The Importance of the Role of Radiology and Physical Therapy in Treating Accident Fractures

Abstract

The aim of the current study is: What is the importance of the role of radiology in diagnosing fractures for patients, and what is the importance of the role of physical therapy in following up on fractures? Knowing the extent of cooperation between physical therapy and radiology in this field. The questionnaire was created electronically via Google Drive, and then distributed via mobile phone on the program. Social networking (WhatsApp). Email was used to send responses to all survey participants. 600 questionnaires were distributed on the WhatsApp communication program to all groups or people in Mecca. 550 (answers) out of 600 questionnaires were received on the researcher’s e-mail. The target group was residents of the city of Mecca, aged between (25-55 years). The following is clear from this study: the importance and role of physical therapy in relieving patients’ pain by following a treatment program for them to return to their normal lives, to return to their normal functions and to live their lives after the fracture (yes 93.7% and no 6.3%), and also the importance and role of radiology in the appearance of infections and fractures in Bones and teeth in X-rays, according to the opinions of the participants also in the questionnaire (yes, 91.7% and no, 8.3%). Other roles of x-rays should not be overlooked, such as knowing the types of fractures, the types of splints used for each fracture, and knowing bone density.