Broken Wrist Exercises after taking off cast (wrist & forearm)
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Famous Physical Therapist's Bob Schrupp and Brad Heineck present the exercises one can do after a cast is removed from a fractured or broken wrist. These exercises are specifically for the wrist and forearm.
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I got my forearm cast off yesterday . I thought that my movement would be normal after the cast is removed but here I am for help. Thanks to Bob and Brad
*Navigation Broken Wrist Exercises after taking off cast (wrist & forearm)*
*1.* 0:40 Hands together,back into a fisted hand.
*2.* 1:00 Ulnar/Radial Deviation
*3.* 1:28 "Up and Down"
*4.* 1:48 Stretching
*5.* 2:10 Up and down again
*6.* 2:26 Suppination Pronation
*2:50* 1 Hour Rule applies for this as well.
As always great video!
My only constructive comment on this video would be that I don't think you stressed enough that people should not expect initially to be able to do anything close to what was shown in the video. In other words, people need to understand that when they first get a cast off they should only be moving their hand and wrist as much as is possible without creating actual pain. A certain level of discomfort is one thing, and that is to be expected during physical therapy or occupational therapy. However, when people are recovering from a wrist fracture and now have the cast off, they should not feel disheartened because they cannot do the exercises as they are shown in this here video. Any level of movement that they are able to accomplish is a good thing, and with each subsequent session of exercise they should try to push themselves a little bit more each time and eventually they will indeed see that they have a wider range of movement. But again ,you never want to do anything such that it will create actual pain for you.
to the creator of this video..thank u so much..its helps me alot from my recovery...more power to you sir...👍👍👍👍👍
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I broke my wrist 2 months ago and i just took off my cast today
Thanks guys...my hospital gave me zero information on this! UA-cam saves the day yet again!...
I got my cast off 5 days ago and found a printed version of some similar exercises on the net, which I have been doing, but they were not as clear as yours. Thank you both for showing me how they are done properly. This also goes for the finger exercises in the previous video.
Wow! Thank you for this video! I just got my cast off and was told to do "range of motion" exercises, when I asked what kinds they just told me to think about how your wrist is supposed to move and do that! This is so helpful! Thank you
Thanks so much guys. I broke my wrist in boxing and just got my cast off 2 days ago. Will be trying the exercises from both videos👍🏽
Thanks - proving having these historic youtubes are useful and helpful!
You guys are terrific ... so enjoy the humor with the healing!
Hi Bob & Brad
Thanks so much for your videos. I've had my cast off three weeks ago. I'm in England & I didn't manage my post
-cast expectations very well. I'm in my late 50s & had no idea that i'd be in such discomfort & would have such nerve pain & soft tissue issues. Your exercises are very sensible & I'm tackling them reasonably well. I was prescribed gabepentin but so far I'm managing without. Love you guys.
hey how are you now?
Thank you so much for this excellent demonstration. I fractured both wrists and have a lot of pain. Right is healing, left is taking longer. Will do these slowly, taking breaks (no pun intended) during the process. Hopefully wrists will strengthen again at some point. These exercises are helping so much. Many thanks, from Virginia.
welcome
Love your videos, just got my wrist cast off and it's so stiff and painful - will be doing these exercises. Thanks guys.
Vicky Flint how's it going doing theses exercises
How are you now? I had my surgery yesterday.
@@e.l.s.3048 How did yours went
2 months ago I've involved with a motorvehicular accident and because of that my wrist got broken (distal radius, dislocated, closed, comminuted, fractured). I went thru closed reduction operation and the Dr. wrapped a cast from my wrist to my elbow. It took for 6 weeks before they conduct cast removal.
Today my cast have already removed and the status of my wrist is 70% healed but I need to undergo therapy after a week. The Dr. gave me 3 exercises (move the wrist forward and backward, tilt the wrist sideways and bicep curls). It really hurts and I cannot tolerate the pain. However as the time goes by the agony will be lessen if I get used to move my hand.
Thanks for the informative demo.
Hoe are you now?
Thank you soo so much, i had broken my wrist about 6 years ago back when i was 9 and about 3 months later after having the cast in (i genuinely dont know why i had to keep it in for 3 months when it wasn't broken that bad) but i removed it and i didn't do any wrist exercises right after at all, i just went back to my routine as normal but always found it strange how i was struggling to do a hand stand without my wrist feeling a bit of pain or rather not cooperating with me properly and the same thing has happened in this current time and these exercises make my wrist feel better and much stronger so thank you❤
I would love to do the exercises but cast off today and to be honest i was almost in tears from the pain even on gentle movement. I think these exercises must be for weeks after removal of cast . I am contacting my physio and will ask them what i ought to do. GP prescribed me codeine due to the pains, I never take painkillers ever. I think though the videos are really great and most helpful for the weeks/months to come thank you.
