comfortable. Good for the circulation etc., but also does wonders for the state of mind. (Depression can affect some people after a trauma, and staying indoors and inactive can worsen it.) 5) Eat a healthy diet. 6) I found it was hard to get comfortable in bed. A reclining armchair was best for the first two weeks. 7) Oh yeah, don't smoke and go easy on the alcohol. Whether your arm is broken or not!
I am three weeks sunday. You said you are totally out of the sling? Are you in any pain? Do you use it to sleep at night? Your post is Extremely helpful and have motivated me
@@AngeAnglade No, I just took one panadeine morning and night for the first week, and after that no painkillers as I had almost no pain (provided I did not actively use the shoulder muscles.) (Panadeine = 500mg paracetamol/acetaminophen + 30mg codeine). I don't use the sling at all now. Just be careful when not using the sling: you don't want to use the shoulder muscles actively at all until at least 4 weeks, because they could put pressure on the break and even deform it in extreme cases. But passive movement - like the "pendulum" - is great. Also, presuming your only injury is the prox. humerus, you can start moving the elbow and wrists, passively at first (using your good hand to lift the bad one) then actively. I was lucky: a simple, clean break just under the joint. Of course a more complicated fracture can cause more pain and take longer to heal.
One more thought. I was offered a free bone density scan by the hospital (that's Australia!) So of course I am going to have it. No obvious sign of osteoporosis, but it doesn't hurt to check.
@@AngeAnglade My reply to you seems to have disappeared, so briefly: Not really any pain unless I try to raise my arm unassisted. Not quite ready for that. I can, however, bend from the elbow sufficiently to touch my ears, and I can carry light weights (like a novel or a fork) in that hand (keeping the upper arm just hanging.) I only used the sling at night in week 1. I have a nice, reclining armchair with wide, padded arms, so I slept on my back in that chair for the first 2 weeks. Week 3 I went back to my bed. At the moment I am doing "passive" exercises only, where I support the injured arm (I can then raise it to a horizontal position.)
I am in week 3, but I did your other video by mistake yesterday that was more intense. I thank God for you, I started a new job and my insurance will not be active for months. I have been paying cash for my Orthopedic and I am broke brim after 15 weeks in 3 casts. I am here with you all the way; God really placed you here on Earth for this; your videos are soothing and have turned my tears into smiles. Thanks🙏🏽💕
So so grateful for your videos. Im in India feeling rather rudderless on the knowledge of how to proceed after humerus break. Here i see a Siddha Dr who works with all kinds of injuries....a more aggressive kind of therapy than done in the west. 😳 to get things in their proper alignment in the shoulder socket.... But i felt like i needed the correct physical therapy daily program as well to follow up .....immense gratitude for making these videos........and good to be informed to go slowly as rehab takes a long time. Wishing you all blessings...
I am 58 and from Croatia. Three weeks ago fell during a run (on the road, but still in the forest), and broke my shoulder ''properly'' as a doctor at ER said. Only yesterday, when they took off immobilization I become aware of what kind of troubled injury a non-displaceable Humeral head and neck fracture is. My left arm hangs like a sad, dry branch and hurts. Luckily, the doctor recommended the pendular exercises and that's how I came across your channel, the story behind the videos, and now feel supported and motivated from the very beginning of my recovery. Thank you Dr. Field for filming this!
Hi Ira, You are such an eloquent writer! "Like a sad, dry branch". What a metaphor.. I was in Croatia 15 years ago and still get excited when I think about your beautiful country. I'm happy to be on this journey with you and know that your positive outlook will help see you through. Please pass the playlist on to your doctor/physical therapist.
@@dradamfields Glad you liked it here, hope you'll have a chance to come again - btw. I fell close to a coastal promenade called Heavenly Path, on the island of Krk. Next week I will have the first appointment with a physiatrist and show him the playlist. Until then, will gently exercise according to the second video, twice a day. Thank you for your reply and all the support!
I fractured my shoulder after a fall. After my fall, I went to the hospital and had an x-ray . After the x ray, I was told by the doctor that I had fractured my shoulder. The doctor told me that the nurse would give me a sling to put on, and I could go home afterwards , The doctor also said I would be getting an appointment from the Orphophedic specialist. I went home from the hospital with a sling on . I saw the Orphophedic specialist 10 days later, and the Orphophedic specialist got me to have another x-ray, and I was told after the doctor saw my x-ray that I didn't need surgery he told me that in about a weeks time I could start straightening my arm and do some exercises which he showed me but didn't demonstrate them very well. The doctor just said I should do the exercises a few times a day . He then told me that I would have to come back in 4 weeks for another appointment. I wasn't told if I would need to keep wearing the sling for those 4 weeks until I see the doctor again. I wasn't offered to see a physiotherapist before I started to the streches. I went to my GP the next day and told my GP what the Orphophedic Specialist had said about me having to exercise my shoulder and the doctor showed me how to do them better than the Orphophedic Specialist did. I am not going to see a physiotherapist to help me with exercises until possibly in 4 weeks' time when I see the Orphophedic specialist again. The videos of physiotherapists demonstrating the exercises are very helpful to me.
I am so excited to have found your videos! 6 weeks tomorrow since my fall and nondisplaced fracture. No surgery, and this (at age 66) is the first fracture for me (except for some pinky toe madness) I see the Physician's Assistant tomorrow and will discuss your videos. Thank you!
So glad I found these videos. Almost 8 weeks out and haven't seen a physical therapist yet....so I start at begining doing these exercises and doing better but taking my time.
Hi I just found your video and after following your technique I am so happy, still hurting but manageable after getting 3 fractures right under left shoulder. I put moist heat on earlier today before doing pendulum swings and today can move arm a little across table and a few inches up my refrigerator! I’m 6 weeks after my fall! What an experience I also hurt my left knee so I’m using a hemi walker until I get a brace next month, it’s not fractured but I have OA with multiple tares! It’s a mess but with your help at home and getting PT, I’m hoping to continue using your videos for extra help. Thank you.
