After a heel fracture, the fracture usually heals in about three months, but functional recovery may take six months or more.
At the beginning of the heel fracture period, a plaster cast should be applied, during which weight-bearing on the ground should be prohibited and the lower limb should be elevated to help the swelling subside. Isometric contraction of the lower limb muscles and straight leg raising exercises can be performed to exercise the strength of the leg muscles and prevent muscle atrophy.
After the plaster is removed, the heel bone can be turned inward and outward, and the ankle joint dorsal extension and plantarflexion training can be carried out to prevent joint adhesion.
After 12 weeks after the fracture, you can carry out the training of walking on the ground, which needs to be gradual, subject to your own tolerance, do not do a lot of exercise, until you can walk normally.
The heel is at the end of the blood circulation, the recovery may be relatively slow, it is recommended that the patient under the guidance of the doctor to exercise gradually, so as not to cause secondary damage to the body due to over-exercise.