Thanks brilliant video. Literally had my plaster off today and now using a splint, but I will very carefully begin to use these exercises.
you guys are the best. my wrist feels so much better!
Thanks guys- much appreciated- got my stitches out two days ago and have a velcro cast now. Glad to find some phisio I can do myself!
where do you buy this velcro cast or its customized by the doctor. i have seen a sleeve and on top you put the velcro cast and has zipper to remove for shower
if I got it correct, you do exercises above and try as much as you can and no one expected both arms work the same. The idea is your broken arm will follow another in the end motion by motion, and you'll get its functions back.
It's my first day after 8 1/2 weeks, it is painful but I want it works.
These exercises have helped me. I have been doing them 3 times a week, and have regained much flexibility and strength. Thanks, guys!
How soon after cast removal? Do you also have to wear a splint?
I had a very small fracture of the wrist, so I only wore a splint for 4 weeks.
any one else have 1) broken wrist, now recovering, and 2) fingers on the same hand, tingling?
judy MacMillan my thumb tingles if I touch where I had my pins. It's sensitive. My nerves lol
I do 🙋♀️🙋♀️🙋♀️😂😂😂
jude MacMillan I can’t bend my elbow. I prefer the long arm cast this shot arm cast is sooooooooo uncomfortable
@Marys Line1969 yes much better can take off to air out and massage and support with other hand while excersusing. Tingles seem to subside with massage 😊
mine are...the thumb and index are tingling...after a month...starting OC next week
Thank you! I'm 4 days post-cast and this video helps alot!
Thank you so much. I've had my cast off for a week now and I was worried I would never get back to full motion with my wrist. I see in the comments that this is normal so I feel better and I will definitely do these exercises
thank you for teaching, I just got my cast off yesterday and i am following these exercises for my broken wrist. again thank you
Hi, just wondering how is your wrist going now? its been around 8 months since you last posted, I had mine done about a month ago just wanting to see how things lie ahead? Cheers
Hi Sorry for the late response. I say, it healed very well, it was hard and painful in the beginning but i did it consistently but slowly, not overdoing it. I was worried then because of the pain between the knuckles and the wrist and the pain pulling your hand sideways towards the thumb. I just continue with the exercise and after 2 months i saw great improvement . Wishing you all the best
I’m glad there are people like you. I broke my wrist and had surgery to put a plate and 11 screws in it. The VA (Veterans Administration) hospital orthopedics took my cast off after 7 weeks with the break still broken (per X-ray). I was still not able to move my wrist at all and it hurt a ton. Over a month later in a brace, the pain is going away but I can’t move my wrist. They told me that when I return to ortho 9 weeks later they will then decide if I need pt. I hate the VA with a passion. I’m trying to find exercises to do on my own to get my range of motion back.
I wish you had mentioned right at the beginning that the wrist and fingers can be virtually frozen stiff after cast removal, and that any movement to start with is excruciating!!
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thank you for making this video it is really helping my recovery...&& ur other videos as well...GREAT EXERCISES!! 💪👌👍
Hi. Cast came pff yesterday. Had no idea how otiff my would be. Can't move my wrist at all. Today is day two and have just done the exercises in both videos for broken wrist ( obviously way slower than you do :)) Hope they help. Thank you for putting them out.
Fractured both bones in my left forarm. Had surgery. Im going to try these exercises before I see my physica therapist in a few weeks. thank you!
How long did it take for you to heal because I had the same injury without surgery
Love the medical terminology flow as exercises transition. Useful and informational.
Thank you so much for posting these. My doctor wanted me to go to PT for my wrist (that now has a plate and screws in it) but he won't let me drive. so impossible to get there so I can do it here thanks to you guys
why you cant drive, you cant touch the wheels gently?
Wow I've literally been doing that all on my own and your just showing what I've been doing after being paranoid of what could happen if I didn't do anything for my wrist I started working them out
It's a week since I removed the cast 😢😢 still painful but the exercise here helpful
Glad we could help! We wouldn't be able to do it without all of you so we appreciate your continued support with every video!
Thanks guys. Really good idea to do both sides because I am seeing quite a bit of stiffness in other wrist and hand also.
