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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 I communicate!
Latest Blog Posts
- How Long Does it Take to Recover From a Fractured Knee?
What are the most common knee fractures, and how can you determine how long it will take to recover? My tips as a physical therapist! - Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture: Tips from Physical Therapist!
You have had a intertrochanteric hip fracture, and you have questions about recovery, rehabilitation, and pain management? - 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. - 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 - 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? - 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.
Fractures, Sprain & Replacement
Ankle & Foot
- Sprained Ankle vs. Broken Ankle: How to Tell?
How to know if your ankle is broken or sprained? - 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. - How Long is the Healing Time for an Ankle Sprain & How to Aid Healing?
How long does the pain, swelling, bruising, immobilization, and time off work typically last after an ankle sprain? - Fracture of Medial or Latelar Malleolus of the Ankle: Physical Therapy
Answers to the main questions patients ask about ankle fractures (medial malleolus, lateral malleolus, bimalleolar, trimalleolar) and physical therapy - How Long Will a Sprained Ankle Stay Swollen? No Worries!
Swelling after ankle sprains is common. Information regarding its duration, frequency, and how to reduce swelling in the ankle is available here!
Knee & Tibia
- 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?
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
- 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
- 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! - Vertebral Compression Fracture: Recovery Time & Physical Therapy
Advice from a physiotherapist for your recovery after a compression fractures of spine
Injuries & Musculoskeletal Disorders
- 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
- Demystifying Ankle Swelling: Uncovering the Causes Behind It!
Better understand why an ankle swells, and what to do about it - Torticollis in Adults: How Long Does it Last?
Recovery time of wry neck - How Long Does Sciatica Last?
Precise data based on my experience and medical studies - Recovery Time for Plantar Fasciitis: How Long Does it Last?
Real data & tips on the course of a plantar fasciitis
Chronic Pain, Disorders & Diseases
- 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!
- Are diets and fasting effective for rheumatoid arthritis?
What to expect from diets and fasting in cases of polyarthritis? - 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: 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
- 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
- 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 - Shockwave Therapy: Examining its Benefits and Side Effects
What are the benefits of shockwave therapy? Does it really works? - Percussion Massager: Dangers? Side Effects ? Contraindications
To put your mind at rest if you wish to use a massage gun - 11 Benefits of Lymphatic Drainage: Does It Really Work?
What can lymphatic massage drainage really do for you? - Does TENS Machine Have Side Effects: What Studies Say?
My opinion based on studies - How Ultrasound Therapy Prioritizes Safety? Understanding Potential Dangers and Side Effects
Accurate information about ultrasound therapy used by physiotherapists
Health System
- 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 Call a 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 GuideYou’ve Fallen and Have Anxiety or Post-Fall Syndrome? Why? What to Do? How to Treat It? Physical Therapy Tips
CBD
- Does CBD Help with Arthritis & Joint Pain: What Studies Say? (+Dose)
Is cannabidiol good for arthritis?
Blogging & Make Money Online
- How to Create a Wikipedia Page for Your Company: GuideWould 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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