The elastic bands of tissue that connect bones to each other by providing stability and strength to the joint is known as ligament. Any individual can encounter a fall in their lifetime. This can be a sudden impactful fall which may cause damage to the ligaments in our legs. When an overstretched hand fall occurs there is damage to the wrist and thumb ligament. Physical therapy is needed to recover from these injuries.
The damage to ligament can be graded from mild damage to complete tear of the ligament. For a mild damage with no ligament tear- It is advised to use crutches, braces and tapping. Various measures are to be taken to minimize swelling, reducing pain and focusing on movement of the joint.
For partial tear, it is required to carry out the following with the guidance of your physical therapist.
- Ultrasound Heat therapy for pain and enhance healing process
- Proprioception training
- Neuro muscular re-education
- Strengthening and flexibility exercise
- Endurance activity
- Agility training
- Open and closed chain exercise
For complete tear, the doctor may recommend physical therapy before surgery to improve range of motion, reduce swelling, and retain muscles strength. Post-surgery a tailor made plan will be provided based on your requirements. Some of the exercises are mentioned below;
- Isometric exercise to assisted relaxed passive exercise
- Relaxed passive movement to active assisted
- Active and progressed to active resistance movement.
- Static and dynamic balance training
- Partial weight bearing to full weight training
- Endurance exercise
- Strengthening and stretching exercise
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