05 Nov Experiencing shoulder pain or had a shoulder injury and wondering if you need a shoulder sling or not 🤔

Here are the 3 Main Reasons to use a shoulder sling:

1. Immobilisation after injury to allow tissues to repair💪

2. Protection from further damage or pain 🥴

3. Support – to offload shoulder 🤗structures to allow it to heal optimally and reduce pain

One of the most common complications with using a sling for a shoulder injury, is the loss of movement in the elbow. 😳Therefore it is very important that when using a sling, the appropriate education is provided and exercises during and after using a sling is demonstrated so that you can achieve full functional use of your shoulder and elbow after a shoulder injury.💪

Here at My Favourite Physio, our Expert Physiotherapists 🤓are able to can help you overcome your shoulder injury by carrying out a full assessment of your shoulder injury, determine the cause of your shoulder pain, treat your shoulder pain and educate you on the correct use of a shoulder sling if it is necessary.

So if you have sustained a shoulder injury or have undergone a shoulder operation requiring a sling or if you have shoulder 🥴pain but are unsure of whether you need a sling, ring My Favourite Physio 📱on (02) 9790 4233 to speak to one of our Expert Physiotherapists today.

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