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Mar 14, 2017, 04:27 PM
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Today I saw a doctor about my wrist injury. I was diagnosed with a tear two months earlier. The physiotherapist said I could remove it more often to lift light objects. So today after my examination I told the doctor my movement is better but it's painful. He said you have to work through the pain. I mentioned what the physiotherapist said with regards to the splint. He said yes take it off more often and only wear when lifting heavy things or feeling pain. Otherwise it can become a crutch.
What does it mean with regards to crutch comment?  I have a high pain tolerance due to years of being abused. It's difficult for me to say I'm in pain or show it I also have issue with my elbow. Last appointment he mentioned see how things are. Next appointment if there is no improvement I could send you for a nerve conduction test. Today I described my elbow symptoms. He said neve conduction tests are painful..didn't seem keen. Mentioned I could have torn liagament. Not sure. Left in the air I tend to be sensitive due to bad experiences with doctors in the past. Last edited by Monarch Butterfly; Mar 14, 2017 at 04:42 PM. |
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Mar 14, 2017, 05:56 PM
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The term 'crutch' is used to denote the fact that one relies upon one thing to avoid and make a second harder thing less difficult. In your case he is directly referring to your continued use of the splint. What he is saying is that if your wrist is healthy enough to use you should be doing so; that, in this case, I read this to mean he feels you are using the splint as a 'crutch' to avoid pain. The longer you continue to do so the slower the wrist will heal - if it does at all. That is also what he said about working through some pain; to pushing yourself beyond it.
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Mar 14, 2017, 06:45 PM
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Thanks justafriend for the explanation
After the physiotherapist mentioned I could remove it for lifting light stuff I followed her instructions. I told the doctor today what physiotherapy mentioned and asked if I should stop wearing it completely. He told me all the above in original post. I have a high pain tolerance and it's difficult for me to express it. The injury is from a tragic incident so maybe I'm a bit more sensitive now. |
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