Hospital: Luton & Dunstable University Hospital
A6 – Weber A Fracture
This is a break to the bone on the outside of your ankle Healing: It takes approximately 6-12 weeks for this fracture to heal. Smoking will slow down your healing. […]
A5 – Ankle Avulsion Fracture – Lateral
This small break to the outside of the ankle is treated like a sprain Healing: This normally takes approximately 6 weeks to heal. Smoking will slow down your healing. We […]
A4 – Anterior Tibia Avulsion Fracture
This is a small break to your shin bone where it meets your ankle Healing: This normally takes approximately 6 weeks to heal. Smoking will slow down your healing. We […]
P5 – Hip pain following trauma
Hip pain following trauma with no signs of fracture on your X-Ray Healing: It normally takes 6 weeks for this injury to heal. Smoking will slow down your healing. We would […]
A1 – Soft Tissue Ankle Injury
Healing: This normally takes approximately 6 weeks to heal. Smoking will slow down your healing. We would advise that you stop smoking while your injury heals. Talk to your GP […]
P1 – Greater Trochanter Fracture
This is a break at the top of your thigh bone near the hip. Healing: It normally takes 12 weeks for this injury to heal. Smoking will slow down your […]
Exercises that can be carried out after a Hysterectomy
Physiotherapy exercises Day 0 onwards Circulation – Help keep the blood moving in your legs by pumping your feet up and down from the ankles. Aim to do this each […]
T.E.D Anti embolism stockings
Why do I need to wear ted stockings? Thrombo–Embolus deterrent (TED) stockings are also known as compression stockings or Anti-Embolism Stockings and are specially designed that help reduce risk of […]
S2 – Primary Shoulder Dislocation
This is when your shoulder comes out of joint About your injury: A shoulder dislocation can cause damage to the muscles around the shoulder called the rotator cuff. This is […]