After SlingTops™: Recovery and Rehabilitation
As you move beyond the stage where you need your SlingTops garment, recovery and rehabilitation can help you gradually rebuild strength, mobility and confidence.
Monitor Your Symptoms
Pay attention to any changes in your injury or surgical area, including increased pain, swelling, discoloration or other symptoms that concern you.
If you notice anything unusual or worsening, contact your healthcare provider promptly.
Moving Into the Next Stage of Recovery
Congratulations! SlingTops has helped you on your journey toward healing and feeling better. Once you and your healthcare provider feel that you are ready to reduce or discontinue the use of your SlingTops garment, your attention may begin to shift toward restoring movement, strength and everyday function.
Recovery should be gradual. Avoid rushing the process and follow the rehabilitation plan recommended for your specific injury or procedure.
Regaining Range of Motion
If approved by your healthcare provider, gentle range-of-motion exercises may help restore flexibility and movement in your shoulder, elbow, wrist or arm.
Begin slowly and stay within the limits recommended by your doctor or physiotherapist. Movements should not be forced through significant pain. Exercise intensity can be increased gradually as your recovery progresses.
Consider Physical Therapy
Physiotherapy or physical therapy can be a valuable part of the recovery process. A qualified therapist can assess your progress and guide you through exercises tailored to your injury, surgery and individual rehabilitation goals.
Professional guidance can also help ensure that exercises are performed correctly while reducing unnecessary stress on the recovering area.
Rebuilding Strength
Once sufficient mobility has returned and your healthcare provider has cleared you to begin strengthening exercises, you may gradually incorporate light resistance.
Depending on your rehabilitation plan, this may include light weights, resistance bands or other controlled strengthening exercises.
Increase resistance gradually and only as recommended by your healthcare professional.
Don't Rush the Process
Recovery is different for everyone. Listen to your body and give yourself time to heal rather than trying to progress too quickly.
Consistency can be more important than intensity. Regular, appropriate exercises performed according to your rehabilitation plan may be more beneficial than trying to do too much at once.
Returning to Everyday Activities
With patience, appropriate rehabilitation and guidance from your healthcare team, you can work toward rebuilding strength, mobility and function.
Over time, this can help you gradually return to the everyday activities, work, hobbies and routines that are important to you with greater confidence.