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I’m Nelly, a certified physical therapist (PT) and scientific writer (MSc).
I love offers evidenced-based, easy to understand physical therapy and general health information.
I live in the French Alps☀️🏔️, where I enjoy the simple pleasures of life.
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PS: My website is called “Fonto Media”; Fonto means “source” in Esperanto, a language I speak fluently 🙂 Because I like to go back to the sources of the information!
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Latest Blog Posts
- Can I Walk After a (Cortisone) Injection in My Knee?
You’ve just had a knee injection and are wondering when (and how) to start walking again? My physical therapy advice - 6 Keys Insights on When to Stop Physical Therapy?
Can you stop or cancel physical therapy at any time? When is it ok to stop? My guide as a physiotherapist! - Stress Fracture: Recovery & Healing Time (+Tips)
You have a stress fracture, and you’re wondering about the healing time? When can you resume driving, walking, and participating in sports again? - What are the Side Effects of Magnesium? What Studies Say
If you take magnesium, you may wonder about the side effects. What happens if you take too much? What are the symptoms? - Cycling After Knee Replacement: Tips from a Physical Therapist
You have a knee replacement, and you’re wondering when you can start using a stationary bike, and how? Competitive cycling? - Radius Fracture: Recovery & Healing Time (+Tips)
Do you have a radius fracture, and you’re wondering about the time it takes to heal and consolidate. What should you do? My Tips!
Fractures, Sprain & Replacement
Ankle & Foot
- Sprained Ankle Throbbing at Night: Why + How to Treat?
Are you experiencing a throbbing sensation in your sprained ankle at night? Discover why this happens and learn how to effectively treat! - Understanding Avulsion Fracture Ankle Recovery and Healing Time! (+Tips)
You’ve had a bone avulsion in your foot or ankle, wondering about the recovery time and what to do? - Understanding Grade 1 Ankle Sprain Recovery Time: PT’Tips!
Discover advice for a swift recovery from a Grade 1 ankle sprain. How to effectively manage your healing process with physical therapy - Sprained Ankle vs. Broken Ankle: How to Tell?
How to know if your ankle is broken or sprained? - How Long Does a Broken Toe Take to Heal? (+Tips)
Tips & data on recovery time after a toe fracture - Walking on Broken Heel Bone – Tips for Good Recovery
When walking after a calcaneus fracture? - Torn Ligament in Ankle: Recovery Time & Physical Therapy Tips!
Information on how long it takes to heal a ruptured ankle ligament - Sprained Ankle Still Hurts after 3 Weeks/Months/Years: Why and How to Treat?
Managing chronic pain after a twisted ankle - Rolled Ankle Heard Pop but I Can Walk: Can Make it Worse?
How can you be sure of the diagnosis of a sprain and whether or not you are allowed to walk? - How to Start Walking After a Broken Ankle?
Tips to resume walking quickly after an ankle fracture.
Knee & Tibia
- Can I Walk After a (Cortisone) Injection in My Knee?You’ve just had a knee injection and are wondering when (and how) to start walking again? My physical therapy advice
- Cycling After Knee Replacement: Tips from a Physical TherapistYou have a knee replacement, and you’re wondering when you can start using a stationary bike, and how? Competitive cycling?
- Life After Plateau Tibial Fracture: 3 Testimonials + Facts
Discover insights into life after a tibial plateau fracture. As a physical therapist, I draw from my experience and scientific studies. - Does Walking Reduce Swelling After Knee Replacement? (PT’Tips)
Explore how walking can assist in reducing post-knee replacement swelling. My tips as a physical therapist, and what studies say. - Can You Walk on a ACL Tear? (Physio’Tips)
You’ve suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, and you’re wondering if walking is possible and how to do it? - How Long for Shin Splints to Heal? (+ Physio’Tips)
Do you want to know the recovery time for shin splints and what you can do to speed it up? My best tips as a physical therapist! - Dislocated Kneecap: Recovery Time (+Physio’Tips)
Have you experienced your knee joint pop out of place? My tips as a PT! - Inflammation After Knee Replacement: How Long + How to Reduce It?
You’ve had knee replacement surgery, and you’re concerned about inflammation? How long does it last, and how can you reduce it? - Knee Arthrolysis: Your Comprehensive Guide to Arthrofibrosis Knee Treatment
Knee arthrolysis is sometimes recommended for knee stiffness and arthrofibrosis. Exploring its benefits, side effects, and recovery time! - Fibula Fracture: Recovery Time (+Tips)
How long does it take to heal? - Torn Achilles: Recovery Time and Tips from Physiotherapist!
