i was told yesterday my bones work harder than my muscles

dachshund

Hi everyone i went up the hospital for after having the cortizone inj in my hip a few months ago
the ortho doc said its not my hip the pain is comming from its my back.
i also asked him if he would look at my foot and he said it is arther my ancle is badly damaged (i remembered all the horses that had trodden on my feet) he said my bones work harder than my muscles so i some one is going to look at my back
and i have to have a exray on my foot.
sorry about going on i dont understand how bones work harder.
joan xx

dorcas

Hi Joan

I haven't a clue what he meant by his comment about bones and muscles :roll: but glad they are at least getting to grips with where your pain is coming from.

hope you can get the xrays soon and see someone about your back. ......horse and feet aren't a good combination are they :!:
hope in other ways you are ok and say hi to Sue.x

Iris x

frogmorton

Hi Joan

I am interested in your back pain as your hip pain is similar to my burstitis. do let me know how you get on.

Very wise to get the foot xrayed - who knows what is going on in there eh?

Didn't get the bones bit either :?

Love

Toni xx

barbara12

Hi Joan
Not heard that one before, I do know you need to strengthen your muscles to help the bones along, I hope they can help with the pain, at least you are getting something done.
Barbara x

dachshund

Thank you Iris Toni Barbara.
i will let you know what happens.
thank you for your help.
joan xx

speedalong

Hi Joan,

a pity the ortho didn't elaborate on his explanation. If as he says, your muscles aren't working hard enough - then he perhaps means they are weak and need strengthening. Strong muscles protect and help preserve joints ... using them inefficiently/having weak muscles puts more strain on joints. Do you/have you / are you going to have physio - as this would be a good place to start.

Trigger point therapy is all about referred pain - some remedial/sports masseurs treat trigger points, so do some physios and pain clinics - you can also self treat them yourself and this can be a very effective way of dealing with stubborn referred pain. Let me know if you would like a very good book title on this.

Hopefully the x rays will indicate the way forward to help your poor feet.

Speedy

livinglegend

Bones have to take all the weight of the body parts and keep it, (in my case), roughly in shape. Muscles move individual joints and provide support to them. So, while you need bones AND muscles, if I hit you over the head with a thigh bone it would really hurt. If I hit you with a thigh muscle you would most likely hit me back.

So, bones are always load-bearing, while muscles are not always in use and can relax. As he says, bones have to be stronger. Stand up holding a cup of coffee or tea and think about all the bones, including the legs, that take the weight of the cup. Now think of how many muscles are actually in use.

Answers on a postcard addressed to yourself, please.

Joseph 8)

valval

livinglegend wrote:

So, bones are always load-bearing, while muscles are not always in use and can relax. As he says, bones have to be stronger. Stand up holding a cup of coffee or tea and think about all the bones, including the legs, that take the weight of the cup. Now think of how many muscles are actually in use.

Answers on a postcard addressed to yourself, please.

Joseph 8)

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: val

angel1

So why couldn`t Mr Medic have explained it as well - and simply - as Joseph?....Ange.

elnafinn

angel1 wrote:

So why couldn`t Mr Medic have explained it as well - and simply - as Joseph?....Ange.

Exactly! :roll: I am sure they either do it on purpose or never give it a thought that we may not understand what they mean. Sometimes we are so flabbergasted by what they say we do not ask them what they mean and we should.

Elna x

dachshund

Thank you everyone
i think its made w.
orse because i have cerebral palsy even thou i go swimming and walking the dog.
i didnot ask about it because i asked him if he would look at my foot the doc said it was arther
and to take paracetamol.
and has i had to go up the hospital after having cortizone injec.
Sue says thanks she has not got thyroid problem.
thank you Joseph for explaining.
joan xx