
06/06/2022
🔶POST FRACTURE REHABILITATION 🔶
The goals of fracture treatment include:
1.Restore alignments
2.Promoting bone healing and return to normal function as soon as possible to prevent stiffness and wasting of muscles.
🔸What does fracture rehabilitation (physiotherapy) include?
Physiotherapy should start immediately after the fracture has been immobilized.
🔸Physiotherapy during fracture healing will concentrate on :
▶️Promoting healing
▶️Encouraging weight bearing
▶️Maintaining strength of weakend muscles
⏩Maintaining range of movement of the affected and surrounding joints
⏩Reducing pain
⏩Reducing swelling
🔸After your fracture has healed and/or your cast has been removed, physiotherapy is continued for 3 to 12 months or until you have regained your full level of function.
🔸The aims of physiotherapy are to:
⏩Progress weight bearing activities
⏩Return to full function
⏩Return strength and full range of movement of joint and muscles
⏩Focus on sport specific rehabilitation.
⏩Optimise the range of movement at affected joint.
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