How long does it take to recover and what to do? - Dealing with Knee Swelling and Tightness: Causes and Remedies!
Reassuring information about common knee issues. - Understanding Tibia Fracture Healing Time in Adults: A Comprehensive Guide
Tips from physical therapist to recover after a broken tibia - Whats is the Recovery Time After an Arthroscopic Knee Surgery ? (+Tips)
Tips from physiotherapist to reassure you in the aftermath of arthroscopy - Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner’s Knee): Recovery Time & Tips
Precise data and tips for your recovery! - Are There Permanent Restrictions After Knee Replacement?
Here are some tips to help you feel more reassured about resuming your daily life after a knee prosthesis surgery. - How to Heal a Stress Fracture in Shin? (Hairline Fracture)
Tips to reassure you about your rehabilitation after a hairline tibia fracture - How Long Does Physical Therapy Last After Knee Replacement?
Everything you need to know about knee replacement surgery and rehabilitation. - Anterior Cruciate Ligament Treatment Without Surgery: Tips & Rehab Protocol
Rehab for a non-operated cruciate ligament rupture in the knee! - Patellar / Kneecap Fracture: Recovery Time and Tips for Walking Again
Concrete and useful information to reassure you in your recovery after a patella fracture. - Tibial Plateau Fracture: Recovery Time and Physical Therapy Tips!
Tips from a physiotherapist on the recovery and outcome after tibial plateau fracture - My knee is swollen and hot to the touch – What’s the Cause and Treatment?
Better understand why a knee swells, and what to do about it - Walking After Broken Tibia and Fibula: When and How? Recovery Time
You have a tibia-fibula fracture and you would like to know how long it will take to heal, what kind of physical therapy you will need, and what the recovery process will be like. - How Long does Swelling Last After Knee Replacement?
How to manage swelling and inflammation during your knee replacement recovery journey - Why is there so Much Pain After Knee Replacement?
Pain is common after knee replacement surgery. But how long will it last? I’ll share some tips on how to find better
Hip & Femur
- Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture: Tips from Physical Therapist!
You have had a intertrochanteric hip fracture, and you have questions about recovery, rehabilitation, and pain management? - Running, Swimming, Skiing, Golfing: Sport after Hip Replacement
Who resumes sports after hip arthroplasty and what are the consequences? - What is Life Expectancy After Hip Fracture?
Hip fracture mortality rate by age - When does Walking Unaided after Hip Replacement? (+Tips)
Data and tips on walking after hip surgery - Physical Therapy After Hip Replacement Surgery: Guide & Tips!
A complete guide to your rehabilitation - How Long Does it Last to Recover after Hip Replacement?
Figures on the various stages of recovery after hip arthroplasty. - How Long does it Take to Walk Normally after Hip Fracture?
Tips for returning to walking after a broken hip - Swelling after Hip Replacement: How Long does it Last?
Tips for leg swelling after hip replacement surgery - Thigh Pain after Hip Replacement: Why? Treatment? How Long Does it Last?
Pain is common after hip replacement surgery. Here’s what you need to know. - Broken Hip: Recovery Time & Walking in Young Adults and Elderly
Tips to reassure you about the recovery after a femur fracture.
Wrist & Hand
- How Long does a Broken Thumb Take to Heal?
What to do after a broken thumb? - What is the Recovery Time for a Scaphoid Fracture?
Physical therapist’s advice for better recovery - How Long Does a Fractured Wrist Take to Recover? Physical Therapy Tips!
You have suffered a wrist fracture and want to know the estimated recovery time and recommended physical therapy?
Shoulder, Elbow & Humerus
- Fracture of the Humeral Head: Recovery Time and Tips
You have a fracture of the humeral head, and you have questions about pain, immobilization duration, and rehabilitation? - 5 Tips to Find Your Best Sleeping Positions for a Broken Humerus
Discover the best sleeping positions for a broken humerus, provided by me as a certified physical therapist! - What are the Limitations After Reverse Shoulder Replacement?
What is the normal range of motion after reverse shoulder replacement? - Radial Head Fracture Recovery Time: What You Need to Know
Answers regarding rehabilitation, treatment, and the expected healing duration - Broken Collarbone / Clavicle Fracture – Recovery Time & Tips!
Tips to reassure you after a clavicle fracture! - 8 Key Insights into Recovering from Greater Tuberosity Fractures
Treatment, recovery time, physical therapy after this type of humerus fracture - What is the Recovery Time for a Fractured Elbow? Physical Therapy Tips
Advice from a physiotherapist for better recovery after an elbow fracture. - Humerus Fracture: How Long does it Take to Heal a Fractured Shoulder?
This article will reassure you about your recovery after a humerus fracture.
