How to treat scapula fracture

$How to treat scapula fracture$

The shoulder blade has a lot of cartilage, and if it is impacted by external force, it may cause a fracture. This is quite harmful to the body. There are two main situations of fractures: one is a complete break, and the other is a crack. The patient will experience unbearable pain and swelling in the area. At this time, timely treatment should be carried out. First of all, correction should be made. It takes about three months to recover, and diet should be strengthened during the treatment.

How to treat scapula fracture

When a scapula fracture is caused by violent factors, the patient should not panic but go to the hospital in time to determine whether surgery is necessary. There are generally two ways to treat scapula: conservative treatment and surgical treatment. If the bone is completely broken, the patient can consider surgery, but if the bone is not completely broken, the patient should take conservative treatment measures. The recovery period for conservative treatment generally takes about 3 months. During this period, patients should follow the doctor's advice and strive to restore the scapula to a healthy state as soon as possible. So, how can you recover quickly after a scapula fracture? For patients with scapula fractures, the recovery period should start with diet, rest and exercise, symptom tracking and other aspects.

What should patients with scapula fracture eat? For patients with scapula fractures, it is not advisable to blindly take supplements. Instead, they should consume different foods according to different stages of the fracture to help the body recover. In the early stage of scapula fracture, you should eat more vegetables, fruits, fish, eggs and other foods, drink more hot water, avoid spicy and greasy foods, do not smoke or drink, and do not blindly eat tonic foods to avoid congestion and worsening swelling in the affected area; in the middle and late stages of scapula fracture, you can eat bone soup appropriately to supplement the body's nutrition. How should patients with scapula fractures recuperate? Patients with scapula fractures should rest quietly and avoid strenuous exercise or excessive fatigue. In addition, while recuperating, patients should be careful not to always lie in bed, but should also increase the amount of exercise, otherwise it will easily lead to muscle atrophy and numbness. Rehabilitation exercises for patients with scapula fractures can refer to the following content. (1) One to three days after scapula fracture surgery, use a shoulder-elbow strap to suspend the affected limb and practice fist clenching, finger extension, and wrist flexion and extension exercises. After 3 days, get out of bed and walk for exercise. (2) The affected side begins to swing the shoulder back and forth while the shoulder is relaxed and abducted. (3) One week after scapula fracture surgery, stand with your upper body flexed toward the affected side and slightly leaning forward, with your upper arm hanging naturally, and do shoulder internal and external swing exercises.

What else should patients with scapula fractures pay attention to? In addition to paying attention to diet and self-cultivation, patients with scapula fractures should also go to the hospital for regular follow-up visits, participate in rehabilitation work, consult the doctor about the progress of their condition, understand clearly from the doctor what they should pay attention to at each stage, and strictly follow the doctor's instructions. Once a problem occurs, they should also contact the doctor in time to avoid missing the best time for recovery. Scapula fractures are mostly caused by strong direct or indirect violence. After a scapula fracture, the patient will generally experience symptoms such as unbearable pain and swelling in the scapula, so the patient must go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid missing the best time for treatment.

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