Bone Density Stimulator...........

FinanceDude · 08-22-2008, 11:10 AM

I got one yesterday to help speed up the healing of the chip on my talus. Any results with these? I had to fight with my insurance company as they were not going to cover ANY of it.

My orthopedic helped me out by writing a letter and telling them I was considering surgery for my condition, and saying he thought this would be a MUCH CHEAPER alternative to that.........problem solved........

Looks like 2-3 months of 30 minute treatments. uses a magnetic field to stimulate the bone cells to reproduce faster........

Hope it works........

haha · 08-22-2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by FinanceDude

I got one yesterday to help speed up the healing of the chip on my talus. Any results with these? I had to fight with my insurance company as they were not going to cover ANY of it.

My orthopedic helped me out by writing a letter and telling them I was considering surgery for my condition, and saying he thought this would be a MUCH CHEAPER alternative to that.........problem solved........

Looks like 2-3 months of 30 minute treatments. uses a magnetic field to stimulate the bone cells to reproduce faster........

Hope it works........

Hooray, good luck. Please keep us posted on your progress.

Ha

**CuppaJoe** · 08-23-2008, 09:52 AM

I've never heard of this technique, FiDude, keep us posted.

To my surprise, my bone density tests came in very well, better then the average person nearly half my age. Don't know why that is, maybe from a lifetime of walking a lot.

bbbamI · 08-23-2008, 10:27 AM

I'll keep my bones crossed for you.

simple girl · 08-23-2008, 01:26 PM

Wow, FD, sounds like this fracture is turning out to be not so simple to heal.

I have had limited experience with bone stimulators. One for a pt with a clavicle fx that wasn't healing - unfortunately, didn't work for her. The other to facilitate the healing of a cervical fusion surgery. Seemed to do well in that case.

I know if it were me, I certainly would be trying it! I sure do hope it works for you!

P.S. You don't smoke, do you? They say that smoking interferes with bone healing.

FinanceDude · 08-25-2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by simple girl

Wow, FD, sounds like this fracture is turning out to be not so simple to heal.

Lucky me, it's on the very edge where the joint articulates, so virtually NO blood flow.

I have been taking calcium/magnesium supplements for 3 months, along with stretching and wearing the boot. Also, multivitamins and eating well........

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I know if it were me, I certainly would be trying it! I sure do hope it works for you!

30 minutes a day, I can handle it............

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P.S. You don't smoke, do you? They say that smoking interferes with bone healing.

never smoked. The big problem is it was a chip,not a hairline fracture. The ortho doc said if I had broken my arm or major leg bone, I probably would already be healed.......

08-22-2008, 11:10 AM	#1
FinanceDude Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,362	Bone Density Stimulator........... I got one yesterday to help speed up the healing of the chip on my talus. Any results with these? I had to fight with my insurance company as they were not going to cover ANY of it. My orthopedic helped me out by writing a letter and telling them I was considering surgery for my condition, and saying he thought this would be a MUCH CHEAPER alternative to that.........problem solved........ Looks like 2-3 months of 30 minute treatments. uses a magnetic field to stimulate the bone cells to reproduce faster........ Hope it works........ __________________ Consult with your own advisor or representative. My thoughts should not be construed as investment advice. Past performance is no guarantee of future results (love that one).......:) President Obama, please know that I will continue to cling to my guns and religion........:)

08-23-2008, 09:52 AM	#3
CuppaJoe Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Where "the Water is Fine" Posts: 1,943	I've never heard of this technique, FiDude, keep us posted. To my surprise, my bone density tests came in very well, better then the average person nearly half my age. Don't know why that is, maybe from a lifetime of walking a lot. __________________ It's not about timing, it's about time.

08-23-2008, 10:27 AM	#4
bbbamI Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas Vicinity Posts: 1,751	I'll keep my bones crossed for you. __________________ Sometimes my feelings are so hot that I have to take the pen and put them out on paper to keep them from setting me afire inside; then all that ink and labor are wasted because I can't print the results....Mark Twain

08-23-2008, 01:26 PM	#5
simple girl Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: mississippi Posts: 666	Wow, FD, sounds like this fracture is turning out to be not so simple to heal. I have had limited experience with bone stimulators. One for a pt with a clavicle fx that wasn't healing - unfortunately, didn't work for her. The other to facilitate the healing of a cervical fusion surgery. Seemed to do well in that case. I know if it were me, I certainly would be trying it! I sure do hope it works for you! P.S. You don't smoke, do you? They say that smoking interferes with bone healing. __________________ simple girl less stuff, more time (40, married, no kids, work part-time, DH full-time. Hoping to both semiretire in 5 years...)

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