what muscles are temporarily"put out of business"by the sling?

Question

my friend fall off a ladder and fracture her right clavicle.treatment prescribed by the emergency room physican included use of a sling for her right arm to immobilize the clavicle and speed its healing.

Answer 1

The muscles in the arm, clavicle, and shoulder are resting in the sling so that it can heal. Your Friend absolutely has to wear the sling until the doctor says she is healed. From there she will have to go into physical therapy to rehabilitate the clavicle and the muscles that have atrophied.