Physiotherapy After Surgery or a Fracture in Doncaster
Home physiotherapy across Doncaster after a broken hip, wrist or ankle, or after orthopaedic surgery, from a Senior Physiotherapist with NHS orthopaedic and trauma experience. No GP referral needed.
Coming home after surgery or a broken bone
Most people in Doncaster come home after a fracture or orthopaedic surgery from Doncaster Royal Infirmary, or after planned private surgery at Park Hill Hospital. The hospital repairs the bone or the joint. What gets you back to normal is the work you do over the following weeks, and that work is far easier to do properly at home.
At home the exercises are done on your own stairs and between your own chair, bed and bathroom, so what you practise is exactly what you need. There is no journey to recover from and no car park to cross on crutches.
Injuries and operations Hamoodi helps with
Broken hip
Usually repaired within a day or two of the fall. Getting up and walking again as soon as it is safe is the most important part of recovery, and at home the work is walking, stairs, bed, chair and toilet transfers, and rebuilding the confidence a fall takes away.
Wrist and arm fractures
Once the cast or splint comes off, the wrist and hand are usually stiff and weak. Early work on movement and grip gets people back to cooking, dressing, writing and carrying shopping sooner.
Ankle and leg fractures
After a boot, a cast or surgery, walking often feels unfamiliar. Rehab covers ankle movement, calf strength, balance and a normal walking pattern, always within the weight-bearing your fracture clinic has set.
Shoulder and upper arm fractures
Often treated in a sling, and the shoulder stiffens quickly. Movement is brought back in stages that match how far the bone has healed.
Pelvic and spinal fractures
Including fragility fractures in older people after a minor fall. Walking and everyday movement are built up gently, with pain kept manageable so that progress is possible.
After orthopaedic surgery
Joint replacements, tendon and ligament repairs, spinal surgery and fractures fixed with plates, pins or nails, always working within your surgeon's protocol.
How recovery usually goes
Recovery after surgery or a broken bone tends to move through three overlapping stages. The pace is different for everyone, and every stage follows whatever your consultant or fracture clinic has set, including weight-bearing limits and movement restrictions.
- The first weeks home. Managing pain and swelling, getting in and out of bed, chairs and the toilet safely, using your walking aid properly, managing your own stairs, and protecting the repair.
- Rebuilding. Restoring movement, strengthening the muscles that have weakened, improving balance, walking further and, when it is right, stepping down from a frame to crutches or a stick.
- Getting your life back. Working on the things you actually want to do: the walk to the shops, the bus, the garden, the grandchildren, work, and driving once you have been cleared.
After surgery or a fracture, get urgent medical help for chest pain or sudden breathlessness (call 999), and contact your GP, NHS 111 or the ward that discharged you straight away for a painful, swollen calf, a wound that is hot, red or leaking, or a fever. Hamoodi checks for these at every visit, but they should never wait for one.
Living outside the town centre
Doncaster is spread out. If you live in Thorne, Hatfield, Bawtry, Tickhill, Rossington or Conisbrough, an outpatient appointment after a fracture can mean a long bus ride or a relative taking half a day off, and many people simply stop going. Home visits remove that problem, which is often the difference between finishing rehabilitation and giving up halfway.
What the first visit involves
- Your paperwork: the discharge letter, fracture clinic notes or exercise sheet, so the plan builds on what the hospital has already set, including any restrictions.
- Safety checks: the wound, swelling, calf and general wellbeing, and a clear answer on anything that needs your GP or the ward.
- Movement and strength: what the injured area can do now, and what the rest of you needs to keep strong while it heals.
- Walking and stairs: your walking aid checked and set to the right height, and your own stairs practised using the method you were taught.
- Your home: a quick look at the routes you use every day, with practical suggestions rather than a shopping list of equipment.
- A written plan: a short set of exercises pitched at what you can do today, and an honest idea of how the next few weeks should go.
Why Hamoodi
Hamoodi is a Senior Physiotherapist with an MSc in Physiotherapy and NHS experience at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Barnsley Hospital and Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS. His specialist work has been in post-operative orthopaedics and trauma rehabilitation, on hospital wards and in outpatient clinics, so he knows the pathways people come home from and what the hospital team will usually have told you.
Every appointment is a home visit. There is no GP referral needed, and the first step is a free phone call to check that home physiotherapy is the right thing for you before anything is booked. Hamoodi also speaks Arabic, which some families find makes a real difference.
Your physiotherapist in Doncaster
Hamoodi Othman
Senior Physiotherapist
- MSc Physiotherapy, BSc Sports Therapy, HCPC Registered (PH131379)
- Post-operative orthopaedic and trauma rehabilitation
- Home visits across Doncaster and the surrounding South Yorkshire areas
Call Hamoodi on 07821 402 634
Please mention Mobile Physiotherapist.co.uk when you call.
Home visits across Doncaster
Hamoodi visits homes across Doncaster, including Bessacarr, Cantley, Wheatley, Balby, Armthorpe, Sprotbrough, Bentley, Scawsby, Edenthorpe, Thorne, Hatfield, Bawtry, Rossington, Tickhill, Conisbrough and Mexborough. He regularly sees people after discharge from Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Park Hill Hospital. See the Doncaster page for everything Hamoodi offers locally.
Helpful guides
Frequently asked questions
Can you start while I am still in a cast or a boot?
Often, yes. While the injured part is protected there is still plenty to do: safe walking with your aid, stairs, keeping the rest of you strong, and moving the joints that are free to move. The fracture clinic's instructions always come first.
I have had my plaster off and my wrist is really stiff. Is that normal?
Very. Stiffness and weakness after a cast are expected, and they usually improve steadily with the right exercises. What helps most is starting early and doing a little often, rather than forcing it.
Do you see people after surgery at Doncaster Royal Infirmary?
Yes. Whether your operation was at Doncaster Royal Infirmary or privately at Park Hill, the home programme follows whatever your surgeon has set.
How many visits will I need?
It varies with the injury, your age and how active you were before. Some people need a few sessions to get going, others benefit from regular visits over several weeks. You get an honest estimate at the first visit and are never tied into a block.
Do you cover Thorne, Bawtry and the villages?
Yes. Every appointment is a home visit, and the Doncaster villages are covered as well as the town. Any travel fee is confirmed on the free phone call first.
Do I need a GP referral?
No. You can book directly, and the first step is a free phone call to check the service is right for you.