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Overview
Whether a bone fracture is treated with a cast and splint or surgically (with a plate, screws, or a nail), healing is not completed by the union of the bone alone. In the immobilized area, the muscles weaken, the joints stiffen, and the function of that area in daily life decreases markedly.
Functional recovery after fracture and surgery is a rehabilitation process aimed at gradually restoring joint movement, muscle strength, balance, and coordination as bone union progresses, and at returning the person safely to daily life, work, and, if possible, their previous activity level.
Rehabilitation Process
The process progresses gradually, in full compliance with the protocol set by your surgeon or the physician overseeing your care and the fracture's union timeline. The area is not loaded until union has progressed sufficiently; each stage is entered at the time and within the limits permitted by the physician.
- Protection period — control of pain and swelling, exercises that preserve circulation and gentle movement without straining the area.
- Movement-recovery period — gradually increasing joint range of motion and reducing stiffness as union progresses.
- Strength and loading period — gradual loading with the physician's approval, muscle strengthening, and balance work.
- Functional period — a safe, full return with movements specific to daily life, work, and activity.
Goals
- Bringing pain and swelling under control
- Resolving joint stiffness and restoring range of motion
- Re-strengthening the weakened muscles
- Restoring balance, coordination, and safe weight-bearing capacity
- A lasting, safe return to daily life, work, and activity
What We Do
First, our physician assesses you, taking into account the protocol of your surgeon or the physician overseeing your care and the state of union, and draws up a personalized rehabilitation plan. We make it a principle to progress in compliance with the physician's protocol, never straining the union and repair.
In the early period, our expert physiotherapists work to bring pain and swelling under control and to prevent stiffness due to immobility. We apply gentle mobilization and clinical massage to tight and weakened tissues and support circulation and healing.
As union progresses, we gradually restore movement, strength, balance, and function with fully personalized exercises. The human body is three-dimensional; therefore, we aim for functional recovery with exercises planned according to the person's daily-life needs rather than standard ones. Throughout the process we monitor our client closely and see them off safely to daily life.