Back & Pelvis
- Broken Vertebrae: Healing and Recovery Time!
Looking for specific and useful information about the healing and recovery time for a vertebral fracture? Advice from physical therapist! - Can You Walk With a Fractured Back? (+ PT’Tips)
What do studies (and my opinion as a physiotherapist) say about resuming walking with a vertebral compression? When and how? - 7 Ways to Manage Pelvic Fracture in Elderly: Treatment, Prognosis, and Helpful Tips
Tips to put your mind at ease during your recovery from a broken pelvis! - Compressed Fractured Vertebrae: Recovery Time & Physical Therapy
Advice from a physiotherapist for your recovery after a compression fractures of spine
Injuries & Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Can I Walk After a (Cortisone) Injection in My Knee?You’ve just had a knee injection and are wondering when (and how) to start walking again? My physical therapy advice
- Can You Walk on a ACL Tear? (Physio’Tips)You’ve suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, and you’re wondering if walking is possible and how to do it?
- How Long for Shin Splints to Heal? (+ Physio’Tips)Do you want to know the recovery time for shin splints and what you can do to speed it up? My best tips as a physical therapist!
- Dislocated Kneecap: Recovery Time (+Physio’Tips)Have you experienced your knee joint pop out of place? My tips as a PT!
- Sciatica: There are NO Yoga Poses to Avoid! (+ What About Exercice & Work Restriction)
Do you have a lot of questions about the recommended pose (in yoga, at work, during exercice), or to avoid in case of sciatica? - Do Physical Therapists Do Massage? (+ Benefits & Side-Effects)
Is Massage by Physical therapists Useful? Justified? My Opinion as a Physiotherapist and Studies on Its benefits & side effects! - Torn Achilles: Recovery Time and Tips from Physiotherapist!How long does it take to recover and what to do?
- Dealing with Knee Swelling and Tightness: Causes and Remedies!Reassuring information about common knee issues.
- Cervical Radiculopathy Work Restrictions: Guide from Physioterapist
Tips for people who question the link between work and - Whats is the Recovery Time After an Arthroscopic Knee Surgery ? (+Tips)Tips from physiotherapist to reassure you in the aftermath of arthroscopy
Chronic Pain, Disorders & Diseases
- PRP Knee Injection Reviews: Benefits & Side Effects
My physical therapist’s opinion on the benefits of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for knee osteoarthritis: What do the studies say? - Knee Arthrolysis: Your Comprehensive Guide to Arthrofibrosis Knee TreatmentKnee arthrolysis is sometimes recommended for knee stiffness and arthrofibrosis. Exploring its benefits, side effects, and recovery time!
- Do Physical Therapists Do Massage? (+ Benefits & Side-Effects)Is Massage by Physical therapists Useful? Justified? My Opinion as a Physiotherapist and Studies on Its benefits & side effects!
- 5 Tips on Walkings With Arthritis & Pain in Knees (+Is it Good?)
If walking is a good idea with knee pain? - Nasal Irrigation Doesn’t Come Out of the Other Nostril: What to Do?
How do you get water from one nostril to another? - Walking with CRPS in the Foot / Ankle: What to Do and Not to Do?
Tips from a physical therapist to reassure you - Can Bunions Be Corrected Without Surgery ? 5 Facts from Studies
How to fix halux valgus without surgery - 4 Essential Facts About Knee CRPS: Understanding Complex Regional Pain Syndrom
Better understand the causes of CRPS and its usual course
Neurological disorders
- How Long Does Facial Droop Last After Stroke? (+Tips)
Cause, treatment, and recovery time! - Bell’s Palsy: Physical Therapy Guide & Tips!
Overview of the recovery time & treatment - Epley Maneuver at Home: The Ultimate Guide
How to do the epley maneuver at home without healthcare professional?
Pediatric Physical Therapy
- Congenital Torticollis: Treatment & Physical Therapy (What Studies Say)
Your Baby Has Congenital Torticollis – Questions About Causes, Consequences, Physiotherapy Treatment, or Not? - Positional Plagiocephaly Treatment: What Studies Say (+Practical Tips)
Your baby has a flat head (brachycephaly, plagiocephaly)? Here are my pediatric physical therapy tips to prevent it or know what to do! - How Long Does Flat Head Take to Correct? (What Studies Say)
Your baby has a flat head (plagiocephaly/brachycephaly), and you’re wondering when it will go away? Specific figures and advice - How to Clear Newborn or Baby Nose Without Aspirator?
You’re looking for alternatives to the nasal aspirator to clear your child’s nose? Here are some: saline drops and nasal syringe. - Exploring Physical Pediatric Therapy for Children!