Thank you so very much for sharing this is really helping me post wrist surgery. I can't go to P.T due to my situation so this is helpful to know what exercise to do. 💛💙💜💚❤💗💌🇺🇸
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broke my wrist 6 weeks in cast up to my shoulder cast is now off 3 weeks ago my hand changes color cold fingers are swollen wrist aches cant take pain med i move my finger and hand but cant turn my palm over been to occupation therapy all the go is put heat on my hand and give me putty to to squeeze how long does this last i fell on my open palm clean break across wrist near palm
It will take a few weeks to get used to it again, just make sure you do as much of these exercises as you can daily!
broke my wrist 4 weeks ago, had surgery to pin the distal radius back together... just had the cast off and my hand is very weak and wrist is swollen, lots of physio needed 😢
It will take a bit to recover but you can do it!
I'll be having my cast removed in one more week. Still a little sore now. I really hope its ready because i sure am.
Thank you for mobility exercises
Broke my pinky 7 months ago and never went to PT. (Boxers fracture) i struggle with my wrist because of this, I can't support my weight to do a push up for example. These exercises are super helpful! Thanks guys!
How long did it take to go back to normal
@@eddie4321 Well that all depends on your physical therapy. I chose not to go to physical therapy, but if you are consistent with exercising your hand it should go back to mostly normal in 2 months. I was having some people tell me wait 12 weeks before starting strenuous exercise like push ups.
It also depends on how much of a risk taker you are because even though I know it's fully healed at this point I still feel like if I crack my knuckles it'll shatter or something. xD
Thanks a lot....your exercises helped me reach my wrist's range of motion very quickly after the cast was removed
Glad to hear that! You are welcome!
I love Bob & Brad but found these far to excessive for initial removal of cast because of the pain and stiffness 😣I’m progressing with similar gentler version 😊
good video. my cast came off today! 10 screws and a long titanium plate. exercises are good
Thank you for your wonderful heart sir for sharing this vid it really help a lot to us individually managing the exercise for our recovery.
A program for restricted movement of wrist joint after surgery:
1- paraffin wax therapy 3 days in week.
2- ROM exercise 3 times in one day.
3- mobilization every day.
4- massage two time daily.
How to massage? Which oil should I use and time?
For some people these exercises are not possible after first getting out of a cast. If if your wrist is too swollen you won't be able to do any of those rotations.
Its taken me 3 days just to lower my arm after being in a Sling for 3 1/2 weeks.
Esp if you've had surgery..
Very useful and thanks for the video guys.
broke my left wrist and am 2 weeks post op. i try to do the exercises slowly. this is hard but i am determined. hoping for a full recovery but was told it is a long journey.
Are u wearing cast?
Are you wearing cast?
Crazy Byte I now have a splint and am making really good progress. The key is PT and exercise each day.
@@nelidagarcia7412 what kind of splint?...I am need to buy
@@crazybyte3005 google exos short arm open thumb brace
They hurt like a **** 😭
I missed my physical therapy today now Im doing your exercises which are different than the ones my therapist done
Thank you Bob and Brad. I am a figure skater and fell on a move I have never, ever fallen on and smashed up my wrist. I just had my cast removed and will be so happy when I can tie my shoes and then skates. I will do your exercises and really appreciate your channel! PS to people below - it is really painful for sure!!!!
thanks so much for the reply and advice it's very much appreciated and noted 😊 just loving your video's and will be doing them later on in my recovery thanks guys 😊
I had a scaphoid fracture and I was in a cast for 50 days in a glass holding position (no screw placed). Doctor now took off the cast and advised me to wear a wrist band for another 30days. He told that the bone is United now.. but still you have to wear a wrist band for a month. can I start doing these excercises by removing the wrist band now or I should wait one more month to start doing excercises?
I have a distal radius/avulsion fracture in what I believe is called the traquetrum (?) bone in my wrist. After seeing the xrays of my hand, the doctor concluded that I only needed to have a cast for three weeks. Today the cast came off and while I have little to no swelling, I can't move my wrist like my other healthy wrist. Im speaking about my left wrist (thankful I'm a righty), I can't fully extended upwards or downwards, only a limited range, and the same goes for side to side. I experience light to moderate pain if I try to move the wrist in any of those directions. Hope these exercises work.
Very nice video. Thanks.
I broke both of my wrists I can’t wait to try this I feel like it’s gonna help me a lot
Will have to work up to these slowly. . 2 days out of cast, in pain and very stiff. Fingers super painful even though I exercised them a lot while in my cast.
thanks guys you both great you helped me to discover that i have acl cut and my knee is completely moving and the surgery is expensive here and i cant trust the doctors here in my country ..even football players travel to get this surgery done .
thanks ♥
Do you recommend doing the exercises that fast?
Sir can you suggest any gel or oil for massage?
thanks loads for the nice video, I glad you pronounce you are Physical Therapist. I am 10 weeks out from my fracture. You should send your video to the VA hospital and train them.
