What physical therapy is for pelvic fractures?

Answer 1

That depends on a number of factors: the type of pelvic fracture, if you had surgery, your physical condition, the rate of healing, other injuries you may have sustained, etc. I had a fracture of one of the Sitz bones (pelvic loops) that required bed rest but no surgery. My PT started after the sixth week of recovery and is set to go on for 6 weeks -twice a week. The first time my bones were manipultated and I wished I had my prescription pain-killers back! The second time was all exercises and I was given a sheet of 13 exercises to do each day. Different therapists each time.

It's going to be an expensive six weeks. My co-pay for PT is the same as going to see my orthopedist.

There were some out of pocket expenses connected to the exercises- like balls, belts, bolsters. I have a lot of questions about the exercises because some of them work well on the therapist's table but not in one's home. Also be prepared for some lack of privacy ( There's one big room with tables. Someone on the next table shared the TENS unit with me and my therapist was placing the pads on my bottom-no towel, or sheet as a covering) and for your therapist to wander off and chat with co-workers or on the cell phone while you are doing exercises.

Answer 2

The immediate goal is to control the bleeding and stabilize the injured person's condition. Resuscitation procedures may be required and internal bleeding treated with I.V., often extensive surgery is required.

Answer 3

To speed up the healing process, some practitioners of alternative medicine recommend magnetic field therapy, hydrogen peroxide therapy, calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B complex, and zinc.