This helps tremendously since “health care provider including surgeon haven’t provided next to no proactive information at all - 3 weeks since humerus frac - I’ve been doing my own following this and other videos to have some movement
That's why i made the video series. ; ) You are on the healing journey and maybe you could pass the series on to your MD. Sounds like your providers could use it as a tool. Happy to have you, Diane.
Haha same here, I went to an emergency room and was diagnosed with this fracture. Non-displaced so they said no surgery, and sent me home with zero info! I even had to buy my own sling.
Good afternoon I fracture my shoulder while on my way to work I had a fixation surgery and this is my first session doing your exercise and I am getting there bit by bit thank you for these amazing videos to help us recover ❤❤
I have a proximal humerus displaced fracture with various angularion, ouch, the pain at times is excruciating. I won't be going to the hospital for physiotherapy as I can obtain all of the exercises I need from this channel. Thanks ❤
Wonderful! I'm so happy you have a path. Please make sure you have some check-ins with your therapist and send them the link to the playlist. ruclips.net/p/PLx10M_1d-mu1fR1ucNbX57EyClU3aLiab
Hi doc I am 40. I had a bad fall 4 weeeks ago when a straw dog came infort of my bike and i fell to my left shoulder. There was a distict cracking sound and felt my should bone displaced. Afterwards I had to go through a proximal humerus ORIF surgery. I started doing these videos got better from the day one. Thanks for all your efforts to put such helpful videos. The dog was fine by the way!😂
no word can express my gratitude for this series, my father had humerus head fracture into pieces he is in week 5 ,the cast was removed i wonder if your routine is suitable for him ? the ortho. doc said it is proximal humerus fracture also ,thank you for your reply
So sorry for your dad! I imagine he has a plate and/or pins in his humerus. In that case he would be ready. I would not start with week 5 though. Start with this video or the previous one. Keep on lovin' that dad of yours.
I had the luxury(?) of falling at work, so t least I'm on worker's compensation. Saw the surgeon two weeks after the injury and was given vague instructions to take it out of the collar & cuff sling occasionally and move it a little. I ran across your series of videos in the third week and I'm following as best I can. Some things I'm ahead of your videos, and some things I'm way behind in. I'll see the surgeon again next week (6 weeks after the injury), and hope to get more direction for therapy.
@@dradamfields The surgeon said it was well aligned so I opted not to have surgery. Turns out it's misaligned by 17mm, and I have less hand mobility than I need.
Hi, I’m Rons wife Sherrie. Broke humorous at the ball and going down like a lightning bolt 3 and a half weeks ago. Ortho dr says I’m ready for PT and i will start that right away but seeing your video thinking i could just follow you. Im 76 yrs old and this is my first broken bone. Your comment that its harder for my age worries me but I’m very healthy and have no major health issues and take no medications except prilosec. Should i do these several times a day every day? Thank you so much….determined to get through this very painful injury.
Hi Ron and Sherrie, First thing you need to do is get off of the Prilosec. Get a telehealth call with me (link below) to get this accomplished. The reason is that the use of PPIs (proton pump inhibitors) is a risk factor for development of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures. We can go over other options for your gut health and, if you have osteoporosis, we can go over other strategies for bone strengthening, etc. I think you need to do my exercises and stay in contact with your MD. Ask your MD whether you have osteoporosis. You may need close supervision on this rehab and show the videos to the PT. I want to give you the 100% go-ahead but I need to know, given your age and drug history, the condition of your bones. If all checks out go forth with gusto. If not, go forth slowly and with caution. fieldsfamilychiro.janeapp.com/locations/telehealth/book#staff_member/1
Dear Dr Fields, like most of your viewers, thank you so much for helping me through this very stressful and painful time as my humerus fracture heels. I wanted to ask; whilst I consider myself fit & in shape, I seem to be 4 to 6 weeks behind your fitness programme which isnt like me. I did have surgery with a 27cm titanium rod inserted into the bone marrow through my shoulder and two pins (top & bottom in my arm) to hold all in place, could this be the reason and if so, am I still on schedule? I had bruising for 8 weeks after surgery and my arm is still slighltyl swollen 12 weeks on, I still have pain and the x-ray shows the humerous still hasn't heeled and will take another 3/4 weeks the expert say.
Hi David, The video series is appropriate for you and will get great results. However, it was originally designed for non-displaced humeral head fractures. I assume, because you needed surgery, that yours was displaced. There are other factors that go into the speed of recovery such as age, use of NSAIDs, diabetes, activity levels, Vitamin K and D levels and more. If you end up with a "fracture non union" try ESWT. In the meantime, I urge you to find some gift in this trial. Your "expert" may just be right with 3-4 weeks more. Hang in there!
Way to go, Lee. Please give us updates along the way. I think you are the first person to be doing this from the beginning and your feedback is very appreciated.
I am 4 weeks into my recovery. I tripped in the rain. I am 42. Mum of two girls. I broke proximal humerus. No I didnt laugh. Its super painful as you know!lol I want to drive a car, do my hair and get it moving, but I have discovered this is a long journey. I am going to follow all your exercises. I am back at work. Typing and doing lots with my good left hand. Sleeping is the worst. I am having lots of trouble. Got my old maternity pillow out its helping but any suggestions welcome for sleeping.
Hi Dr Fields, I found these exorcises online. I have a bad humerus fracture but not the shoulder. Should I be doing these? I’m 2 weeks in and in a lot of pain. I slipped in the subway on a rainy day.
