> I always understood >that slings are not effective for prevention or treatment of subluxed >shoulder and only contribute to non use and abnormal gait patterns. Suzanne Hi Suzanne I've also had both sides of the argument at different places of work. I ended up using a sling when there was a flaccid arm that got in the way if not in a sling and affected gait that way, but only during mobilising, not all the time. Since my client group tended to be the very elderly, I feel that mobility and function were preferable to dysfunction waiting for "proper" techniques - an 80-odd year old might prefer to wear a sling for a short while to enable him to get around the house and do his daily tasks, and then take it off when resting. If the patient had been a twenty year old, there may have been a different set of options which would have taken longer to learn and practice but reduced long-term problems. Sorry not to be more clear.
Incidentally, could I please request that you "snip" mails if you are using the reply function - I've just had literally yards of mail repeated from previous ones. thanks very much. Best wishes -- Lynn Chivers *********��*********** Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist ** List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] *********��***********
