Rehabilitation, immobilisation, surgery and the recovery time vary according to the location and the type of fracture (3 types), but all have a similar treatment protocol.
In the first phase of the rehabilitation program it is crucial a cautious but early mobilization of the elbow, to prevent the establishment of joint stiffness, early passive traction then progressively through active stretching and auto mobilization. In this first stage physical therapies (laser, iontophoresis) and ice can be used to relieve pain.
Once you have achieved an excellent joint mobility you can proceed to the second phase of the treatment protocol focused on the recovery of the strength of the muscle chain with strengthening exercises prone/supinators of the wrist, flexion/extensor of the forearm, biceps and triceps, shoulder stabilizers with weights and elastic in both concentric and in the eccentric.
The last phase of rehabilitation takes place in the field and its objective is the resumption of manual coordination through exercises launch/socket objects (neuromotor training) and the recovery of technical gestures with exercises to train the fall damping mode, for the prevention of re-injury.