I'm 68 .fell down n had shoulder ball dislocation and fracture.underwent surgery,on 1st Feb this year.a plate was fixed inside.4 months passed, couldn't get proper PT.God's grace i found your videos. Can i do these exercises now? Will wait for your reply please. I'm from India
What kind of brace/splint are you using? I have a break of the proximal humerus right below the ball to at the very top of the shaft. The brace I have on and have had on for five weeks is fit made, and fitted by my physical therapist. Unfortunately, the straps that go underneath my armpit are terribly uncomfortable. I’d like to try one that goes across the body and under the arm of the good shoulder and I’m wondering what brand of split that it you are using in this video
Thank you for these videos. I'm eight weeks out now but early on in my recovery I was disappointed that my orthopedic doc said they intended to give me a frozen shoulder. I had already had the rotator cuff fixed on the arm that I broke and there was a danger that might have been injured as well necessitating another surgery. I didn't want that! I was already feeling stifled with the sling I had and purchased a compression brace to protect my shoulder movement but also give my arm more freedom. As soon I could I was doing pendulum swings (learned from rotator cuff recovery). I was determined I would NOT have a frozen shoulder! Someone had also told me about cool laser therapy and then hearing you talk about it I figured it couldn't hurt. My chiropractor's office offers that. So I've done that on the break and the rotator cuff just in case there was any damage done there. Needless to say my orthopedic doctor was NOT happy with my recovery at six weeks and that I wasn't wearing the sling. I had been wearing the brace though. You think they would be thrilled. She only said "We don't mind giving people a frozen shoulder." Really? And my ability to move my arm was unbelievable! I'm not religious and disciplined with the exercises but when I would think of it I would do certain things as much as my arm could tolerate. I've been in occupational therapy now for three weeks and she believes that my rotator cuff is fine given my range of motion and capabilities. I'm weeks ahead of where I should be! I haven't followed all the videos (yet) as I've been able to get back to work more, but plan to look at them further as I progress. Again, thank you!
I had a dislocated shoulder and complete snapppage of my humerous was in a cast for 1 1/2 months and after they put me straight to no support but my healing been quick asf I can hold my arm forward, haven’t been able to go to actually PT though cause my parents really busy
I'm 68 , I fell down n had shoulder ball dislocation n fracture,had surgery on 1st Feb this month , a plate was inserted, I couldn't get proper PT. 4 months passed. By God's grace I found your vedios. Can I do these exercises now .will be waiting for your reply Mr.Fields ,please. I'm from india
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Hello doc, let me introduce you to a short story that I want to consult about what I am currently experiencing, experiencing a fracture of the proximal humerus of the right shoulder for more than 1 month. For example, if I had surgery to install a pen and have recovered from the fracture, can the pen itself be removed again or not, especially for proximal humerus fractures?🙏
Hi! i had may humerus surgery 2 weeks ago wherin they put a plate on it and 8 screw. After my surgery, I cannot move my wrist at all and control it. Do you know what might happen?
Ah, Suzie! Get some ESWT on your shoulder and start the road back with all of my shoulder videos. You are why I put these together. Shoulders take time and consistency. God bless
@@dradamfields thanks my orthopedic dr acts as if it’s normal I broke my humerus I had surgery a month ago I have the plate and screws all is well just my elbow
Hmmmm....maybe your fracture has not healed yet. Usually, at this point, it is healed and you can easily do weeks 3-4 video. Your doctor knows something we don't know. Call the office and ask why as this is not customary. Hang in there.
I would have coped with sustaining this injury if it were not for the renal team telling me I would have to go back on dialysis just before my discharge from hospital. I'm not smiling I'm damn furious at my nephrologist's repeated stuff ups this year as to the management of my transplant. Too many stuff ups to catalogue here. I see a lawyer on the horizon, and I don't even need a crystal ball to work that out or a palmist. Was the physio in hospital pushing me too far too quickly, when he asked me to do the pendulum swing just a week after my accident? Now, I'm to do passive lifting of that arm using my good arm as leverage just 3-4 weeks post injury, but it hurts like hell and makes a clunking sound. I feel it as well. An orthopedic person today said it shouldn't do that, though she also said my fracture was well aligned but will take longer to heal because of my medical condition. Just so you know I'm not diabetic. Instead, I had drop kick neglectful parents. I won't see the physio for another 5 days. I'm trying to avoid analgesia as my liver enzymes are up a bit. Just so you know I don't drink alcohol. I'm just cursed as my mother used to enjoy telling me.
Hello Dr. Fields, Today, I saw some of your material about "proximal humerus fracture", and found the series complete from all points of view, including your charming calming voice. So, thanks so much for creating this series
I am 70 and broke my left humerus in 3 places playing pickleball on January 17. I found you on RUclips at 4 weeks and am enjoying your 3-5 week weeks video. It feels so good to be doing something to wake up my body. I will see my orthopedist in 2 weeks and look forward to a good report because of your knowledgeable/helpful videos. Keep up the good work!
Me too! On my 70 th birthday January 21 st
I am miserable and in so much pain.
Hope we get through this together! 🙏🙏
@@janicejohnson-anderson4587 Me too - birthday next January. I hope you are much better by now.
Your videos have been more realistic than any I’ve watched. I always think unless you have had this you wouldn’t understand. But you totally seemed to know! Thank you
ditto!
I'm 78 and fractured my Proximal Humerus in 2 spots 4 weeks ago after tripping while on a walking tour of Colonial Panama City. An orthopedic surgeon in Panama wanted to immediately do surgery, but I chose to fly home and be treated in the U.S. I'm glad I waited because my surgeon in Los Angeles says I don't need surgery - just rest, patience, and physical therapy. Your videos are a great help to me between my in-person PT visits. Thank you!
may i know your humerus fracture type? i got 3 break at humerus
I am at week 2 in my healing from a dislocated shoulder with a proximal humerus fracture. Fell during a rare snow storm in Arizona! These videos have allowed me to have some control in a world turned upside-down. Thank you!
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@@timeslowingdown My range of motion is at about 90% of what it was. I still compensate when reaching high above my head. Still experiencing a dull ache like pain when I lift it too. I did alot of damage to the tissue and bone, so Im told expect healing time to take up to a year. I feel like my healing is slow, but improving. Acceptable. I'm over 50, so I don't bounce back as fast lol!
@@azsmilez Hey 90% is good to hear! I broke mine 4 weeks ago and my shoulder "feels" dislocated, did yours gradually get back into place with PT?
