Weber-C ... Wot no Physio?

[Jomider]

Thanks very much Physiobob, I suspected as much, but you have really put it in context for me...

I should have known when the NHS consultant laughed at the special semi-adhesive bandage that the Austrians had beautifully wrapped my leg in after the injury and his astonishment at the fact they had done an MRI to evaluate the damage to the soft tissues at all... not to mention the look my Aircast got

It was indeed a pronation-lateral rotation injury although the malleolus is intact, so the deltoid ligament must have ben ruptured - I do Tae Kwon Do, so need to be back to as near normal as possible

really appreciate your help - thanks

all the best

J

[rubberbones]

similar injury my doc said 5 month of physio.

[richytay]

Hi. I had a weber c fracture in march last year. I was walking and slipped on a muddy hillside. I was in plaster for 6-7 weeks. Then on a moon boot after that. I was referred to a physio and given a few exercises to do to regain strength and get a range of movement back in my ankle as well as retrain my leg to be able to regain balance (proprioception) . I haven't done much exercise tho to be honest. I was off work for six month as I have an active manual job where I'm on my feet all day long, climbing ladders. I don't have any pain in day to day use and I've been working now for 6 months. I can do hillwalking etc but when I try running my ankle feels tired and achy so I don't do it much. The exercises I was given were to practice pulling your foot towards you with a belt or towel or and away from you by using a belt tied around a table leg etc, also he said to try standing facing a wall with your toes about an inch from the wall and slowly leaning your knee towards the wall and seeing how close to the wall you can get, whilst trying to keep your foot flat on th floor. Also he said to try side to side movement. He said you can learn to regain your balance again by trying standing on one leg (once able) for a short period of time for instance while waiting for a kettle to boil. It was very slow and gentle progression though and he said you can't rush it.