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After about 5-6 weeks, broken bones have stabilized. After about 2 months, most soft tissues will have stabilized. (Nerves can take much longer but you're dealing with a neurosurgeon at this point so that's a different conversation). What do I mean by 'stabilized'? I mean you should be free to put weight on the area, to start exercising the area and so on. Normally your physical therapist is in charge of that and will do a fantastic job for you. My advice? Go to physical therapy!!!
But now you've done your course of 3-6 weeks of physical therapy. They're released you from care, but the area just isn't the same. And you wonder what to do? The answer?
A soft tissue chiropractor! I'd highly recommend one that performs Active Release Technique (A.R.T.), Graston Technique, and utilizes corrective exercises and Rehab. Surgery and other serious injuries leave you with scar tissue, which can be viewed as a rubber band (muscles) that suddenly feels like a piece of leather (scar tissue). The techniques described above help to restore the scar tissue to it's normally quality. When the tissue quality normalizes, the alignment of the shoulder (or wherever else in the body) is able to return to normal and you can start using your shoulder again.
In the mean time? Wall Walking is always great for range of motion at home. Here's a video with a pretty lengthy description if you have four minutes:
If you have any questions feel free to call my office in Boca Raton, FL at 561.997.8898 or email me directly at drscotthoar@gmail.com. To check out more visit www.Mobility-4Life.com
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