Bone injuries
Bone injuries can result from fractures, avulsions, and amputations.
Signs and symptoms of bone injuries include:
- pain after a fall, trip, or collision
- pain or stiffness after removal of a cast
- overuse stress fracture (tibia, metatarsals, fibula)
- avulsion fractures may accompany ankle sprains
- return to walking after a lower extremity fracture
- return to sport after a fracture or bone break
- return to work after a fracture or bone break
Treatment options:
- manual therapy & manipulation
- patient education
- scar tissue massage & treatment
- soft tissue release therapy
- exercise rehabilitation & home exercise programs – gait , walking education, strengthening and stretching exercises
- balance exercises
- aerobic exercises
- prosthesis education and management
- intramuscular stimulation (IMS/ dry needling)
- LASER therapy, ultrasound
- therapeutic taping (K taping, sprain taping, joint taping)
- kinesiology
- passive and active stretching