My scaphoid injury
i was playing football last april and the bubble hit my left hand extremely not easy (the pain was so breakneck and so much i can barely remember it and baring contained by mind ive had major bowel surgery) so i go to the doctor and he said it was sprained and sent me away ... few weeks later go back same thing. go back in october of that year... x rays showed i shattered my scaphoid completly and i have surgery in november. My cast come off in february ... i have a few physio essions but they said i didnt need to come back again ... and very soon im worried because it still feels quite delicate and stiff ...( no where near the anguish of before my surgery ) or is it broken again :( or is it just that i inevitability to keep flexing my hand and stretching the skin contained by that area ?
thanks
Answer: It is intricate to know for sure, but it sounds like you may need to take a squeezy ball and squeeze it frequently to 1. flex the joints surrounded by your hand, 2. strengthen your hand and wrist (where the fracture occurred) 3. to stretch the skin.
But it is best to enjoy ultra sound and /or electric stimulation from physical therapy. That is something your Dr. should enjoy discussed with you and it should have be done longer than a few sessions. You should go back to your Dr. and ask something like the ultra sound and electric stimulation therapy.
Good Luck.
Until you restructure all the strength and flexibility that you lost it will feel half-hearted and stiff. Even though you don't have to go to physio any more take home sure you continue to do the exercises they gave you and every few days at a snail`s pace increase the reps and weight you are doing in your physio exercises. If you don't hold any from physio let me know and I will try to find you some. this bone is notorious for poor health-giving (avascular necrosis), see your GP for an X ray before doing strengthening exercises.