Wrist Fracture Treatment | Distal Radius Fracture

Wrist fractures are common injuries that can take months to heal, and physiotherapy-led rehabilitation is commonly part of recovery.

At Dublin Chiropractic & Physiotherapy, we offer wrist fracture rehab services for you or your loved one who has recently had surgery to repair a wrist fracture.

What Causes Wrist Fractures?

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When wrist fracture repair surgery is performed, there are a number of structures that can be damaged. In wrist fractures, the ligaments and tendons around the wrist joint may get injured, sprained, or torn. These injuries can lead to pain after wrist fracture repair surgery because these tissues become inflamed which causes more pain than typically expected for this type of wrist injury.

Wrist Rehabilitation & Treatment Options

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After wrist fracture repair surgery, it is important to get wrist fracture rehab . The goal of wrist fracture rehabilitation is to regain movement in the hand and wrist after a fracture has healed. At Dublin Chiropractic & Physiotherapy, we offer wrist fracture physical therapy rehab.

We will work with your doctor on a custom wrist fracture rehabilitation plan for you or a loved one who has had wrist fracture surgery and is now looking to improve their range of motion, strength, and function in the arm, wrist, and hand.

Our physiotherapists will give you specialised and individualised postoperative care after a wrist fracture.

Visit us in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin Ireland

Our physical therapy & other services extend throughout Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown including Blackrock, Cherrywood, Stillorgan, Rathfarnham, Shankill, Cabinteely, Foxrock, Clonskeagh, and Killiney.

Our office is located just outside of the center of Dun Laoghaire and is between Deansgrange and Monkstown. You can find our building entrance on Lower Mounttown Road, across from Woodland Park. We are a 30-second walk from Dublin Bus stop 2031 which is outside of Mccormick’s Pub.

Distal Radius Rehab – Strengthening The Hand

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We know that the last thing you want is to be stuck in a cast for weeks, but recovering properly after an injury like this takes time.

Call us today at (01) 575 2623 or click here to book an appointment online!

Post-Surgery Physical Therapy For A Broken Bone

If you have just had wrist fracture surgery, physiotherapy is commonly part of recovery. Your surgeon or GP will advise when to start.

The Goals Of Physical Therapy Rehabilitation

Reduce post-operative pain.
Reduce post-operative swelling in the forearm and fingers.
Improve range of motion of the wrist and fingers.
Improve hand function/dexterity.
Increase the strength of the arm, wrist, and hand.
Increase grip strength.

What Your Rehabilitation Will Look Like

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Initial physical therapy consultation – gathering your history.
Clinical Assessment – gathering information on your current level of function and impairments.
Rehabilitation plan – A individual, a goal-orientated rehabilitation plan is formulated.
Our physiotherapists use a combination of hands-on therapies, like massage therapy and mobilizations, and exercise therapy.
Laser Therapy may also be used.
Exercise therapy will be supervised and unsupervised at home.
Rehabilitation will progress at your own pace, it will be very gradual and graded.
Give it time, it takes time for fractures to fully heal.

Your rehabilitation plan will be individualised and progressed gradually.

At Dublin Chiropractic & Physiotherapy, we provide one-to-one postoperative physiotherapy for wrist fractures.

Book Your Appointment Today!

Book an appointment today by calling (01) 575 2623.

Call(01) 575 2623 or click here for an appointment today.

Custom Wrist Fracture Rehabilitation At Dublin Chiropractic & Physiotherapy.

We know that every wrist fracture patient is different because everyone has a unique lifestyle with different wrist injury rehab goals.

We will work with your doctor to develop a custom wrist fracture rehabilitation plan that will be designed just for you or the wrist fracture patient in your life!

References

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8030479/

[2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26403335/