Full Wrist Fusion Rehabilitation Protocols

Following your Full Wrist Fusion surgery performed by Mr. Matthan Mammen you’ll need to begin rehabilitation for a safe and relatively pain-free recovery. Ensuring you follow a set plan can help ease you back into every day life is important to limit any possible issues with your replaced joint.

This helpful guide will follow the same instrcutions you would’ve received from our team after surgery. Unless otherwise directed by your doctor, follow this rehabilitation plan to limit pain and have a fast recovery throughout every phase.

Acute phase (0-2 weeks)

Goals

• Reduce pain

Rehabilitation

• Rest in plaster/splint
• Sling for comfort
• Elevate

Intermediate phase (2-6 weeks)

Goals

• Control pain
• Immobilise to gain union of fusion site (thermoplastic splint)
  

Rehabilitation

• Change into splint
• Mobilise shoulder and elbow joints

Late phase (>6 weeks)

Goals

• Regain range of movement in wrist
• Regain strength, proprioception and function

Rehabilitation

• Remove splint
• Mobilise wrist and hand/DRUJ/elbow
  
• Increase loading of wrist in graduated fashion

Guidelines for return to functional activities

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