- Mar 8, 2017
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I'm not looking to push her or heal faster.
DD fractured the growth plate in her foot almost 7 weeks ago and sprained the top of the foot ligiments 4 weeks in a cast/crutches and she is on week 3 of a walking boot. She adhered to the strict no mobility rule.
Ortho gave her a clear to take off boot and do some exercises and light gym tumbling last week.
Yesterday we had our follow up. Ortho had DD do some quick exercise and asked about pain. DD had pain when jumping up and down on the office floor.
Ortho ordered another MRI.
My thing is, DD ran around all weekend without her boot at the pool. She was jumping around for hours. She even spent time in a bounce house (which I learned about after). She's been doing 5-10 backhandsprings a day every day this week and has said she went from feeling a little pain to it being okay.
So we are definitely headed in for the MRI next week but I worry that she is milking it. It should be sore or slightly uncomfortable from not using it right? I mean there should be some amount of pain.
Again, I would rather her rest it and not deal with foot issues, but ortho just said continue the recovery exercises and he will see us next week after the MRI. He just wants to make sure.
DD fractured the growth plate in her foot almost 7 weeks ago and sprained the top of the foot ligiments 4 weeks in a cast/crutches and she is on week 3 of a walking boot. She adhered to the strict no mobility rule.
Ortho gave her a clear to take off boot and do some exercises and light gym tumbling last week.
Yesterday we had our follow up. Ortho had DD do some quick exercise and asked about pain. DD had pain when jumping up and down on the office floor.
Ortho ordered another MRI.
My thing is, DD ran around all weekend without her boot at the pool. She was jumping around for hours. She even spent time in a bounce house (which I learned about after). She's been doing 5-10 backhandsprings a day every day this week and has said she went from feeling a little pain to it being okay.
So we are definitely headed in for the MRI next week but I worry that she is milking it. It should be sore or slightly uncomfortable from not using it right? I mean there should be some amount of pain.
Again, I would rather her rest it and not deal with foot issues, but ortho just said continue the recovery exercises and he will see us next week after the MRI. He just wants to make sure.