A fracture is another word for a broken bone and the majority of time these will be managed in a cast for the first few weeks. It’s once the cast comes off that the hard work of rehabilitation begins, and that’s where we come in. Whether you have broken your wrist, ankle or something else you will usually have been in plaster for a few weeks and when this is removed the limb will be stiff and weak, physiotherapists are experts at rehabilitating you back to good health.