Triceps Repair

August 13, 2018

Maximum Protection Phase (Day 1 to Week 8)

Weeks 0-2

• Brace: 30 to 60 degrees flexion
• ROM:
  • Wrist and hand ROM
  • Gripping exercises
  • Shoulder pendulum in elbow brace
  • Perform PROM shoulder exercises
• Strengthening exercises:
  • Gripping for hand
  • Wrist flexion and extension, light dumbbell
• Cryotherapy applied to triceps

 

Weeks 3-4

• ROM brace applied: 0 to 60 degrees of flexion
• No active elbow extension x4-6 weeks
• Continue shoulder PROM exercises
• Light isometric biceps at 60 degrees flexion
• Initiate ER/IR tubing at 0 degrees adduction
• Manual scapular neuromuscular exercises (seated)
• Continue shoulder, elbow, wrist PROM
• Continue with ice and compression

 

Weeks 5-6

• ROM brace: increase ROM to 0-90 degrees gradually
• Initiate light shoulder and scapular strengthening exercises at 6 weeks

 

Weeks 7-8

• ROM brace: progress to 0 to full flexion at 8 weeks
• Initiate light isotonic strengthening for shoulder and scapula
• Continue ice prn

 

Moderate Protection Phase (Weeks 9-16)

 

Weeks 9-12

• Progress strengthening exercises slowly