I am an african american female and I am very insecure about wearing sandels that expose the heel of my feet. For some reason the bottom of my feet are darker than my skin on my body. Is there a way that I can clear this up?
Read More I heard about the ortho vest on the radio, didn’t get a chance to find out where to get more info.
My son had a compression fracture from hyperextention of the spine doing a back flip on the trampoline.
He is alot of pain.
He spent two months with daily therapy at our chiropractor, and it did no good.
The vest is supposed to take the pressure off the spine so it has a chance to heal.
Have you ever heard of this, and if so, how do I get more info.
Thanks Trish
I think my two year old may have broken her second toe.
She is very specific about where it hurts and limps/asks to be carried but will also occaisionally take a couple of steps before complaining about it hurting. This just happened tonight so I gave her motrin to sleep and will see how it is tomorrow but my question is should I bother to have it X-Rayed?
Is there anything they would actually do for it, other than simply treat the pain, which we are doing?
She gets quite freaked out by the doctor and I don’t want to put her through an X-ray if it really isn’t necessary.
What are your thought?
Thanks so much.
I have experienced shoulder dislocations for the past three years and am looking for a shoulder brace to help the reoccurence of the problem. I would greatly appreciate your advice on a brace to help me.
Thanx, Charles
I broke my ankle and tore several ligaments about 5 years ago and now a “bump” has developed slightly below and toward the achilles area of the foot. The bump seems to change in size and ice really does not affect the size. Also, my big toe on the same foot is now often numb, my shoes fit fine, plenty wide and do not rub against the area. Any thoughts?
Read More Hi,
back in February I began experiencing pain in the ball of my Right foot, after a week I went to Doctor as the pain had not subsided. The Doctor took x-rays and they were negative for fracture. I wasn’t quite convinced, so I went to another doctor, who also took x-rays, and he concurred with the first doctor and they both called it “sesamoiditis”. At that point I assumed the pain was “normal” for inflammation of a bone, so I dealt with it and continued to see the podiatrist. He immediately put in for an MRI to “see whats going on in there” and to my detriment, the Insurance company denied it. As time went on the pain stayed the same and I was wearing one of those black walking boot things with padding that had a cutout to offset the weight from my sesamoid.
The boot helped in terms of walking better but did relieve the pain. Finally after 2 months I was approved for an MRI and sure enough, it confirmed a non-displaced fracture of the tibial sesamoid!!! I was so upset that I had been walking on a broken bone for all of that time. ANd to add insult to injury, the doctor had given me cortisone injections on 3 occasions and that may have actually reversed my healing, I was later told by 2 other doctors. What happened is unfortunate and depressing, as I am now going on 8 months with this condition and it is the same. I was also told that the bone is in the process of Avascular Necrosis (bone death) and may not heal. I have been wearing a bone stimulator 12 hours a day since July. It is intended to speed up the process of healing and reverse the Avascular Necrosis, GOD willing. Honestly, some days are better in others, but when you live with pain for so long you kind of get used to it, and it’s hard to tell it is better. This has all been very upsetting and I really want to avoid surgery because of complications that may arise post-op, (deformity, bunions, etc). I was never put in a cast and I wonder if that would have made a difference, I also wonder if my Insurance company had approved my MRI, perhaps I would have been casted and/or treated accordingly. I would love and appreciate any feedback. I am so confused about what to do and the doctor I am seeing now, who, by the way is Doctor #5, has put an insole in a good pair of New Balance sneakers and it’s good to be out of that boot. The sad thing is, I am not even an athlete, so I can’t really say how this happened. My guess is I have a habit of walking fast and I feel that there was trauma and over time, with repetitive walking, it broke. I have also been told that this is the worst bone to hurt in your foot. So, if anyone would like to share their story, treatment options, anything, I would really appreciate it!!!! Thank you
I have been having pain in my shoulder for over 4 months.
It hurts pretty much all of the time, especially when I move my arm forcefully or lift anything with my are outstretched.
I have a constant throbbing pain that radiates from the top of my shoulder down into my bicep.
I’ve have a MRI and nothing is tore, but the physical therapy, cortisone shot, and anit-inflamatories are not helping. Any advice would be very helpful.
To whom it may concern: I just had my ankle reconstructed along with a calcaneal osteotomy about 7 weeks ago. I’m very active, especially in gymnastics. What type of brace would you suggest that would give me the most support. It would need to help the ankle stability and also protect the heel.
Thank You
On Sept 20,2014 due to a motorcyle accident I incurred minimally displaced second,third,and fourth metatarsal fractures. Decompressive fasiotomy was done to avoid compartment syndrome.After 60 days I had an x-ray which shows the bones have healed, however I still have a significant amount of swelling on the bottom of my foot and cannot put any pressure on it. I am told this swelling or hard lump on the bottom of my foot is blood which hasn’t been absorbed by my body yet. How long can this take? Also my Doctor says I should get a second opinion…should I be worried about something? Thank-you for your time and consideration.
Read More I have recently had surgery on my ankle, but am very active in taekwondo.
My doctor has recommended that I wear a brace like that active ankle, but I have yet to find one that works without shoes on.
Do you know of any ankle braces that are made to be worn without shoes.
thank you.