- Venture Rehab offers bone fracture treatment in Saskatoon and 19 other cities/towns across Saskatchewan.
- In Saskatchewan, a doctor referral is not required to get started with a physiotherapist for bone fracture treatment, but check with your insurance provider to determine if they require one for coverage.
- Bone fracture treatment physiotherapy can help relieve (or ease) your symptoms and pain.
- Bone fractures are a common and painful injury that require post-treatment physiotherapy rehabilitation to improve muscle mass and increase joint flexibility.
- Many bone fracture injuries (broken ankle, broken leg, broken arm, etc) benefit from physiotherapy treatment within 72 hours after the injury.
- Bone fracture injuries happen to people of all ages for many different reasons. If you are experiencing a bone fracture injury, or a broken bone, you don’t have to live in pain. There are bone fracture treatments available to you.
Introduction
Are you suffering from a broken arm, broken leg, or some type of broken bone? When excessive force is applied to your bone it can crack, break, or fracture. The extent of the damage depends on how much force was applied to the bone and the nature of the injury. Fractures can happen in childhood through adulthood but our risk increases as we age because our bone tissue becomes increasingly brittle and frail.
Total estimated fractures in Saskatchewan for 2015 was 8,510.
Osteoporosis Canada
Bone fractures can be due to traumatic accidents, sports, repetitive stress, and a medical condition called osteoporosis (which leaves your bones more brittle and susceptible to breaking).
Facts About Bone Fractures
- The most common fracture sites are hip, vertebral (spine), wrist, pelvis, and long-bone (arm/leg)
- There are many different types of fractures such as stress fractures, simple or closed fracture, compound fractures, transverse fracture, compression fracture and greenstick fractures (in children)
- If you have fractured a bone you may hear a popping or snapping sound
- A fracture will result in acute pain in the bone and surrounding area, along with tenderness and potential swelling
- In the case of an arm or leg fracture, your limb may bend in an unusual way and may appear misaligned
- Fractures can result in a bone protruding from the injured site
- A fracture can leave you unable to move the affected limb or joint
Causes of Bone Fractures
It is important to remember that children’s bones are springy and resilient thereby making them less likely to fracture. Healthy adult bones typically fracture from direct, high-energy or explosive impact. As we age and our bones lose density and mass making us more likely to endure a fracture from loss of balance, slip & falls, or from repetitive strain. The most common causes of fractures include:
- Traumatic injury (car accidents, falling from a height)
- Accidental injury (loss of balance, or slip & fall)
- Sports injury
- Slips and falls
- Overuse or repetitive use injuries
- Osteoporosis (decrease in bone mass leaving it susceptible to injury and fracture)
Bone Fracture Treatment
An x-ray will help determine the type of fracture you have and the treatment you require. Often post-treatment requires a physical rehabilitation component to improve muscle mass and joint flexibility that was lost during your fracture recovery stage. Venture Rehab’s university trained physical therapists offer tailored treatment plans unique to your fracture so that you can get the best rehabilitation towards resuming normal activities of daily living.
Book Your Bone Fracture Treatment & Start Today!
At Venture Rehabilitation Sciences Group, you can get started the same day you call, no doctor’s referral needed. Find a clinic near you to book your appointment today.
With 45+ years of experience, we can help improve your quality of life, relieve your pain, and get you back on the road to recovery quickly. Let us use our 45+ years of experience to help you with your bone fracture treatment today!
Venture Rehab is a team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and exercise therapists serving Saskatoon and surrounding areas. Our university-trained physiotherapists can help. Take control of your physical health, relieve your pain, and regain your strength.
Previously known as Bourassa and Associates, we’ve been delivering professional multidisciplinary rehabilitation services since 1986. We integrate orthopaedic manual therapy within a functional rehabilitation model to ensure our patients obtain optimal recovery.