I broke my elbow (same arm lol) in 2015 and it did take almost 2 years to go back to 100% in terms of flexibility. I was at 90% after about 2-3 months but still had a hint of pain and weakness for a year+ after that
@@timeslowingdown I was in a sling for 8 weeks due to the broken humerus. But often had the feeling when using it that the shoulder was popping in and out of position.
Wishing you quick healing!
SO glad to happen upon your videos! At 3 wk with displaced proximal fracture/dislocation from bad fall. (I'm 66 y.o female) I KNOW your videos are going to help!
Thank you SO MUCH!😊
Adam, 'Hey, how are you doing?' I didn't wish to meet you under these circumstances but 'that' moment happened and I'm glad to have found you. It's great to meet up with you twice a day with your calming, positive and progressive approach to this injury. It seems like you understand it so well that you've had it yourself! I'll tag along with you for several months yet but thankful for what I can do today, and getting better every day! Thank you.
Good luck on your recovery…I’m on week 3 and am amazed how “much” I can do. These videos are amazing & made me pretty emotional when I could actually pendulum swing without pain. Slowly we’ll get there ❤
Hey 'darn it.' That's a great old fashioned expletive. I thought something far more contemporary on impact (and since)!!! I have now abandoned the sling and my arm is reminded that it needs to join in with my life again! Keep that pendulum swinging and we can rock this!👌
@ thank you & yes I have said some expletives the last few weeks🫤
Hello i fell over a rug in kitchen and hit the wall and dislocated shoulder and fractured humerous ! My doctor said do my own physical therapy i felt so lost until i found your videoss thank you soo much your awesome
I have a fractured humerus, and I have suffered greatly with pain, despite taking dihydrocodeine, paracetamol, using ibuprofen and using a TENS machine. Doctors are far too often callous in regards to pain control. I hope you are on the road to recovery without chronic pain. ❤
Same as you...did you heal OK?...x
@@jillkemp5521how are you doing now? I fell 3 weeks ago
Great to see these videos ! My fracture recovery at two years will be Jan 21, 2023, next week! Honestly, daily strength training rehab is ongoing forever. Yes, sincerely grateful to be fully functional; sincerely thankful to my amazing healing body; and sincerely respectful for each and every healthy day😉
Loving your positivity, Catherine. Thanks for sharing your story.
I wanted to give you another big thanks for your videos. Having a humeral fracture is certainly not humerous but you are such a calming presence onscreen. I also dislocated my middle finger in my fall so the hand exercises help.
I really really want to thank you for these videos. I’m 64 and feel very fortunate the fall could have caused much worse damage. My fall had to happen in front of thousands of people literally 🙄🤭 cheering on son in law at the Boston marathon. As a retired nurse I’m clueless. I worked ortho one weekend. I’m starting PT next week, but was encouraged to start the pendulum swing. Again your instructional videos are terrific and I thank you. I’m still wearing the sling helps with discomfort. Appreciate this!!
I love nurses! So happy to help, Jo!
Sounds like you would have been safer just running the marathon. ; )
Thank you so much for this video series, I’m now 12 months on and so helpful, my husband managed to tweak his neck and impact arm nerve this month so now he’s into your neck series which has helped him so much too
Thanks so much for this. I am 2.5 weeks in with a broken proximal humerus. I was almost at the end of a half marathon walk with some of my dragonboat team. I tripped at the top of a sand dune and went full force onto my shoulder and elbow. I have been told from recent xray that it is healing well but now I don't go back for 4 weeks. I had been using my hand a bit but had not straightened my arm. My elbow and forearm is very bruised and sore still and it hurt to straighten it at first but it has improved already. So glad I found your videos as I had been told I can't do PT until shoulder bone is healed. I think by then my elbow would have totally seized up. I am 61 and this is my 1st fracture so I had no clue about what to do. I will be following you every day. I appreciate your encouragement and badly want to get back to dragonboating as soon as I physically can.
Your attitude and your goal of getting back to dragonboating will help see you through. I'm so glad to be a part of your process. Check in regularly with your in-person healthcare people. YOU GOT THIS!
Thanks. I have continued with your exercises but I have a concern. I am pretty sure that my elbow area was never examined or x-rayed etc. I have been thinking it was injured too because it doesn't feel right and was grazed, bruised and sore also. There is still some bruising on my lower arm, it was worse than at the top but I had been told to expect bruises to go down my arm so said nothing at first check up
1 wk in.The 2nd hospital appt. is still 2 weeks away so I booked with GP. but he cancelled and I cant get next appt. there either for almost 2 weeks. I checked out your 5-6 wk. vid. The ex. with both arms straight out and bent 90' then moving back has increased my elbow concern. I am unable to hold my injured arm adjacent to my body when bent. It points inwards and even using my other arm to push it, only helps a bit. Does this seem normal at 4 wks after broken shoulder or is it likely to be my elbow muscles/tendons or bone that is the issue? I just want some idea if I should push the issue with the hospital to check me sooner or just wait.
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I like to call and, in a friendly way, ask the person over the phone to help you and see if there are any cancellations to get you in sooner. Lack of range of motion after an injury can mean adhesions are starting to form. Getting some educated hands on you and some diagnostics can be revealing and relieving. In the meantime, keep up the exercises to your tolerance.
Thank you so much for the videos! Broke my humerus on the ski hill. The gentle exercises are just what I needed. Its so hard to go from very active to zero activity with this injury! Im on video 2 and cant wait to be ready for video 3. So easy to get down but your positivity is infectious!
Thanks so much for these supportive and helpful videos:) I’m 6 weeks out from a proximal humerus fracture of right arm, and have just been focusing on the first 2 videos in this series. For the last 4 weeks I’ve been doing 3 preliminary physical therapy movements ahead of when I actually start PT in 4 days. I met with my orthopedic doctor yesterday and he was very happy with the healing progress revealed on yesterday’s X-rays and am definitely cleared for PT. Out of those2 videos of yours I’ve just taken the gentlest of the movements(which have been really helpful) until I see what my PT prescribes at my current stage of healing:)
Thankyou for your calm skill and kind manner. I fell three weeks ago I live in the UK. proximal hmnerual fracture and patella no surgery required. 6 years ago broke femur and wrist and that time needed surgery and pins......so you can imagine how shocked and sad I am to be stuck again with a broken body this time I am 66 so its very worring.
