About the exercises

The exercises will maintain the muscular function in your leg when you have a broken leg in a cast.

Exercises

Move your leg right away

Do the exercises while you are wearing the cast We will guide you through the exercises before you leave Akutmodtagelsen (Emergency department).
If your leg begins to hurt while doing the exercises, take a 30 minute break and then continue doing the exercises.

How to do the exercises

Complete the exercises every hour and repeat each exercise five to ten times:

• Exercise the joints you can move. Bend and stretch your hip, toes and knee if possible. Bend and stretch as much as the cast allows you to.
• Tighten and relax your calf and thigh muscles.