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Fracture & Post-Immobilisation Rehabilitation

Getting a limb working again after a cast, splint or sling comes off.

No referral needed · One-to-one throughout · Available at both clinics

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Physiotherapy after a fracture, or after any period of immobilisation. A limb that has been in a cast for six weeks comes out stiff, weak and often swollen, that is expected, not a complication, but it does not resolve on its own quickly.

Treatment restores joint movement, rebuilds the muscle lost, manages residual swelling, and returns the limb to normal use.

Who it helps

Your cast, splint or sling has come off and the limb does not work properly. You had a fracture treated surgically and need rehabilitation. Or you have stiffness and weakness persisting well after the bone healed.

Conditions we treat with this

Ankle Sprain, plus post-fracture presentations across the upper and lower limb.

How it works

  1. Assessment. Range, strength, swelling and function, and confirmation from your treating doctor that the fracture is united and loading is permitted.
  2. Restoring movement. Joint mobilisation and graded active movement. The adjacent joints usually need work too, a wrist fracture stiffens the fingers.
  3. Managing swelling. Common after immobilisation and worth treating.
  4. Rebuilding strength. Progressive loading once healing allows.
  5. Return to function. Grip, weight-bearing, walking, or whatever the limb needs to do.

What to expect

Bring your imaging reports and any instructions from your treating doctor, particularly about how much weight the limb can take.

Early movement work is uncomfortable, a stiff joint does not become mobile without being moved. It should be manageable and it should be explained.

Why Le Yantra for this

  • Confirms loading permissions with your treating doctor before progressing
  • Treats the adjacent joints, not just the fractured one
  • Progressive strengthening rather than movement work alone
  • Seven-day availability for frequent early appointments

Before you book

Frequently asked questions

My cast just came off and the limb looks thin and weak. Is that normal?

Yes. Muscle is lost quickly during immobilisation. It comes back with loading, though it takes longer to rebuild than it did to lose.

How long until it is normal again?

Depends on the fracture, the site and how long it was immobilised. You will get an estimate at assessment.

Should I be moving it myself?

Within what your doctor has allowed, yes, but check first, because it depends on whether the fracture is fully united.

Find us

Available at both clinics

Every service runs at both our clinics, Malleshwaram and MEI Layout, monday – saturday 9 am – 9 pm · sunday & public holidays 10 am – 5 pm.

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Book an assessment at either clinic

Every treatment plan at Le Yantra starts with a full assessment, not a standard protocol.

Monday – Saturday 9 AM – 9 PM · Sunday & public holidays 10 AM – 5 PM

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