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Through our blogs we answer simple questions on: Broken bones & Recovery Tips, Pain and Radiography career.
Welcome to the site where we go back to the sources of information to help you make informed decision! Body therapy concepts is for any body seeking factual, useful and clear educative information on broken bones, radiography procedures and health body tips.
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As a diagnostic radiographer I see and x-ray many adults and children being rehabilitated using a walker...
Do you experience pain at night after your knee replacement surgery? Are you wondering how to sleep better...
Do you always feel pain in your Achilles tendon, above the heel after a long walk or run or when you...
If you have a greater tuberosity fracture (in the Humerus) and are wondering about the rehabilitation...
Do you experience menstruation pain for the days your periods last and you’re wondering what you can...
Have you just had a broken humerus/shoulder, and you are finding it difficult to sleep in the days following...
For Patients
Fractures and Dislocations
Think you might have a fracture on your scaphoid (a small bone on the thumb side)? looking for reliable...
You have had an ankle fracture (both or one tibia & fibula)? Looking for reliable and comprehensive...
Have you broken your collarbone? Are you eager to learn what the treatment will be like and the recovery...
Have you been diagnosed with a coccyx (tail bone) fracture or are you just feeling pain around the tailbone?...
Have you been diagnosed with an elbow fracture? Are you looking for information on this topic? Based...
Are you eager to learn how to recognise a dislocated finger? Do you know how it looks like and how it...
Have you been diagnosed with a patellar fracture? This means your kneecap is broken. Regardless of the...
Have you been diagnosed with a tibial fracture, and you have so many questions about treatment and recovery....
You have been treated for a broken jaw (mandible) but struggling to find specific information, especially...
Are you eager to learn how to recognise toe fractures? Do you want to know how they are treated and the...
Have you just fractured your wrist and you have so many questions about treatment and recovery. You are...
Have you just been diagnosed with a forearm fracture and you have so many questions about treatment and...
Have you been diagnosed with a pelvis (Hip) fracture, and you have so many questions about treatment...
Do you have concerns about hip displacement? Or you have had a hip dislocation and you are seeking specific...
Have you just stepped on a sharp object like a glass, a needle or small piece of metal nail or plastic....
Patients who come for x-ray with fractured bones. They are always in a hurry to ask how long it will...
Chronic pain and bone diseases
Have you had a total knee replacement, but scared to kneel since your operation because you think you...
You have recently undergone a total knee replacement surgery, and you are concerned or curious about...
Do you sometimes feel numbness in one or both your feet? Are you wondering what the cause could be and...
Have you had a fracture and you notice your pain is worse at night-time? Are you wondering if this is...
Are your feet swollen and painful or just swollen with no pain? Do they look puffed or uneven when...
Questioning the symptoms of a problem is essentially questioning how to recognise that problem? How...
If you have a tooth abscess or pain, you‘re likely to experience throbbing pain at night. However, you...
What to do in case of Acute tooth pain, also known as an abscess? Approximately 8 out of 10 people will...
I do x-ray spines for patients with scoliosis, and I have always wondered why some people are bone with...
After your knee replacement surgery, stiffness of the knee joint is a feared complication. It’s...
Is your knee painful and swollen, and you are having difficulty bending, moving and straightening it....
Have you just had a hip replacement and you are grappling with numerous questions about how long you...
Here, I answer the most frequently asked questions by my adult patients and parents of children who have...
As a woman in my 40’s, I have been struggling with iron deficiency (anaemia) since my youth. I...
Have you been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and wondering what the treatments are and what...
Invasive radiography procedures
Interventional & Fluoroscopy
Have you been struggling to feed through the mouth because of your condition and your doctors have suggested...
Have you been told that you are going to have an ERCP procedure due to a biliary system complication?...
If you have shoulder pain and you have been told that you will be having a corticosteroid injection....
You’ve been to the doctor, and you have been told you will be having a biopsy of some sought. I know...
Have you recently got a nephrostomy insertion tube into your kidney? And you have so many questions on...
Here, I summarise everything we know about the reasons why women need a hysterosalpingogram test. ...
For Radiographers & Future Radiographers
Having worked in radiology (x-ray) for more than 9 years, I always hear patients, physicians, and staff...
How to proceed when you don’t want to be a diagnostic radiographer anymore? What alternative jobs) or...
Whether you are a diagnostic radiographer or future radiographer this article is intended for you if...
This article aims to answer the common questions people ask me about studying radiography as a career...
How to register with health care professional council (HCPC) to work as a radiographer in the United...
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Body therapy concepts was created by Juliet. Semakula a certified diagnostic radiographer.
X-raying broken bones everyday, Patients ask me questions about treatment & recovery tips. This is one of the reason why the website body therapy concepts was started.
I love writing and research, This allows me to answer internet user frequently asked questions on different fracture injuries and radiography procedures.
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JULIET SEMAKULA
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