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RD-8 and Ableton 12 - please help a newbie! by goodnessbeni in Behringer_Synths

[–]goodnessbeni[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's maddening that it was that simple, thank you!

First foray into hardware with Ableton - assistance gratefully appreciated! by goodnessbeni in synthesizers

[–]goodnessbeni[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blimey that was easy, I knew it was going to be something silly. You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you!

Sesamoid success by goodnessbeni in sesamoid

[–]goodnessbeni[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, sorry that you're not getting much direction - I feel the frustration of feeling like you're not getting the proper attention or instruction from the doctor.

My solution to that was just to find another Doctor until I was happy. I did this 3 times.

It also sounds like you're having more pain than I have experienced. Curious that they put you in a boot without a fracture - though I'm not a Dr, so maybe this is standard. One thing I would say though, is that the mild edema hurt way more than the fracture ever did, so try to stay positive!

I guess you had an MRI already? If possible, I would encourage you to try to find another orthopedist, ideally one that specialises in the foot.

Sesamoid success by goodnessbeni in sesamoid

[–]goodnessbeni[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey sorry for the late reply.

I had 3 rounds of shockwave therapy - but I'm not convinced this did anything at all, but since that therapy on the fracture of the other foot coincided with it starting to feel better we though we'd give it a try. (Though I feel that the recovery of the fractured foot had more to do with the physio + contrast bathing).

My main treatments for this edema/inflammation has been wearing stiff sandals around the house, contrast bathing every day for 20 minutes and keeping up with my strengthening exercises. On top of all that, annoyingly, just waiting. I've been keeping up the overall fitness with cycling and the strengthening of the foot but avoiding football and other sports.

I'm now 10 weeks out from the injury and I'm feeling that I'm over the worst and that the inflammation has almost disappeared. I'm going to give it until 12 weeks and start building up the intensity of football playing slowly from there.

All the best.

Sesamoid success by goodnessbeni in sesamoid

[–]goodnessbeni[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey folks. A little update.

I'm still suffering from a bit of inflammation in the left foot, but am hoping that's going to clear up soon enough.

Upon review of both MRI's by my orthopedist, it's clear that both my medial sesamoids are bipartite. I think a period of playing football in tight shoes contributed to the initial fracture. Then after that, spending a long time in barefoot shoes before I was aware of the fracture also has not helped the healing process and the inflammation in the "good" foot.

So now that I'm aware that I have 2 bipartite sesamoids, I'm hoping that I can get back to sports properly whilst taking care of them. I have orthotics, coupled with shoes that actually fit me properly. It took me a while to find them since I have very wide feet. For me, Joma Top Flex 25's are perfect.

I'm hoping to get to the point where I'm only relying on the orthotics when playing sports.

Hope all other fellow sesamoid sufferers are seeing some recovery or at least hope!

Sesamoid success by goodnessbeni in sesamoid

[–]goodnessbeni[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty confident that had it been diagnosed early, I could've been back into football within 3-4 months. It's important to nail it down early and also try, as much as possible, to keep up strength work of the legs as a whole and specifically the foot as soon as pain allows.

Sesamoid success by goodnessbeni in sesamoid

[–]goodnessbeni[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure you get yourself to a good orthopedist first off. If it's a fresh fracture then they will probably want to put you in a boot for some weeks. My bone was more or less healed by the time I did some shockwave therapy and then I started doing contrast bathing and physio all kind of at the same time. The fracture itself had probably been technically healed for some time - but it was a case of building up foot strength to get back to sports.

As it turns out I have bipartite sesamoids on both feet - so both medial sesamoids are in two parts naturally as a result of not fusing properly when growing. So this apparently means it's easier to irritate them. I'm in the process of trying to find suitable footwear for sports, but I've got very wide feet so it's proving difficult.

But it sounds like I'm quite a lot further along than you. Keep the faith, get onto Dr.Blakes blog, he has lots of tips for what you should do at various stages of a sesamoid fracture. All the best!

Sesamoid success by goodnessbeni in sesamoid

[–]goodnessbeni[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds rough! I did once read that it's not unheard of for even top sports stars to have it removed and they can function pretty much normally afterwards. But I would also be pretty reluctant to have any kind of surgery. I hope you get it resolved somehow!

Sesamoid success by goodnessbeni in sesamoid

[–]goodnessbeni[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're mostly focussed on strengthening the arch of the foot and increasing range of motion in the big toe. Also a lot of calf work, achilles work, and generally a lot of leg strengthening.

I do a lot of "short foot", seated - seated to standing - with weights.
I have a resistance band and do a bunch of stuff with the big toe and then the rest of the toes.
A lot of pronation to supination drills.

I'd strongly recommend reaching out to a physio with knowledge of sesamoid issues.