Fracture
Bone Fracture Assistance
In the event of a bone fracture, our support and comprehensive treatment options are at your disposal. We specialize in tailoring individualized plans to address your specific concerns, facilitating a speedy and thorough recovery from your fracture.
Types of Fractures and Symptoms
Bone fractures manifest in various forms, ranging from inconspicuous to instantly debilitating. Some common types include:
- Stress fracture: Tiny cracks in a bone causing gradual pain, often occurring in the feet.
- Greenstick fracture: Involves bending and cracking without complete separation, sometimes resembling a mild sprain, frequently observed in children due to their more flexible bones.
- Spiral fracture: Characterized by a bone breaking in a spiral pattern, typically caused by a twisting injury.
- Comminuted fracture: Bone breaks into three or more pieces, resulting in bone fragments around the break.
Regardless of the fracture type, there are shared indicators of a broken bone to be mindful of:
- Pain
- Bruising
- Swelling
- Inability to bear weight on the injury
- Limited movement in the affected area
- Grating sensation in a joint
Causes of Fractures
While healthy bones possess considerable strength, fractures commonly result from impactful forces. However, certain factors and conditions can weaken bones, making fractures more susceptible, even from minor bumps or routine activities. Contributing factors include:
- Ageing
- Inadequate nutrition
- Lack of physical exercise
- Medical conditions like osteoporosis, tumors, kidney disease, or diabetes
Diagnosing Your Fracture
At Activa Clinics, our expertise encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of various fractures. Utilizing advanced diagnostic tools such as x-ray, ultrasound, and bone scan, we gain a comprehensive understanding of your injury.
If weakened bones are identified as a potential cause, our approach involves uncovering the root issues to prevent future fractures.
How Can Activa Help Me?
Once we know what type of fracture we’re dealing with, we can create a custom treatment plan for you. This plan will take into account your unique needs and goals for your treatment.
We offer a wide range of services that we can incorporate into your custom plan, including:
- Physiotherapy: Can help with rehabilitation and swelling reduction.
- Chiropractic: Can help treat the bone misalignments that are associated with fractures.
- Massage therapy: Can speed up the healing of fractures by restoring circulation and lymphatic flow.
- Acupuncture: Can relive pain through your body’s own painkillers and stimulate healing.
- Functional braces: Can help you return to activities sooner by providing stability.
Call us Today
Helping people recover from injuries like broken bones is one of our specialties. We have extensive experience providing personalized rehabilitation plans.
Using our range of therapies, we can ensure your fractures heal properly and quickly. To learn more about how we can help, give us a call or schedule a consultation today.
Cost and Coverage
Like many of our services, our physiotherapy treatments are often covered through employer, auto, or disability insurance. So treatments can be available at little or no cost to you. Get in touch or schedule a consultation to learn more.
