Brief overview What does immobilization mean? To cushion or stabilize an injured part of the body in order to prevent or minimize (painful) movements. This is how immobilization works: The injured person’s protective posture is supported or stabilized by means of cushioning. Depending on the part of the body affected, these “stabilizers” can be a … Immobilization: Stabilizing Injured Body Parts
Summary The tibia fracture is a fracture of the stronger of the two lower leg bones, which usually occurs only through extreme external force. Classical causes are car accidents, sports accidents such as twisting in a ski boot or a kick against the shin bone. Simple fractures can heal by themselves within a few months … Summary | Physiotherapy after a tibia fracture
The mechanisms that lead to a tibia fracture are usually accidents or sports injuries – in any case, extreme external force is required to break the strong tibia. Symptoms of a tibia fracture include swelling, redness, heat, pain and a restriction in the strength and mobility of the leg. Occurrence, walking and standing are hardly … Physiotherapy after a tibia fracture
Further measures There are various other measures that can help to heal a tibia fracture and alleviate the accompanying complaints. This includes massages, fascial techniques and stretching. In addition, electrotherapy and thermal applications have a positive effect on various areas. For example, they have a positive effect on muscle relaxation, increased blood circulation, pain relief … Further measures | Physiotherapy after a tibia fracture
Fibula fracture As described above, the fibula is the narrower and weaker of the two lower leg bones. In the event of severe injuries, both bones may therefore break. In general, the fibula breaks much more often in comparison, but more often due to twisting or twisting injuries of the leg. Accidents or generally external … Fibula fracture | Physiotherapy after a tibia fracture
Together with the ulna, the radius forms our forearm bones, radius and ulna. Certain injuries can lead to a fracture, i.e. a break of the radius. Especially often the radius breaks when falling on the stretched arm, for example when trying to cushion a fall with the hand. Physiotherapy/treatment The treatment of a radius fracture … Physiotherapy for a radius fracture
Classification The radius can break in different places: The common distal radius fracture can be divided into two forms depending on the cause of the injury: Children are particularly often affected, as they often tend to fall when playing. Older people also frequently suffer a radius fracture, since the risk of falls increases with age. … Classification | Physiotherapy for a radius fracture
Radius fracture in a child Children in particular often fall while playing and are often affected by a distal radius fracture. For diagnosis, the wrist and forearm are x-rayed in at least 2 planes. Now the problem in children is that the bones are still very soft. Especially the periosteum is very flexible, so that … Radius fracture in a child | Physiotherapy for a radius fracture
Healing time The healing time depends strongly on the extent of the injury and the chosen therapy: It can be problematic if the fracture does not heal or heals incorrectly with conservative therapy. It may be necessary to operate after all. This delays healing. Complications such as Sudeck’s disease (a trophic disorder that can lead … Healing time | Physiotherapy for a radius fracture
The connective tissue massage is also called subcutaneous reflex therapy (SRT) and is one of the reflex zone massages. By applying manual stimuli to the skin, the subcutaneous connective tissue is also reached. The subcutaneous connective tissue is divided into skin segments, which have an influence on certain muscles and organs through the transmission of … Connective Tissue Massage (Reflex Zone Massage)
Instructions The connective tissue massage should always be performed by trained personnel. In the connective tissue massage, various reflexology techniques are used. These include the subcutaneous and fascial technique, the laminar technique, the subcutaneous petrization, the skin technique and bimanual stretching techniques. The two-dimensional technique and the subcutaneous petrissage are used to manually loosen skin … Instructions | Connective Tissue Massage (Reflex Zone Massage)
Definition Like every joint, the finger joints are also surrounded by a capsule. This capsule can be injured by overstretching, for example if the joint is overstretched too much. This usually happens during sports, e.g. volleyball or basketball, when the ball hits the stretched finger. Then the joint capsule on the flexion side ruptures. Usually … Torn capsule on finger