You are a wonderful discovery.
Thanks for your story, Hugh. As you have more confidence in you knee and shoulder I really need you to work on balance. Studies show 70% fewer injuries in football players that did a mild balance program before the season. We need your brain to be hyper-connected to your body. At 66 you can rebound. At 76 and 86 it becomes way more complicated. Even if you just balance on one leg (as you advance use and balance mat or close your eyes) for 5 min each leg at 4x/week. I like a minute on one leg and then switch to the other leg for 10minutes.
@@dradamfields Thank you Dr Fields its actuall me mary using Hughs you tube account and I am female with ostoprosis and really value your suggestions and guidance I am so enjoying and engaging in your programe and it is giving me a feeling of being held and supported!
Thank you VERY MUCH for your helpful videos! You are a real doctor! Taking your time to help us ( guys with fractured bones) for free.
So happy you found me. I bet it's been quite a challenging time. Rock this!!!
Hello, doctor Adam!
My name is Luminita and I'm from Romania.
About a month ago I fell and got a humeral fracture on my left arm.
My arm was fixed in a bandage and a desurel orthosis.
After 4 weeks I went to the hospital and the X-Ray confirmed the complete recovery of the humerus.
They recommended physical therapy, so I’ve subscribed to your RUclips channel and I’m watching you ever since and doing all the moves that you teach, every day.
Unfortunately I have a blood condition under permanent treatment with Eliquis and when I fell there was “an explosion of blood vessels” and my left arm had a necrotic look and it is still swollen.
It still hurts but I can use the arm with some limitations.
I trust I will make a full recovery with your support!
Thank you for all your videos and all your efforts for our recovery.
Well done!
Merry Christmas!
Your videos are wonderful...they have helped me immensely. They are theraputic and uplifting. Thank you so much. My orthopedic doc told me to rest. If I had listened to him my shoulder would be frozen. Your videos were inspiring and not at all burdensome to do but a pleasure actually because of you.
Right proximal shoulder fracture after getting hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing. The driver turned quickly on a red light at speed 40-50km/h. I got rag dolled up into the air and most of my body weight impacted with the bonnet, completely dislocating the shoulder and shearing the bone at the base of the ball. Bouncing off the bonnet 180 degrees onto the road where my left leg which got really bad internal bruising and my left hand has misaligned carpal on the outside. Thankfully no head or neck injuries but miraculously the right leg is fine apart from minor bruising even though this was the point of initial impact.
Im now on day 8.
Your videos are an amazing source of help!
Ah Sean! It's a very good sign that you can give the play-by-play of the injury. Your brain is still, very much, intact. Hang in there, Champion!!!
Thanks so much for these excellent videos. If I might add something from my own experience - 69M, fractured surgical neck of proximal humerus 3 weeks ago - I have found:
1) Let pain be your guide. Just ease into exercises until you feel pain... pain is indicating that you have reached the limit of what you are ready for.
2) That having been said, get your arm out of the sling as soon as possible. By day 3 after the accident I could just let my arm hang a bit, and after 12 days I stopped using a sling altogether. I started "pendulum" swings on day 4 or 5, I think - just gently, but gradually increasing the circle. Each person is different, and advances at a different pace, but the sooner you get gentle movement the less freezing you are likely to have. Of course, follow your doctor's advice.
3) Try to get some sunshine, especially on the bruised parts of the arm - at least 20 mins of morning or afternoon sun if you can. (Avoid harsh midday sun - you don't want too much UV.) There's growing evidence of the benefits of near-infra-red light, and a LITTLE bit of UV-B is necessary for the body to manufacture Vitamin D.
4) Exercise as soon as you can. I started short, safe, outdoor walks on day 2. Gradually go further and faster - you will know what feels comfortable. Good for the circulation etc., but also does wonders for the state of mind. (Depression can affect some people after a trauma, and staying indoors and inactive can worsen it.)
5) Eat a healthy diet.
6) I found it was hard to get comfortable in bed. A reclining armchair was best for the first two weeks.
7) Oh yeah, don't smoke and go easy on the alcohol. Whether your arm is broken or not!
I am three weeks sunday. You said you are totally out of the sling? Are you in any pain? Do you use it to sleep at night? Your post is Extremely helpful and have motivated me
@@AngeAnglade No, I just took one panadeine morning and night for the first week, and after that no painkillers as I had almost no pain (provided I did not actively use the shoulder muscles.) (Panadeine = 500mg paracetamol/acetaminophen + 30mg codeine). I don't use the sling at all now. Just be careful when not using the sling: you don't want to use the shoulder muscles actively at all until at least 4 weeks, because they could put pressure on the break and even deform it in extreme cases. But passive movement - like the "pendulum" - is great. Also, presuming your only injury is the prox. humerus, you can start moving the elbow and wrists, passively at first (using your good hand to lift the bad one) then actively. I was lucky: a simple, clean break just under the joint. Of course a more complicated fracture can cause more pain and take longer to heal.
One more thought. I was offered a free bone density scan by the hospital (that's Australia!) So of course I am going to have it. No obvious sign of osteoporosis, but it doesn't hurt to check.
You are listening to your body and pushing it beautifully!
@@AngeAnglade My reply to you seems to have disappeared, so briefly: Not really any pain unless I try to raise my arm unassisted. Not quite ready for that. I can, however, bend from the elbow sufficiently to touch my ears, and I can carry light weights (like a novel or a fork) in that hand (keeping the upper arm just hanging.) I only used the sling at night in week 1. I have a nice, reclining armchair with wide, padded arms, so I slept on my back in that chair for the first 2 weeks. Week 3 I went back to my bed. At the moment I am doing "passive" exercises only, where I support the injured arm (I can then raise it to a horizontal position.)
