Advice for a Non-Surgical Approach
This week I received a comment from Lynette with some very helpful advice for dealing with AVN without surgery. I have copied and re-posted her comment below. Thanks, Lynette, and good luck! Thank you for your blog. A year ago this was really helpful and I feel compelled to share with everyone my strategy over the past year of a conservative, non-surgical approach. Here are the things I believe to have worked: -Exogen 4000+ Bone Stimulator (2x/day) bought on ebay because of my high insurance deductible. I've also replaced the battery 3x because of the high volume of uses (over 475+ uses). - Inferno Wrap 20 minutes per day -Custom Orthotics with a First Ray Cut out. