Knee fractures are usualy a consequence of a fall or accident. Knee fractures may pose serious danger for ederly people due to the longterm immobilisation required for bone healing. Knee fractures are usualy surgically fixed with plates and screws. Due to the long term immobilisation required, muscle atrophy on the leg is caused, but in several cases, in many muscles of the body, so patients need Physical Therapy treatment. Depending on age and BMI, if they have suffered many injuries, or there other pathologies present, or prior movement restritions, a patient even after the bone healing is completed, might experience :

• Pain in the knee
• Inability to stand
• Inability to walk
• Balance issues
• Joint range of motion restricions
• Muscle weakness
• Inability to walk long distances
• Muscle atrophy
• Quality of life deterioration

How Can Physical Therapy Help With Knee Fracture

Physical Therapy after a knee fracture can help with the symptoms the patinet still has, and with the fracture and immobilisation side effects, and is absolutely necessary for some patients.

For pain symptoms insisting for long, Orthopedic Physical Therapist Konstantinos Danalis uses combined interventions that relief pain, such as: :

Physical Therapy interventions or knee fracture rehabilitation consist of structured exercises that include :

• Strengthening exercises on bed, sitting and standing
• Bringing the patient to standing position and walking
• Mobility exercises
• Balance exercises
• Proprioception exercises
• Extended exercises program if needed
• Home exercise program

Physical Therapist performs tests that record patient's condition and the progress of the rehabilitaion program, such as :

• Quadriceps and abductors strength measurment
• Record patients pain
• Gait speed test
• Chair stand test for mobility and fall risk
• Fall risk scales

Did you have surgery for Knee Fracture ?

Physical Therapy can help you maximize the benefits of a surgery.Together with Physical Therapist Mr. Danalis you will customise your rehabilitaion, so that post-surgery pain is addressed quickly, and with exercise your leg will once again be strong and with full range of motion.

If you have a knee fracture Contact PhysioDanali today for expert consultation.

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References

• Kisner C, Colby LA, Borstad J. Therapeutic Exercise. Foundation and Techniques. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company, 2018.
• Miller MD, Thompson SR. Miller’s Review of Orthopaedics. 7th Edition. Elsevier, 2016.