Who Are Pediatric Physical Therapists? How to Find One Near You? How to Become One? (Education, Salary, Training) - Helmet for Plagiocephaly / Flat Head / Brachycephaly: My Independant Review
My opinion on helmet therapy for babies - How to Lose Weight for Kids? Tips from Physiotherapist & Studies
Things you can do to help your child lose weight - Nasal Irrigation Doesn’t Come Out of the Other Nostril: What to Do?How do you get water from one nostril to another?
- Walking on Tiptoes: Adults, Teenager, Children – Cause & Tips
To learn more about walking on tiptoes at any stage of life.
Product Reviews
- What are the Side Effects of Magnesium? What Studies SayIf you take magnesium, you may wonder about the side effects. What happens if you take too much? What are the symptoms?
- Matcha Tea: Side Effects? (Review + What Studies Say)
What are the possible side effects of matcha tea? What do testimonials and studies say on the subject? - Matcha Slim: Side Effects ? Medical & PT Review (Investigation)
Is Matcha Slim dangerous or effective for weight loss? My findings as a physiotherapist who delved into the topic! - Revitive Side Effects: What Studies Say?
What are the potential side effects of Revitive devices? I’ve looked into testimonials and studies to investigate! - Health Care Memory Foam Mattress Review: Does it Work?
Are you considering the benefits of a memory foam mattress in your case? Discover my physical therapist’s perspective on their advantages. - Is There Any Science Behind Weighted Blankets? (+ What Studies Say)
Are weighted blankets truly effective for improving sleep and reducing anxiety? For whom? What studies say? What are the side effects? - What Are the Benefits of Massage Gun? (Scientific Evidence + Review)
What do scientific studies say on percussion massage? - When Should you Wear Compression Socks? (And For How Long)
What studies say about when and how long to wear compression stockings - Posture Corrector: Review from Physical Therapist and Studies!
My opinion on posture corrector for posture or back pain - Revitive Ultrasound Review: Does it Really Work?
An independent, well-argued opinion on the effectiveness of Revitive Ultrasound device
Health System
- 6 Keys Insights on When to Stop Physical Therapy?Can you stop or cancel physical therapy at any time? When is it ok to stop? My guide as a physiotherapist!
- Can Physical Therapists Prescribe Medication? Prescribing Rights!
Can physical therapists write prescriptions? In US, Canada, United Kingdom and France - Is Physical Therapist a Doctor? How to Adress your Physiotherapist?
In United States and in other countries - In Home Physical Therapist: Guide & Tips
A better understanding of the profession: physical therapist at home
For Physical Therapists
- I Don’t Want to Be a Physical Therapist Anymore: Guide!
What career alternatives for physical therapists when you regret becoming a physio? My tips as a former PT about life after physiotherapy! - Can Physical Therapists Prescribe Medication? Prescribing Rights!Can physical therapists write prescriptions? In US, Canada, United Kingdom and France
- How to Become a Physiotherapist in Switzerland? +Salary
Everything About the Physiotherapy Profession in Switzerland
Older Adult
- Post Fall Syndrome: A Comprehensive Guide
You’ve Fallen and Have Anxiety or Post-Fall Syndrome? Why? What to Do? How to Treat It? Physical Therapy Tips
CBD
- CBD for Nerve Pain: Does it Work? (+Dosage)
Is CBD effective against neuropathic pain, nerve pain? What dosage? What type of CBD to take? What studies say? - CBD & Fibromyalgia Pain: Dosage, Benefits, Side Effects
Benefits, side effects and dosage of cannabidiol in case of pain and fibromyalgia. What studies say? Does it work? - Does CBD Help with Arthritis & Joint Pain: What Studies Say? (+Dose)
Is cannabidiol good for arthritis?
Blogging & Make Money Online
- Mediavine Income Report: My First Month as Health Blogger
I’m sharing with you my first months of income as a health blogger with Mediavine, and why and how I decided to switch to Mediavine. - September 2023 Traffic & Income Report From a non-US based Health Blogger
It’s my first income report; and my first month as a full-time health and non-US based blogger! - 39 (Best?) 2023 Adsense Alternatives for Blogger Website (+ Income Report)
I’ve explored 39 Adsense alternatives for your Blogger website. Thanks to this you can make informed choices for your site’s monetization! - How to Create a Wikipedia Page for Your Company: Guide
Would you like to see your company & business on Wikipedia? Read this to learn how to proceed while respecting the rules. - How to Sell Ebooks Online in 2023: My Best Tips+ Income Report
Do you want to sell an ebook (fiction or informational content), but you’re not sure how to go about it or it’s not working for you?
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