Hear from our consultant
Your doctor’s advice
Radial head and neck fracture are common injuries in adults that often will settle in time. Please take time to listen to the videos to help with common questions you will have about managing your injury.
Do
- Rest your arm initially to settle pain and selling
- Painkillers can be used initially to help
- Start to do gentle movements from 2 days after your injury
- Gentle movements will help prevent elbow stiffness
Don’t
- Do not keep your arm in a sling for more than 2 weeks
- Do not forget to look at the physiotherapy advice videos
What our physiotherapist says
The advice and exercises in the video below are designed to help you regain full movement and strength. In order to return to full function as quickly as possible, it is important you follow the recommendations provided.
Contact us
If you have any concerns, contact the Virtual Fracture Clinic on:
The line is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm.
Please leave an answerphone message if the staff are engaged on another call.