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What are things i can do using my fractured arm muscles to keep its strength up?
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Nothing: Please try not to manipulate the arm where it is fractured. Continuous motion of the muscles on a fracture site, irrespective of anatomic location, puts stress and strain on the fractured ends trying to coalesce. It iwll take longer to heal and potentially cause delayed-union. Give it the time it needs to heal, then when your doctor clears you for activity, you can resume muscle strengthening.
Answered 8/14/2012
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