Broken Bones Doctor

When you have a broken bone, you want to get it treated right away. While most people usually think of going to an emergency room, an urgent care center will have a broken bones doctor on hand. This is an excellent way to get professional medical treatment at a lower cost.

Get a Diagnosis

The Silver Star Urgent Care medical center has excellent diagnostic equipment on site. We have an x-ray machine that enables us to determine the exact nature and condition of broken bones. This also enables us to be able to set bones when necessary and to ensure that they are correctly repositioned.

If you think you may have broken a bone, it is a good idea to get an x-ray to find out for sure. If it is broken, then it can be set properly and a cast put on it to ensure that it heals correctly. If it is from a sports injury, you want to ensure that it heals properly before you return to active practice so that there is not a permanent injury.

Get Medication

Broken bones are often quite painful. Besides getting quick treatment, a broken bones doctor can prescribe some medication to help you get some relief from the pain. This will also help you relax when you get back home and begin to let it heal.

Because of the nature of problems that urgent care centers face on a daily basis, the doctors there have much experience in treating emergencies. You will also find that they usually have a goal of getting patients treated very quickly, and walk-ins are welcome.

When you compare the prices of urgent care with hospital emergency rooms, you will quickly discover that it is much less expensive to go to urgent care. When you combine that with the speed of treatment, the choice will be obvious.

If you have serious issues with broken bones, such as multiple breaks, bones protruding through the skin, possible head injuries with it, been in a car accident, etc., you should go quickly to a hospital emergency room instead. More severe cases, such as a broken hip or shoulder should also go to an emergency room. They will also have a wider range of diagnostic equipment, such as CT scans, etc.

Get Good Advice

Knowing how long you need to wear a cast and what you can do with the broken limb is important. Depending on where the break takes place, it may take a couple of weeks – or a few months to heal properly. The doctor will also tell you what kind of stress you can place on it – if any.

At the Silver Star Urgent Care center, we have a Board-certified broken bones doctor who can help and treat you.