Metatarsal safety boots
OK, so once you brake any of your metatarsals, your life will be hell for a few weeks, or even months. One of the things that doctors don’t tell you is that in fact after 4 or 5 weeks, you are able to walk if you want to. How? Well thanks to metatarsal safety boots . So what exactly is a metatarsal safety boots . Well, it is a sort of shoe, way stronger that prevents that your foot moves to the side where you broke your metatarsal. So in fact what the metatarsal safety boots is doing is avoiding that you re-brake your metatarsal bone.
When I broke my metatarsal, one of the things that safe me was to start walking as soon as possible. You may think that this theory is pretty crazy, but what you have to realize is how amazing the human body is and the fast capacity the body has to recover and to adapt, by walking you send new white cells and red cells to your foot and it’s start rebuilding the bone faster. I’m not going to lie to you, the risk can be quite clear: What about if by walking I create a bigger mess?
Well, that is when the metatarsal safety boots . In a few words, don’t even dream to talk without the metatarsal safety boots, because mainly you will be asking for trouble. The boots take a while to put on, and to be honest is not the most comfortable boot in the world, but guess what… is does the job, so that is the most important thing.
Metatarsal Safety boots are simply perfect for any metatarsal problems.
Comment by Jackson — September 10, 2008 @ 9:45 pm
Hello my name is rose and I have read your article. I have experienced a spiral fracture in my 5th Metatarsal. For the first 2 weeks the doctor just told me to use a hard sole shoe, which did not help at all, and I rolled on it a few times. Now I am in a walking boot and it has been the 5 week mark and I am still experiencing pain even while sitting. The question I have is that I am trying to get better to play field hockey but I don’t know how much longer I can take on the bench, and also how much longer it will take to heal. What should I do?
Comment by rose — September 19, 2008 @ 6:58 pm
Rose my advice is to keep up with with the boots, in my experience you just need to give it time. Have you tried to jump in a pool? Water seems to help a lot the recovery…
Comment by Metatarsal Treatment — September 19, 2008 @ 9:04 pm
I don’t have a Jones fracture…the dr. calls it a base fracture…closer to the ankle than the middle of the bone. I use an air cast. I’m over 70. I work out..I use the bike where you pedal sitting down for the duration of the healing. No problem with the rest of the workout..including 30 to 50 push ups a day.
I’ve been out of commission for 4 weeks.
Meaning I haven’t been walking with shoes on.
If I walk around the house without the cast the only discomfort is over the site close to the edge of the foot.
I figure if it the bone has trouble getting blood there the more I walk the better…I also do the alphabet with that feet so I practise range of montion.
Am I doing anything wrong. Is it possible to walk with strong supportive shoes by now. The latest x ray shows some healing taking place.
Comment by jeanne — May 18, 2009 @ 12:01 pm
Hello my name is sachin and I have read your article. I have a minor fracture in my 5th Metatarsal befor 3 days which is not shown in X-Ray. Can i take a treatment with crack banded only or any other treatment please suggest me.
thanks
Comment by Sachin — July 2, 2009 @ 5:13 am