Thanks again, your video was the help I needed. Its healing just fine and today was the first day I put your methods to the test. Works great. I also tired some machine triceps, back, curls, chest flys on all very light weight and feel much better getting back into the swing of things. I was starting to get over weight from just cardio. Thanks for being apart of UA-cam giving your free information out.
Thank you explained very nicely
I loved the video it helped and did the exercise while watching the video
The subtitles are seen exactly before the person showing exercises
Hi how many times per day would you exercise thanks
hi i had a broken wrist, hairline fracture, i’m about a week out of a cast and all of these are really useful. lots of pain just of the cast but it’s mostly bc it’s stiff.
THANKYOU
HI! Do you have a video on arm/elbow exercise after removal of cast? My 6 year old son arm have cast for 2 weeks due to mis-align ligaments.. Thanks in advance...
Thanks for the help guys!
I have a question. The cast is off but the bone is still in the process of joining. During this healing and joining should I do these exercise or wait for it to fully join?
You can start doing light exercises but if anything causes pain, discontinue that immediately. You are not ready for that yet.
Thanks sir. It helped me a lot
Fabulous..thank you so much
Will this help me regain full mobility? I've had my scaphoid surgery 5 years ago and PT didn't really help me, but I guess this will do since the exercises shown here are 100% different to what my PT gave me a few years ago.
Thanks for this video.
I broke my growth plate in my wrist and I needed this. However if you recommend anything for that I would love that
Thanks for the info. Cast off 4 days ago and already have little more range of motion.
I still have problems with 13 screws in my left lower arm ( wrist broken through) after four years constant latent pain. do you have any recommendation?
What if you cannot curl your fingers into a fist or move freely when you have a metal plate, and lines in you wrist what kind of exercises that I can do to ????
Even though it hurt it helps a lot thank you
excellent video - how many times a day should these exercises be done?
Thank you for these videos!
oh these guys are some real goofballs
today is 31March2020 - fell and broke my right wrist about 2 weeks before thanksgiving. i'm now able to type but using the shift still hurts so forgive lc only. the pt was twice a week until the coronavirus and now have missed 5 appointments. the ortho doc also cancelled 4/3 appt until june. so ... left to my own devices: i have been lax on exercising. it was easier to do the knee replacement exercises than doing the wrist. it's a good thing i am ambidextrous because my left is actually used more than my right - and i can write cursive/print with my left. whew!
i don't have a table like you show - so on what should i place my pillow?
I had a plate placed in march 2022 and the plate was removed on dec my wrist still has the same limited movement as in march 2022
My hand won't go palm up yet after my cast came off. Its been a slow go with being able to use my thumb especially. So frustrating. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the video. I am from Morocco, my cas as follows; I had a broken wrist typically on my scaphoid; i had a surgery with bone graft from the hip; putting two wires within my scaphoid; and i have been in a cast for three months; then i removed the cast and the wires. now. I wonder how can i get back a fully bending motion of my wrist. would you mind telling me some useful exercices to do ? Much appreciated!
Hello sir 👋 I am Hand skills artist sometimes not stady hands how can I practice please help me.
Thanks for the videos. The finger exercise was no problem but the very first wrist exercise in this video was a little painful for the wrist (radius) that was fractured. Should I continue to do these exercises lightly or should I stop and put the splint back on?
After wrist surgery and a plate 4 weeks ago SO painful still, thumb still numb and everything is just on fire. I guess it's to be expected? Surgeon said don't overdo what physical therapists demonstrate in therapy, go slower. I can see why he told me that with this mess of a wrist. How long will this take to decrease pain?
Just recover from a scaphoid fracture are these exercises help with my mobility
Thanks, both arms are busted and in casts. ill be using these!
Thank you
thank you so much for the pinned video you sent me guys to help me after my trapezeiecpomy operation i had recently but I so sorry I forgot to add I got nerve damage from the op and developed "Complex Regional Pain Syndrome" I'm taking Gabapebtin for pain but I'm still in a lot of pain are these exercises still OK to do I want to get back to normal as quickly as possible I am seeing a physio at the hospital but she is taking thing easy with me just now I see my surgeon next week thanks again for the video it was really appreciated and any further advice would be too,you guys are fantastic 😊😊
thank you it is very satisfying and helping, thanks.
Hello, Bob, you exercise really helping me a lot. But want to know that how many times should I repeat this exercise a day?
Thank u , you guys so helping ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I broke my ulna and radius and I got my cast off about a week ago and my wrist is stiff so I will be doing these exercises
OH BOY! THIS HURTS!!
Oh No!
@@BobandBrad cast has been off my broken wrist for s few weeks now and pins are out but I can barley touch my thumb or wrist st bottom of thumb I think its a nerve problem what can I do to help heal the nerve
Thank you sir.....