This document outlines a post-operative therapy protocol for Biceps repair, provided by Howard Head Sports Medicine, a service of Vail Health Hospital.
The guide includes:
- **Phases of Rehabilitation:** Two main phases:
- Phase 1 (0-2 weeks) focusing on protecting the repair.
- Phase 2 (Weeks 2-10) focusing on protecting the repair, range of motion, retarding muscle atrophy, and minimizing pain.
- **Restrictions:** Each phase has specific restrictions, such as limitations on lifting weight (no more than 3lbs), brace usage, and avoidance of certain movements (like active wrist supination or pronation in early phases).
- **Therapeutic Exercises:** Each phase includes specific exercises, such as range of motion exercises for hand, fingers, shoulder, and neck. Passive and active-assisted elbow range of motion exercises are also included and progress as the phases continue. Tendon gliding exercises are also noted in the first phase.
- **Brace Information:** The guide provides details about the type of brace used (posterior arm splint or hinged elbow brace), how it should be worn, and how it should be adjusted as the phases progress.
The purpose of the document is to provide a guide for post-operative therapy and rehabilitation after a Bicep repair, outlining the restrictions, exercises, and bracing instructions for different phases of recovery.
