Elbow Air Splint - 40 Cm - PANat Urias Johnstone User Manual

Elbow air splint - 40 cm

This air splint can be used in conjunction with the hand air splint 20 cm.
Aims of use:
 To stabilise the elbow.
 To allow selective flexion and extension. The hand may be supported in the hand air splint.
 To use in conjunction with the hand air splint, when there is insufficient stability in the elbow.
 Selective soft tissue mobilisation of the elbow.
 Can be slipped on or off over the hand air splint when required.
Preparation
1
Prior to application
following movements are completed:
shoulder protraction
rotation, elbow wrist and finger flexion
and extension.
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ensure the
and external
3
Mobilise the wrist into dorsal extension. The metacarpals
are individually mobilised and the palm is rounded and
flattened. Each finger is passively lengthened. Form the
hand into a fist then stretch it out.
2
Support the arm on a table; mobilise the elbow
in flexion and extension.
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