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Is It Safe To Have Aquatic Therapy While Having Fractured Foot?
Question: I have a fractured foot ( The small bone behind the pinky toe) and wonder if this would prevent me from doing aquatic therapy? I am supposed to wear the boot for 6 weeks.
Brief Answer:
you can use water proof cast
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. You need to keep plater for 3 weeks and not six weeks. You can apply water proof plaster so it will not damaged when you are taking acqua therapy.
if you do jot want that then you wear plastic over your boot.Your acqua therapy can wait but fracture needs to be taken care of first.
I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
you can use water proof cast
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. You need to keep plater for 3 weeks and not six weeks. You can apply water proof plaster so it will not damaged when you are taking acqua therapy.
if you do jot want that then you wear plastic over your boot.Your acqua therapy can wait but fracture needs to be taken care of first.
I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2002
Answered : 4486 Questions
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