Ice can hurt you as much as the trees can

[dingeryote]

Sorry to hear about your Mom!

My Gram did the same thing, and it hurt her more between the ears than it did physically. Nobody likes to get slowed down over a little fall. Make sure she does her PT and keep her from ramming around for a while. My Gram got healed and went right back to bieng stubborn, and fell again.


I gotta +10 on the Yakky tracks.

They really do help a bunch and hold up better than they look.

I recently did what you did, but landed on my knee with my heel against my rump. Doc said I just stretched things really bad and it's gonna be several months untill it straightens out. Getting old sucks!
As a Kid I could take a dozen spills like that and not even miss a step.

I thought maybe this thread was gonna be about Ice overhead. It's that time of year when Ice comes down on people with painfull or deadly results.
Another thing to keep an eyeball on.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[RCR 3 EVER]

Hopefully your moms heal okay and quickly but not before the ice melts.
I got to order a couple pairs of those Yaktraxs,with my bad back. The last time I fell on the ice I was in bed for a month. The last Dr visit I had the guy saidf with my new injury due to the legendary shopping carts if I had a serious fall I may end up partially paralyzed
Icy slip and falls are nothing top laugh at even though they may look funny to another person.

 

[pdqdl]

Thanks for the interest.

An update: My mother is already walking around a little with a cane, and is doing therapy on range of motion for her arm. She says the arm still hurts, but she doesn't seem to be complaining about much of anything.

 

[Mr. Woods]

Therapists nearby

I'm a massage therapist and there are some very effective modalities that are being practiced today. Craniosacral therapy is one that I practice.
I found two people in your area online.
Douglas Allen 816-454-1060
Christine Kenyon 816-694-0623

I don't know your financial situation but if at all possible I recommend seeing one of these people at least a couple of times.

The techniques are very gentle and treatments can be started immediately.

All the best.
Mr. Bush

 

[B-Edwards]

Wow bud I just saw this thread and I hope your mom is doing good. My mom broke her hip a couple years ago and never a whine out of her , shes still working in her seventies. I can tell your mom isnt a product of the present times. She seems like a tough one and I bet she does just fine. Good luck with her.