broken and healed bones shouldn't be any weaker than they were before. But ankles' like wrists are complicated places for breaks. After two months of of being inactive I would suggest that exercise to build up the mobility and strengh in general and of that ankle on particular is the way to go
its not bad advice, but it maybe expensive advice, a therapist will twirl you ankle about and then give you a list of mobility and strengh exercises, you can do that your self
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ultra sound it the main stream equivalent of sitting under a pyramid to harness vibrations, there is very little scientific evidence that it works better than not doing anything at allActually they do much, much more. My daughter tore her hamstring and the physiotherapist had her back walking, training and pain free in short time. The physio also sorted my shoulder out after a badly executed arm by one of my students, and my daughters knee problem which couldn't be fixed by the hospital. When my husband's back goes the physio also helps him immensely, they do more than 'twirl' things around they have things such as ultrasound to help healing.
An osteopath will also help, I know the best one in the UK for sports injuries! she did break someone's ankle once, accidently, but it was in a fight
It does depend a little on age. If you're in your 30's or younger, the healing will be fast and the knitted area of the bone will likely be as strong as (perhaps stronger than) the rest. Later in life, I'm not sure if the healing of the bone is as complete, but the process is certainly slower, and there will be more rehabilitation time.
Yes, they will. And that list of exercises is the most important part.
I entirely agree about the PT, Tez. Last year, one helped me avoid surgery. I had a forearm muscle torn through 25%. Cody used a range of techniques and things to avoid doing that actually helped heal it. I can barely tell now it was ever torn. PT has actually made some significant progress, from what I've seen, in the last 15 years.Actually they do much, much more. My daughter tore her hamstring and the physiotherapist had her back walking, training and pain free in short time. The physio also sorted my shoulder out after a badly executed arm by one of my students, and my daughters knee problem which couldn't be fixed by the hospital. When my husband's back goes the physio also helps him immensely, they do more than 'twirl' things around they have things such as ultrasound to help healing.
An osteopath will also help, I know the best one in the UK for sports injuries! she did break someone's ankle once, accidently, but it was in a fight
yes but the exercises are in the public domain, you don't have to pay a Pt to tell you to waggle it about to increase blood flow and build up the strength in the surrounding tissue
I've found they tailor the exercises to the injury, to where the person needs to rebuild. That's the part that can't be found in the public domain. I've also found that a PT is important in making sure the exercise is done right - like any exercise, doing it "almost right" isn't nearly as beneficial. And in this case, we often have to ignore one of the best cues to good form, because proper form sometimes stresses (on purpose) the tissues that are tender, so a little pain can actually indicate a good result or bad form. Best to have input from a professional, at least when starting.
it depends how long the waiting list is and the quality of the treatment given. An NHS PT hit me with the ultrasound, then acupuncture, when those didnt work told me id never walk properly again let alone play football do karate. He said that's the best i was going to be and discharged me. But here i am 10 years older doing both and my bad back is a distant memory .
Agreed. It is possible that @jobo had a bad osteopath. The almost certainly exist (I've had a bad dentist once and a bad MD once). It could also be that there was an undetected condition (also not exactly uncommon in both osteopathy/chiropractic and medicine), or that the condition was going to be worse anyway. Hard to say without more information. In any case, that's still just one practitioner. I see a chiropractor (similar to an osteopath, though not entirely the same, as I understand) about once a month for a couple of recurring issues. I've actually found one who is also trained in orthopedics and is, therefor, more careful not to overextend the range of motion on short connective tissue (like in the spine).
its an unregulated industry in the uk, the reason being as they don't classify it as being medical . So if its not medical what is it?
