06/06/2023
Last year, I jumped from the rock wall at the climbing gym and received some stress fractures in my foot + ankle because I landed incorrectly. The incident happened on a Friday evening, and I did not go to urgent care. It didn’t matter to me if the injury was soft tissue or a fracture(s), regardless, I was going to treat it the same.
No NSAIDs, just ice for the first 24 hours, auricular acupuncture, local acupuncture, Zheng gu shui, and KT tape for support.
I used crutches for about a week before I decided they were a greater nuisance than my foot/ankle itself.
I wore my muck boot for extra support during chores and while hauling bags of feed to the feed bins. I performed these duties solo as Tallon was still over-the-road at the time. I also wore my Birkenstocks while running errands, at church, etc. because I wanted to keep movement and bloodflow to the area to aid the healing process. Sometimes, restricting motion is a greater hindrance to healing. (Mind you, we are talking about soft tissue damage/micro fractures of the bone, not a fully broken leg/ankle that required surgery. That healing process would have looked a little different.)
I visited urgent care about a week after the initial incident to rule out DVT due to a deep, throbbing ache in my right calf. All looked good and I left without pain meds.
In total, I want to say I was close to a 100% recovery in about 4-6 weeks.
Long story to say, acupuncture works, and ensuring good blood flow, heals!
Want to know if acupuncture is able to aid your recovery process? Reach out to me and we’ll talk details!
