How much do you know about the skeleton inside of you? We know bones are hard, but they take a lot of punishment, too, so about half of us break a bone at some time in our lives. But they can heal, and how they do it is much more complicated than just getting a cast and not putting weight on it for however long the doctor tells you (I've never broken a bone). There's a lot going on inside that we can't see. When you break a bone, you're also breaking blood vessels and nerves, and the damage control system goes to work.
I have a friend currently recovering from a knee replacement, and this video helped me understand why she has so much inflammation and yet no infection. It's part of the healing process. I've also seen what a crushed hip can do to an older person, and that's why I take my calcium supplements and walk around the neighborhood every day. Take it from Dr. Skeleton.
I didn't have much pain so no trip to the doctor's office for me. I made a cardboard brace and wrapped it around my wrist and wore it - most of the time. - for 3 weeks just in case there was a break and then I threw it away. Two weeks later I had a dr's appointment and he took an x-ray of my hands to see how my arthritis was progressing.
Low and behold he discovered my wrist had been broken. He was furious, nearly yelling at me, why didn't I get help and a cast for the break. I said I wasn't sure it had broken but that I wore a cardboard brace to be on the safe side. He demanded I head off to a medical supply store to buy a proper brace for my wrist. I did but didn't wear it much because my wrist had healed PERFECTLY. So I dumped the brace and the nasty doctor and my wrist is just fine and dandy, thank you very much.