Fractured Neck of Femur and Bridging Exercises

[nancy fulla]

I had apatient with the same conditions 2 days ago and I don't think its agood idia to do pelvic breidgining yet ...you must wait more days

[gcoe]

Here are some things to consider:

Do you have a protocol in place at your hospital? There needs to be consensus between the orthopaedic surgeon and the physios about how patients should be progressed. This is a very routine procedure.

There is a lot of evidence for early mobilisation of patients and to offer strengthening programmes. However there seems less is known about the best time to start strengthening.

In my opinion bridging is a relatively low intensity exercise, particularly compared to sitting to standing. Unless there is some reason because of the type of artificial joint, it seems to me you are unnecessarily delaying such an exercise.

Have a look on PEDro: the link below will take you to a number of guidelines, reviews and trials on the best rehab for fractured hips. Most of these you can download for free

http://search.pedro.org.au/pedro/rec...d=Start+Search