I am in week 3, but I did your other video by mistake yesterday that was more intense. I thank God for you, I started a new job and my insurance will not be active for months. I have been paying cash for my Orthopedic and I am broke brim after 15 weeks in 3 casts. I am here with you all the way; God really placed you here on Earth for this; your videos are soothing and have turned my tears into smiles. Thanks🙏🏽💕
My heart is overflowing with joy with your message, Dani! God is working through these videos. Glad He's touching you.
So so grateful for your videos. Im in India feeling rather rudderless on the knowledge of how to proceed after humerus break.
Here i see a Siddha Dr who works with all kinds of injuries....a more aggressive kind of therapy than done in the west. 😳 to get things in their proper alignment in the shoulder socket....
But i felt like i needed the correct physical therapy daily program as well to follow up .....immense gratitude for making these videos........and good to be informed to go slowly as rehab takes a long time.
Wishing you all blessings...
I am 58 and from Croatia. Three weeks ago fell during a run (on the road, but still in the forest), and broke my shoulder ''properly'' as a doctor at ER said. Only yesterday, when they took off immobilization I become aware of what kind of troubled injury a non-displaceable Humeral head and neck fracture is. My left arm hangs like a sad, dry branch and hurts. Luckily, the doctor recommended the pendular exercises and that's how I came across your channel, the story behind the videos, and now feel supported and motivated from the very beginning of my recovery. Thank you Dr. Field for filming this!
Hi Ira, You are such an eloquent writer! "Like a sad, dry branch". What a metaphor.. I was in Croatia 15 years ago and still get excited when I think about your beautiful country. I'm happy to be on this journey with you and know that your positive outlook will help see you through. Please pass the playlist on to your doctor/physical therapist.
@@dradamfields Glad you liked it here, hope you'll have a chance to come again - btw. I fell close to a coastal promenade called Heavenly Path, on the island of Krk. Next week I will have the first appointment with a physiatrist and show him the playlist. Until then, will gently exercise according to the second video, twice a day. Thank you for your reply and all the support!
I fractured my shoulder after a fall. After my fall, I went to the hospital and had an x-ray . After the x ray, I was told by the doctor that I had fractured my shoulder. The doctor told me that the nurse would give me a sling to put on, and I could go home afterwards , The doctor also said I would be getting an appointment from the Orphophedic specialist. I went home from the hospital with a sling on . I saw the Orphophedic specialist 10 days later, and the Orphophedic specialist got me to have another x-ray, and I was told after the doctor saw my x-ray that I didn't need surgery he told me that in about a weeks time I could start straightening my arm and do some exercises which he showed me but didn't demonstrate them very well. The doctor just said I should do the exercises a few times a day . He then told me that I would have to come back in 4 weeks for another appointment. I wasn't told if I would need to keep wearing the sling for those 4 weeks until I see the doctor again. I wasn't offered to see a physiotherapist before I started to the streches. I went to my GP the next day and told my GP what the Orphophedic Specialist had said about me having to exercise my shoulder and the doctor showed me how to do them better than the Orphophedic Specialist did. I am not going to see a physiotherapist to help me with exercises until possibly in 4 weeks' time when I see the Orphophedic specialist again. The videos of physiotherapists demonstrating the exercises are very helpful to me.
Your experience with healthcare is why i created this series
I am so excited to have found your videos! 6 weeks tomorrow since my fall and nondisplaced fracture. No surgery, and this (at age 66) is the first fracture for me (except for some pinky toe madness) I see the Physician's Assistant tomorrow and will discuss your videos. Thank you!
So glad I found these videos. Almost 8 weeks out and haven't seen a physical therapist yet....so I start at begining doing these exercises and doing better but taking my time.
At 8 weeks, with confirmed healing of the break, you can push the accelerator a bit.
@@dradamfieldsim at 8 weeks too 😢 ..im scared to do those exercise 😢 when i loose my armsling , my humerus are crying
These videos have been a godsend. Am now upto to Phase IV but am using Phase II as a nighttime wind down exercise set.
Hi I just found your video and after following your technique I am so happy, still hurting but manageable after getting 3 fractures right under left shoulder. I put moist heat on earlier today before doing pendulum swings and today can move arm a little across table and a few inches up my refrigerator! I’m 6 weeks after my fall! What an experience I also hurt my left knee so I’m using a hemi walker until I get a brace next month, it’s not fractured but I have OA with multiple tares! It’s a mess but with your help at home and getting PT, I’m hoping to continue using your videos for extra help. Thank you.
This helps tremendously since “health care provider including surgeon haven’t provided next to no proactive information at all - 3 weeks since humerus frac - I’ve been doing my own following this and other videos to have some movement
That's why i made the video series. ; )
You are on the healing journey and maybe you could pass the series on to your MD. Sounds like your providers could use it as a tool.
Happy to have you, Diane.
Haha same here, I went to an emergency room and was diagnosed with this fracture. Non-displaced so they said no surgery, and sent me home with zero info! I even had to buy my own sling.
Good afternoon I fracture my shoulder while on my way to work I had a fixation surgery and this is my first session doing your exercise and I am getting there bit by bit thank you for these amazing videos to help us recover ❤❤
Embrace the process, Nicole ; )
I have a proximal humerus displaced fracture with various angularion, ouch, the pain at times is excruciating. I won't be going to the hospital for physiotherapy as I can obtain all of the exercises I need from this channel. Thanks ❤
Wonderful! I'm so happy you have a path. Please make sure you have some check-ins with your therapist and send them the link to the playlist. ruclips.net/p/PLx10M_1d-mu1fR1ucNbX57EyClU3aLiab
Hi doc
I am 40. I had a bad fall 4 weeeks ago when a straw dog came infort of my bike and i fell to my left shoulder. There was a distict cracking sound and felt my should bone displaced. Afterwards I had to go through a proximal humerus ORIF surgery. I started doing these videos got better from the day one. Thanks for all your efforts to put such helpful videos.
The dog was fine by the way!😂
Thanks for the sense of humor along the way. I hope you get on your bike again soon.
