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Super Arm Sling with Shoulder Immobilizer and Abduction Pillow Positioning pillow provides 25 degrees of abduction (pillow can be removed) Adjustable straps for comfort Provides immobilization for rotator cuff repairs, bankart repairs, capsular shifts and soft tissue strains or repairs Recommended for recuperation after sprains, dislocations, fractures and other shoulder or elbow injuries Includes stress ball to stimulate circulation Universal left/right hand use Available Color: Black Available Sizes: S, M, L, XL
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| Brand | ITA-MED |
| Item model number | IAS-300(i)M |
| Color | Black |
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| Product Id | 489454 |
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| User Reviews and Ratings | 1 (1 ratings) 1 out of 5 stars |
| UPC | 656175009432 |
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ITA-MED Super Arm Sling with Shoulder Immobilizer and Abduction Pillow, Fits Left and Right Arm
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My friend bought one of these and also had some issues wearing it the right way. She called the manufacturer while I placed the product on her following the representative's instructions on speakerphone. They walk you through the process, and had her wearing it properly in less than 10 minutes! Maybe a couple too many straps, but overall it makes sense when you get the hang of it.
My husband had major shoulder surgery. The sling given to him was pretty flimsy for not being able to move it for 2 months. After checking out different slings we opted on this one because of the different options. The cushion is removable so when you don't want it on you can take it off, it's just Velcro. The cushion has a ball to lay your hand on, and trust me it makes a difference than just letting your hand hang or lay in the sling. The price was great, which made it a no brainer.
To start, I got the wrong size thanks to the size chart that was provided with the Walmart ad--- and it's not Walmart's fault as the manufacturer has the very same size chart on its website. The problem is that the last line of the chart is cut off, not on the chart. You will finally see the last line only when you unpack the product as the complete chart is on the package label. It says that--- get this--- the forearm length is to be measured from the elbow to the base of the little finger. No kidding! Everyone else in the world thinks that the forearm extends from the elbow to the wrist, or maybe some would guess that it extends all the way to the fingertips. So be guided accordingly. Furthermore, I tried to report this to the company but their online feedback form didn't work! In addition to the straps pictured, you will find that there is a mysterious third strap that is attached to the sling. And as others have noted there are no instructions. Not in the box or on the company's website. There are some things that you won't figure out immediately and if--- heaven help us--- you are post-surgical and trying to do this by yourself you could indeed be in trouble. (e.g., The little unattached strap with velcro on both ends is to keep your elbow all the way back in the sling... so wrap in more around your upper arm above the elbow and not around your forearm.) The connections between the straps and the sling in back are simple double-slotted plastic strips, and the straps are looped through the slots--- one loop is very short and is to attach the slotted plastic to the device and the other loop is the end of the strap that goes around you. On mine, the loop from the pillow to one side of the slotted plastic is too long, say 3/8's of an inch. It was supposed to be so short, so tight to the slot that it could never bunch up toward one end of the slot. So I had to sew that one tight to the slot myself. And you will find two or three little square patches of velco on the straps. You may at first think that they are sewn on; they aren't. They are two-sided hook-type velcro. Not only are they for securing tag ends, but you should have them available to press between the loop ends of your straps in back, very near the slots in the plastic connectors, so as to stop the loop from bunching up in one corner of the slot. However, you need at least two more such patches of velcro than are provided, and it would be nice to have about 5 more, as you can use them. For example, about the third strap, I have seen photos of other such products in which the strap is drawn from behind, under the healthy arm, and then attached to the main shoulder strap in front below the neck. That's how I've rigged mine, with the purpose being to keep the shoulder strap from digging into my neck. It does work for me, but looping it around the shoulder strap crumples the shoulder strap, meaning that it doesn't lie flat. So I went to Walmart to buy velcro. I found some industrial-strength hook-type patches that I will cut to size, but they are not double-sided so I shall make use of the glue that they have on the back to try to glue them together back-to-back. If I then put strap-sized patches on both sides of the shoulder strap at the point where I want the third strap from under the arm to attach, I should be able to solve the problem of the shoulder strap bunching up there. Before I had the opportunity of shopping for velcro patches I made clothespin-like wooden clamps on the bandsaw (not the spring type, the slip-on type) to keep the loops in back from bunching up at the slots in the plastic connectors.
Do you know what "forearm" means? I'm sure that you do. But not the manufacturer of this article. The second photo for this product is a size chart, on which forearm measurements are given. Only when you get the product will you see in the box (which doesn't not contain instructions) a slip of paper with a similar size chart which has an extra line that says that you measure the forearm from the elbow TO THE BASE OF THE LITTLE FINGER. Weird? Yes. Google "forearm" and you'll see that 95% of the rest of the world thinks that the forearm extends from the elbow to the wrist with the 5% allowing that maybe you should include the entire hand and go all the way to the fingertips. Thus I unfortunately ended up with an XL whereas I needed a L, and the too-long sling sheath is crumpling up a bit from elbow to wrist now as I try to type, thanks to it's extra length. And that brings me to the other problems, besides the lack of instructions, which concern the straps and their adjustment. Some of the straps go to latching buckles through proper narrow slots with a winding back configuration. Those avoid the strap every being bunched up or becoming involuted inside the slot of the buckle. But other buckles or attachment points have velcro on the strap as the only means of adjusting the length. Rather than put thin velcro all along the last part of the strap (a choice that other manufacturers make to avoid the need for a more costly buckle) these guys put a little patch of velcro on the strap. That means that there is nothing at all to prevent the doubled-over strap from separating near the buckle or attachment point and getting wedged in the corner of the slot rather than lying smooth in the slot. If you're not following, in order to fix this you're going to have to do something like find a lady's hairpin, a stiff one, to slide around the doubled over strap near the point of attachment. You may find the no-instructions complaint to be silly but there is at least one thing that you really need to know. It's the proper use of the short velcro strap that you will see stuck to the sling component. It really needs to be stretched over the top as a closure and RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ELBOW. That's so as to keep the elbow from slipping forward in the sling. You'll figure out sooner or later what the loop with velcro on both sides is for. You can see it in the first photo if you study it carefully. Your thumb goes in the inner loop and the two outer velcro straps are wrapped around the outsides of the sling sheath as a closure and to attach the shoulder strap to the front of the sling sheath. Then there's a mysterious extra strap the comes attached to both ends of the sling sheath, with the alignment of the slot attachment for it being inexplicably vertical in back and horizontal in front. I have detached it from the front and passed the tag end under the arm opposite the sling, and wrapped the end of the strap around the shoulder strap--- to try to pull the shoulder strap away from my neck. Of course this causes the shoulder strap to crumple up, as there is no proper attachment mechanism. Maybe I'll stitch it on there. You will have tag ends of the straps hanging down, with no way to secure them. Probably I'll cut some of them off. I only opted for a "fair" rating rather than "poor" as I fear, given the state of manufacturing today, that some other products will have similar failings.
My husband is a physician and I am an Advanced Practice Nurse. I have had a non- union fracture for 6 months and needed a comfortable splint. This came with no directions as to how to put it together . My husband and I between us have many years of education in addition to health care experience and have yet to be able to put it together. Am returning it to the store!
I received this product, which has a lot of pieces to it, without any instructions on assembly or use.