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Suggest Treatment For Shoulder Fracture
I am a 75 yr old female in good health. However I fell & injured my shoulder. After a week (last Friday) I went to the Orthopedic Dr.(the PA.) I had Xrays & a tiny fracture, possibly two was found. I have to rest except do the pendulum exercise only & go back in 2 weeks. Then it will be decided if I am to have an MRI to see if the rotator cuff is damaged as pain is in the muscle at the top of my arm too. I cannot lift my arm up unless I support it with my other arm . I have been icing the area, but forgot to ask if I should continue with ice - or use heat at this stage. Can you please advise if ice or heat is better? Thank you.
Fri, 20 Nov 2015
Now it has been almost two weeks post injury so continuing with ice will not help.
You can use the warm fomentatio taking care not cause thermal injury to the local skin.
Hope this helps.
You can use the warm fomentatio taking care not cause thermal injury to the local skin.
Hope this helps.
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