Thanks for sharing! You are a life saver. Looking forward to week 4-6
no word can express my gratitude for this series, my father had humerus head fracture into pieces he is in week 5 ,the cast was removed i wonder if your routine is suitable for him ? the ortho. doc said it is proximal humerus fracture also ,thank you for your reply
So sorry for your dad! I imagine he has a plate and/or pins in his humerus. In that case he would be ready. I would not start with week 5 though. Start with this video or the previous one. Keep on lovin' that dad of yours.
nice set of movements - thanks
I had the luxury(?) of falling at work, so t least I'm on worker's compensation. Saw the surgeon two weeks after the injury and was given vague instructions to take it out of the collar & cuff sling occasionally and move it a little. I ran across your series of videos in the third week and I'm following as best I can. Some things I'm ahead of your videos, and some things I'm way behind in. I'll see the surgeon again next week (6 weeks after the injury), and hope to get more direction for therapy.
Let's surprise that surgeon and show how good you are doing ; )
@@dradamfields The surgeon said it was well aligned so I opted not to have surgery. Turns out it's misaligned by 17mm, and I have less hand mobility than I need.
Thank you I will help my wife out,to advance herself,thank you again
Wonderful!
Hi, I’m Rons wife Sherrie. Broke humorous at the ball and going down like a lightning bolt 3 and a half weeks ago. Ortho dr says I’m ready for PT and i will start that right away but seeing your video thinking i could just follow you. Im 76 yrs old and this is my first broken bone. Your comment that its harder for my age worries me but I’m very healthy and have no major health issues and take no medications except prilosec. Should i do these several times a day every day? Thank you so much….determined to get through this very painful injury.
Hi Ron and Sherrie, First thing you need to do is get off of the Prilosec. Get a telehealth call with me (link below) to get this accomplished. The reason is that the use of PPIs (proton pump inhibitors) is a risk factor for development of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures. We can go over other options for your gut health and, if you have osteoporosis, we can go over other strategies for bone strengthening, etc.
I think you need to do my exercises and stay in contact with your MD. Ask your MD whether you have osteoporosis. You may need close supervision on this rehab and show the videos to the PT.
I want to give you the 100% go-ahead but I need to know, given your age and drug history, the condition of your bones.
If all checks out go forth with gusto. If not, go forth slowly and with caution.
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Are these suitable for someone who also had dislocation? Thanks
Dear Dr Fields, like most of your viewers, thank you so much for helping me through this very stressful and painful time as my humerus fracture heels. I wanted to ask; whilst I consider myself fit & in shape, I seem to be 4 to 6 weeks behind your fitness programme which isnt like me. I did have surgery with a 27cm titanium rod inserted into the bone marrow through my shoulder and two pins (top & bottom in my arm) to hold all in place, could this be the reason and if so, am I still on schedule?
I had bruising for 8 weeks after surgery and my arm is still slighltyl swollen 12 weeks on, I still have pain and the x-ray shows the humerous still hasn't heeled and will take another 3/4 weeks the expert say.
Hi David, The video series is appropriate for you and will get great results. However, it was originally designed for non-displaced humeral head fractures. I assume, because you needed surgery, that yours was displaced. There are other factors that go into the speed of recovery such as age, use of NSAIDs, diabetes, activity levels, Vitamin K and D levels and more. If you end up with a "fracture non union" try ESWT. In the meantime, I urge you to find some gift in this trial. Your "expert" may just be right with 3-4 weeks more. Hang in there!
You are so awesome sir i was so depressed but by watching your video your talks i feel so motivated thank you so much ❤❤
Jumping out of "poor me" and into "powerful me"!
Thank you, these are wonderful videos and so helpful!
Thank you, Dr. Fields! I appreciate the guidance and encouragement during the healing stages! 🙏
Way to go, Lee. Please give us updates along the way. I think you are the first person to be doing this from the beginning and your feedback is very appreciated.
Hi Adam,
Are these exercises also safe for those who had a displaced proximal humerus fracture and surgery?
Yes...Make sure your healthcare provider gives you a thumbs up. I don't know the details of your situation
Awesome videos currently 3 weeks,
So happy to help you, Jean. Make sure you send a link to the playlist to your PT/MD ; )
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I am 4 weeks into my recovery. I tripped in the rain. I am 42. Mum of two girls. I broke proximal humerus. No I didnt laugh. Its super painful as you know!lol I want to drive a car, do my hair and get it moving, but I have discovered this is a long journey. I am going to follow all your exercises. I am back at work. Typing and doing lots with my good left hand. Sleeping is the worst. I am having lots of trouble. Got my old maternity pillow out its helping but any suggestions welcome for sleeping.
Hi, how many times do you recommend doing these exercises and also how many times a day? Many thanks
Hi Dr Fields, I found these exorcises online. I have a bad humerus fracture but not the shoulder. Should I be doing these? I’m 2 weeks in and in a lot of pain. I slipped in the subway on a rainy day.
I have a displaced humerus fracture operated on with plate and screws in fitted. Are your exercises suitable for someone in my situation?
Yes, as long as you are cleared for rehab by your healthcare provider.
I'm 68 .fell down n had shoulder ball dislocation and fracture.underwent surgery,on 1st Feb this year.a plate was fixed inside.4 months passed, couldn't get proper PT.God's grace i found your videos. Can i do these exercises now? Will wait for your reply please. I'm from India
im so glad to watvh this..thank you
I'm so glad!
