FOOSH injury and physical therapy

Most of the time when you lose your balance you try to stretch your hands and protect your body from falling but sometimes you fall on your outstretched hands and you feel a sudden jerk in that hand. Because of that sudden jerk, you may feel a lot of pain and it can lead to multiple upper limb disorders such as boxer fractures or wrist fractures. This type of injury is called a FOOSH injury in medical terms. It is an acronym for falling onto an outstretched hand.
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Immediate steps after a forced injury

It is a very dangerous type of injury and affects the ability to move your upper limb properly as well but remember that your immediate steps can save you from serious consequences afterward. Immediately perform the steps to prevent any serious consequences

• First of all, don’t panic
• Keep your affected hand in a straight position and don’t move it
• Follow the R.I.C.E. treatment (rest ice compression elevation)
• Visit your health care advisor for immediate treatment
• Visit an expert physical therapist for rehabilitation.
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Physical Therapy After A FOOSH Injury

Some of the most common injuries which can result when you fall on an outstretched hand are boxer fracture, wrist fracture, radius and ulna fracture, elbow fracture, and upper humerus fracture. These all fractures can be effectively treated with the help of a physical therapist after the FOOSH injury you may benefit from the services of a physical therapist which can help you with achieving your range of motion reducing swelling and pain and performing your daily life activities normally as soon as possible. Some of the equipment which a physical therapist can provide you with are

• Teaching you how to wear a sling properly and how to maintain your normal activities with 
• Exercises that help with an increasing range of motion and achieving functional mobility
• Treatment for your pain and swelling
• Scar tissue management after a surgery
• Balance and gait  exercises if you are  diagnosed with a condition such as vertigo so that future falls can be prevented

Conclusion

Your physical therapist is the primary person who can help you to deal with such injuries because in most cases such injuries are just healed by physical therapy and no surgical treatment is required so we can say that physical therapists are the primary focal person for such conditions. Just remember to follow the guidelines of your physical therapist and take your physical therapy session properly without any delay.