UPDATE: New Foot Problems for Eli Manning
Stress fractures are overuse injuries.They are most common in the lower legs and feet of athletes, although almost anyone can get a stress fracture. When muscles become fatigued,they are unable to absorb shock as well. Eventually the muscles transfer the stress to the underlying bones, causing small cracks to form in the bone. Symptoms include pain, swelling, tenderness to touch at the site of the fracture. Diagnosis can be difficult, since X-rays may be called "negative" until evidence of bone healing begins three to six weeks after symptoms begin. A "pre-stress fracture" exists when the covering around the bone, called the periostium, becomes inflamed. If treated at this stage, actual fracture may be avoided. Treatment using consists of rest, elevation, immobilization, and over-the-counter pain medications.
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Manning is having an MVP year.
Bone stimulation is a very good way to assist Manning's foot to heal.
However, one of the best ways to encourage the body to heal in a case like this is to have Manning use a controlled steroid regimen.
I know we have basically gone crazy any time these "chemicals" are mentioned.
However, there ARE legitimate medical uses for steroids other than turning someone into a Mary Leakey observation.
I just hope that we haven't so lost perspective in the US that when a steroid (like cortisone) is warranted, we are able to use it.
Many a US physician is forced on a daily basis to violate the Hippocratic Oath. Those who refuse to obey our crazy laws for the sake of his or her patient often find themselves at the mercy of a legal system fully controlled by sound bites. Lord have mercy on us all.
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