FOLLOWING BROKEN BONE

 

Physical treatment around the area of a broken bone is useful from early on. It is best to avoid the area of breakage until the bone has stabilised, that is, knitted together. This can happen remarkably quickly and I would venture to suggest that within days your body may feel that it would like to be stroked over the area. You may not be able to get at it directly if you have a plaster cast, if this is the case massage above and below it to help the body removing broken cells from the area and in bringing fresh blood.

Later, massage comes into its own, returning the body to its pre-breakage state in a way that nothing else can. Friction movements remove the soft tissue debris from the site of the breakage returning freedom of movement to the affected joints and muscles.

The body mends fractures pretty well, as long as the patient doesn’t smoke or take copious painkillers. I know this because I once asked a surgeon what in his opinion prevented bone healing! However he did not mention the numerous things that you can do to PROMOTE bone healing. Diet is the most obvious (some people find Almond Milk and Shellfish speed up healing), then breathing to provide oxygen and remove breakdown products*, also movement of the affected limb, and sunshine!

 

*You may not realise how much you limit your breath when you are in pain, or anticipating pain; make a conscious effort to breathe deeply several times a day.

 

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