Living With a Sling: Tips for Sleeping and Sitting Comfortably | Martin Kelley, DPT of Penn Rehab

Strategically using pillows as support can help relieve tension and pain on your neck and back when wearing a sling. Martin Kelley, DPT of Penn Rehab shares tips for sleeping and sitting more comfortably.

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0:00 - Intro
0:06 - Tips for sleeping
0:45 - Tips for sitting
1:33 - Conclusion

[judithsimon]

Have you actually tried to lie flat with this sling after shoulder surgery. Absolutely impossible. I suggest you try it yourself overnight with a healthy shoulder and reconsider your recommendations.

[Sharon-pbso]

I have 11 pillows in my bed. I built a recliner out of pillows. 😊 I'm a month out of surgery now, I'm still not sleeping very well, I seem to fall asleep just as the birds are waking up. Ice, pillows and painkillers will be your best friends.

[maggieporter]

i’m near the end of day 2 with a broken humerus and sleeping has been so tricky. thank you!

[star]

Obviously, the presenter has not been thru this experience! These suggestions will not be "dramatic" in improving the experience.

[ronniebogart]

I just had a reverse shoulder replacement and would like to ask if there is someway to put a pillow under the arm and back for sleeping without someone else to put it there

[mizukirocks]

I've had both of my rotator cuffs repaired. I'm going on 5 weeks post surgery. Just like the other arm, there is NO WAY I could lay flat after surgery.

[williamburford]

I can’t sleep using the sling. My whole arm goes numb after one hour. I’ve laid flat. I’ve tried the pillow. I don’t know what to do

[toxicplauge]

Sling make you itch, sweat, leave marks, and may leave blisters

[myragordon]

I have a broken shoulder, and lying here unable to sleep in this brace. I put a pillow under the broken shoulder and sleep about 5 hours.

[jennym]

I've not slept a wink because of this bluddy sling it's itchy, cutting into my neck, I can't sleep can't do 6 weeks if this!! And I'm only night 3 Nightmare, it's not pain from my shoulder surgery just itchy dressings it's pain from the sling

[ptmagrath]

With my arm and a sling after shoulder surgery. I find as shoes. I lay down. I start to get acidic feeling in my stomach right? Where my arm is laying across. Unfortunately that last all night. Is there anything like done for this?

[sxnsetsxsters]

Thanks, this really helped me to sit confortably. :)

[meheretoday]

can I just say 'Hell if I had done either of these I would have been screaming in pain...ps I am currently in fourth week of broken shoulder...three breaks..

[kinss]

He should use a REAL post-recovery patient… someone who’s in pain.
Get several different size pillows.
I leaned back on a stack of bed pillows and adjusted medium and small pillows to get the Balance of not dragging down my shoulder and keeping my bent arm lifted just enough.

[DrivingWithJake]

Wish I watched this one before hand, about 5 weeks out now. Second round different arm.

[TIMESAYEAR]

You can't do a lot of these pillow placements after a shoulder replacement if your surgeon does not want you moving that upper arm. Please show how to do this after replacement surgery.

[productioncolors]

Thank you for this info! I have surgery next week!!!

[SS-ugfl]

How are you to move the are like???
It's to hard to even life the arm up like that

[Kyleword]

A pearl to use....IS A PILLOW!!!! This guys a genious

[busman]

Is wearing a sling able to help keep the forearm in a relaxed position ? I have an RSI injury to my right forearm. from use of a computer mouse and /or driving . I'm only asking as I want to know the best way to leave my forearm in a relaxed state when deliberately not using my right hand for anything. I want to recover from this asap.