Balance Exercises For After Fracture Repair Surgery

Balance Exercises Following Fracture Repair

By Suzanne Stoke, Physical Therapist @ Exercise For Balance via www.exerciseforbalance.com/

Practicing balance exercises is extremely important to prevent falling and injuring ones self. If a fall does occur, however, is even more important during the recovery process to rehearse stability exercises not only to restore balance abilities, but also to prevent a fall at a later time. Often, a person who falls will sustain a fracture. The most common fractures occur in the hip area, shoulder and wrist. With many of these fractures, the individual must have surgery that includes an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of the fracture bones. During an ORIF procedure, the surgeon must place pins and screws at the fracture site to stabilize the bone and allow it heal. After the initial healing phase where a new bone is deposited at the fracture site, the importance rehabilitation process must begin. Some of the key components of rehabilitation for a fracture in the lower extremities includes:

- Encouraging early and safe for partial weightbearing

-Begin gentle active exercises and standing

-Initiate speeds and power work for appropriate walking patterns

-Begin aerobic conditioning

-Return to optional gait patterns, speed and endurance

-Wean off assistive devices as soon as possible

-Work on proper posture using trunk extension exercises

-Emphasize balance training and balance exercises to prevent further falls

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Balance Exercises Are Needed After ORIF Surgery

Performing balance exercises is an essential aspect of the rehabilitation phase following a fracture repair of the lower extremities. You can start beginning equilibrium exercises by standing on both feet and learning to control shifting your weight side to side and front to back without losing balance. You can progress stability exercises when you are able to maintain full weight-bearing status by standing with your weight on one foot and maintaining an upright posture during single leg stance. After these equilibrium exercises have been mastered, you can progress to dynamic balance training which can include standing on one foot and swinging the opposite foot forwards and backwards as if you were going to take a step. These steadiness exercises help prepare you to return to a normal walking pattern. To practice these stability strategies and balance exercises in the convenience of your own home, you can follow along with an experienced physical therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To normalize balance during any kind of rehabilitation, please begin  the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The easy to follow Balance DVD is an excellent instructional tool to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive DVD comes filled with the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like dancing and hiking. In the Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, balance techniques and balance routines from a balance trainer (licensed Physical Therapist) who has worked with balance and dizziness disorders for over 20 years. Get your copy of the Exercise For Balance DVD by clicking on the BUY NOW button

To restore stability after an ORIF surgery, start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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