Monthly Archives: June 2014

4 weeks after broken 5th metatarsal - right foot

Ken’s Broken Foot: 4 week update

4 weeks after broken 5th metatarsal - right foot

4 weeks after broken 5th metatarsal – right foot

Four weeks ago yesterday, I broke my 5th metatarsal (see previous report). Incidentally, or perhaps, “coincidentally” I kicked a box in the house Thursday night. Saturday was 4-weeks after injury. Of course, it was the toe attached to the injured metatarsal that bore the brunt of the impact. Though it was just a cardboard box filled with a bit of garbage – nothing heavy – it hurt bad.

The next morning as if the impact had stimulated some sort of miraculous over-night healing, the pain in my right foot had shifted from a sharp, broken-bone, pain, to a more dull-like, healing pain – and some itchiness – also normal while healing. I don’t think the kick had anything to do with it. I was rather expecting this shift to happen about that time regardless – unless I would have kicked the box hard enough to re-break the bone.

Anyway, now it seems as if I can walk nearly normally with very little pain, at least those sharp pains which encourage limping. So my recent practice to NOT limp is now paying off. I also realize, after a couple of days of skipping the morning walk with Herman (thanks to my wife, Cathy), that at this time, I really need to walk more, not less, to encourage healing. Astronauts must exercise in simulated weight-bearing conditions to reduce or prevent muscle and bone mass atrophy loss over long periods in space (weightless conditions). Those healing a bone (or other) injury, must begin to increase exercise gradually once the injury has recovered enough to start slowly.

The Truth of Running – Studio C

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How NOT to Transition to Minimalist Shoes

Following the recent settlement by Vibram over their FiveFinger shoes and the supposed health benefits, I’ve posted my take on the issue over at www.HumanBodyUserManual.com! This viewpoint is highly inspired by things I learned directly from Ken Bob Saxton and … read more