Living With a Sling: Getting Your Sling On and Off | Martin Kelley, DPT of Penn Rehab

Martin Kelley, DPT of Penn Rehab demonstrates how to put on and remove a sling prepare to shower, and change in and out of clothing (including tee and button-down shirts) while supporting your healing shoulder.

0:00 - Introduction
0:08 - How to remove your sling and shirt
2:03 - How to shower
2:43 - How to put your shirt and sling back on
5:40 - Re-applying the hip strap
6:21 - Getting in and out of a t-shirt
8:05 - Alternatives to using a bed to remove your sling

[mariestrauss]

Thanks for an excellent video. I agree with getting someone who actually has to deal with the pain of putting on a sling.

[sandracarpenter]

Great for guys, what about the ladies? Some of us can’t go braless. Got any ideas?

[healthywealthywise]

thanks for the video. Helpful with my bruised shoulder without help & taking care of my 94 yr old mother by myself

[Keya._.]

I had my bone badly fractured and so I have been struggling in a sling This really helped!

[chinonsomichaelude]

Awesome demonstraion. This has really cleared a few confusions for me as a physio. Thanks Heaps

[reesepup]

How about how to dry off after the shower. That could be a tough one

[davidleigh]

I had rotator cuff, two huge tendon tears 16 days ago, and I am only using tshirts for now. No buttons.

[alburkhardt]

Excellent video. Thank you. I have broken clavicle but the application of the video is similar.

[JerryLoebach]

Great video! Should employ someone that has actually had shoulder surgery. You'll get a better picture of the painful contortions you have to go through to do such a simple chore.

[susancowe]

Great 👍 for advice hopefully 🙏🏼 getting mine soon

[hebnermm]

DonJoy ultrasling is fantastic. One thing that really helped me was getting some button/snap shirts with bilateral patch pockets so I didn't have to wear a bra.

[adriennethayer]

Thank you! The best video I have seen! Going for my second shoulder replacement soon.

[edgregory]

Great demonstration with the best medical model Love the abs.

[MATTWR]

When he takes his shirt off. That, “Oh No He’s Hot!” voice from SpongeBob played in my head.

[lindakavanagh]

Great video! Just fractured my shoulder and need to wear a sling for next 6-8 weeks. Any tips for ladies clothing, besides getting help to get dressed? Items like socks and bras are still necessary but very difficult to put on.

[donnahaynes]

What if it's a broken humerus? I sincerely doubt my husband could let his arm hang down like that. I know he couldn't raise it to button a shirt. And he absolutely couldn't stand a pillow under his arm to shower. I'm afraid this wasn't nearly as useful as I had hoped. He fell and broke the arm a week ago last night and won't even get a CT until tomorrow. don't know yet when he can have surgery to repair the break. meanwhile he is in a cloth sling that slips all the time. I have wrapped his upper arm to his chest over the sling just above the elbow using an ACE bandage to try to stabilize it more. that's the only thing that has given him any comfort other than pain meds.

[anncampbell]

Not realistic. He is not injured and is using too much motion for the bad arm. Much harder with a real injury.

[mrspms]

What happened after the shirt coming off?

[RR-rryy]

That was use a table to to block view of a lot of what you intended to show us. It would have been useful to see the guy's hand position/motion while doing all these movements to take off/put on shirt and sling. It does make a big difference how you use your hand and lower arm so it does not affect the surgery.

[TheJasmine]

I’m having a shoulder replacement in a few months. I’m trying to research what to wear, I had no idea what was involved to get sling off/on. Shouldn’t the waist strap closure be in front? Yikes I’m concerned if I can do this!!
Watching your model is helpful and nice to look at, lol🤗. I had to say it!