What kind of brace/splint are you using? I have a break of the proximal humerus right below the ball to at the very top of the shaft. The brace I have on and have had on for five weeks is fit made, and fitted by my physical therapist. Unfortunately, the straps that go underneath my armpit are terribly uncomfortable. I’d like to try one that goes across the body and under the arm of the good shoulder and I’m wondering what brand of split that it you are using in this video
Thank you for these videos. I'm eight weeks out now but early on in my recovery I was disappointed that my orthopedic doc said they intended to give me a frozen shoulder. I had already had the rotator cuff fixed on the arm that I broke and there was a danger that might have been injured as well necessitating another surgery. I didn't want that! I was already feeling stifled with the sling I had and purchased a compression brace to protect my shoulder movement but also give my arm more freedom. As soon I could I was doing pendulum swings (learned from rotator cuff recovery). I was determined I would NOT have a frozen shoulder! Someone had also told me about cool laser therapy and then hearing you talk about it I figured it couldn't hurt. My chiropractor's office offers that. So I've done that on the break and the rotator cuff just in case there was any damage done there. Needless to say my orthopedic doctor was NOT happy with my recovery at six weeks and that I wasn't wearing the sling. I had been wearing the brace though. You think they would be thrilled. She only said "We don't mind giving people a frozen shoulder." Really? And my ability to move my arm was unbelievable! I'm not religious and disciplined with the exercises but when I would think of it I would do certain things as much as my arm could tolerate. I've been in occupational therapy now for three weeks and she believes that my rotator cuff is fine given my range of motion and capabilities. I'm weeks ahead of where I should be! I haven't followed all the videos (yet) as I've been able to get back to work more, but plan to look at them further as I progress. Again, thank you!
Sounds like you've learned a lot through the surgery and now this. No frozen shoulder for Susan. Just not in her future. Too determined for that ; )
Thank you Dr Fields
I hope you are even stronger than before.
I had a dislocated shoulder and complete snapppage of my humerous was in a cast for 1 1/2 months and after they put me straight to no support but my healing been quick asf I can hold my arm forward, haven’t been able to go to actually PT though cause my parents really busy
I'm 68 , I fell down n had shoulder ball dislocation n fracture,had surgery on 1st Feb this month , a plate was inserted, I couldn't get proper PT. 4 months passed. By God's grace I found your vedios. Can I do these exercises now .will be waiting for your reply Mr.Fields ,please. I'm from india
Yes, start them now. It's been plenty of time.
hi sir, may i ask if how many weeks or months the possible healing process of communited humeral fracture??
What is the name of the music?
Glad you appreciate it....Enjoy!
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How many times we’ve doing the exercises per day?
2 videos/day
Hello doc, let me introduce you to a short story that I want to consult about what I am currently experiencing, experiencing a fracture of the proximal humerus of the right shoulder for more than 1 month. For example, if I had surgery to install a pen and have recovered from the fracture, can the pen itself be removed again or not, especially for proximal humerus fractures?🙏
Hi! That's going to be a great question for your surgeon. Each case is different.
30 F. I broke my humerus bone from falling. Dr is confident ill fully recover. I hope hes right 😢
Between your doc, these videos and your determination, you're going to have your strength back
Thank you so much Dr.
Most welcome!
@hikeraud opps humerus not numerous…
حصل عندی انتفاخ فی منطقة الکوع بعد کسر العضد هل هذا طبیعی ?
Can you do anything for a broken humerus that’s close to the elbow?
I believe you start with a cast and, after it comes off, you are welcome to start my exercises.
How to do it with both shoulders been surgery on. This is wk 4 after surgery
Maybe go through the video 2x. One for each arm. Adapt, improvise, overcome and ask for help when needed.
Hi! i had may humerus surgery 2 weeks ago wherin they put a plate on it and 8 screw. After my surgery, I cannot move my wrist at all and control it. Do you know what might happen?
I would go back to your doctor and ask. I would need to examine your wrist/nerves myself to give an opinion on that.
I broke my arm on feb 2, 2024 , skating I have already started your videos by day 5, I will let you know how it goes
Thank you . 7 years after my hum break I’m in pain . Can’t get help . Kaiser 😢
Ah, Suzie! Get some ESWT on your shoulder and start the road back with all of my shoulder videos. You are why I put these together. Shoulders take time and consistency. God bless
I broke my hummers.
I highly recommend a WEDGE pillow for sleeping,
Wedges, pillows props, etc. all good and needed. ; )
Hey thanks so much your help me so much but I’m still unable to bend my elbow Why can’t I bend my elbow at all
Hi Calandra, I would have that checked out. If you can, find someone who does ESWT for the elbow.
@@dradamfields thanks my orthopedic dr acts as if it’s normal I broke my humerus I had surgery a month ago I have the plate and screws all is well just my elbow
nah my multiple break is a little bit down but before elbow
THANKYOU
Thanks bro
Welcome
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I am 6weeks of my prox fracture but my dr advice to keep my hand in sling bag ...
Hmmmm....maybe your fracture has not healed yet. Usually, at this point, it is healed and you can easily do weeks 3-4 video. Your doctor knows something we don't know. Call the office and ask why as this is not customary. Hang in there.
It’s not how many times you fall it’s about how many times you get up..
I would have coped with sustaining this injury if it were not for the renal team telling me I would have to go back on dialysis just before my discharge from hospital.
I'm not smiling I'm damn furious at my nephrologist's repeated stuff ups this year as to the management of my transplant. Too many stuff ups to catalogue here. I see a lawyer on the horizon, and I don't even need a crystal ball to work that out or a palmist.
Was the physio in hospital pushing me too far too quickly, when he asked me to do the pendulum swing just a week after my accident? Now, I'm to do passive lifting of that arm using my good arm as leverage just 3-4 weeks post injury, but it hurts like hell and makes a clunking sound. I feel it as well. An orthopedic person today said it shouldn't do that, though she also said my fracture was well aligned but will take longer to heal because of my medical condition. Just so you know I'm not diabetic. Instead, I had drop kick neglectful parents.
I won't see the physio for another 5 days. I'm trying to avoid analgesia as my liver enzymes are up a bit. Just so you know I don't drink alcohol. I'm just cursed as my mother used to enjoy telling me.
I'm so sorry for your suffering. I'm with your ortho in that I don't like the clunking. Get clear limits from your PT.
Take care
Thank u
Brenda Shepley 8 weeks ago
Hang in there Brenda. What you do now will set the course for the rest of your life. Press on, girl!!
How often should we do these exercises? Should we do these videos once per day? Twice? Three times? Can you do it too much?
Look at all of this series. I clearly set out your course of care
After getting pricked n number of times in 10 days, I think I am the confident one now 😅
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