Wowsers, my left foot is having a bad year. I’m pretty sure I broke my left little toe this afternoon on a wooden box the kids had left out. Of course it’s while Derek is out of town. I never seem to hurt myself when he’s actually here to help out. My toe is warring with the spot of my metarsal break for which can throb more painfully tonight. At least I already have the magic bone stimulator machine! Looks like I’ll be doing a double set of ultrasound therapy before bed tonight…
Does this little magical puppy work? Who knows! You can’t feel ultrasound waves, so there’s no way of checking whether it works! And there’s no control group to compare with my rate of healing with the machine. We might have probably spent hundreds of dollars on a placebo, though the podiatrist (who is younger than I am) told me that studies have shown it could stimulate bone growth. But it’s been forcing me to sit still for at least 20 minutes a day, so there has to be some side benefit at least, right???
Can everybody just pray that I don’t mangle my body any further before the move?
Oh no! Praying for your poor foot. It’s not just a placebo effect. Bone stim does actually help.
Oh no! Well, maybe the toe isn’t broken? Will be praying for you and the move!