How can I make my bones stronger after a fracture?

Vitamins and minerals including calcium and Vitamin D are essential to bone health. A diet rich in those nutrients, including dairy products, green vegetables, cod liver oil, certain fatty fish and eggs can help boost bone health and speed healing.

How long does it take for the bone to regain its former structural strength after a break?

Common bone fractures include the wrist, ankle and hip. Hip fractures occur most often in older people. Broken bones take around four to eight weeks to heal, depending on the age and health of the person and the type of break.

Does a broken bone get weaker when it heals?

While healing, a cuff or callous of extra-strong new bone forms around the fracture to protect it. So, it is true that a few weeks into healing process, the bone at the break is stronger than a normal bone.

How do I recover from bone healing?

Home remedies to speed up repair

1. Take protein supplements. As a large part of a bone is composed of protein, taking protein supplements can help the bone to rebuild and heal itself.
2. Take antioxidants.
3. Take mineral supplements.
4. Take vitamin supplements.
5. Take herbal supplements.
6. Exercise.
7. Avoid smoking.

What foods are good for bone strength?

Calcium

• milk, cheese and other dairy foods.
• green leafy vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage and okra, but not spinach.
• soya beans.
• tofu.
• plant-based drinks (such as soya drink) with added calcium.
• nuts.
• bread and anything made with fortified flour.
• fish where you eat the bones, such as sardines and pilchards.

What type of fracture takes the longest to heal?

The femur — your thigh bone — is the largest and strongest bone in your body. When the femur breaks, it takes a long time to heal.

Does your bone grow back stronger?

There is no evidence that a broken bone will grow back stronger than it was before once it has healed. Although there may be a brief time when the fracture site is stronger, this is fleeting, and healed bones are capable of breaking again anywhere, including at the previous fracture site.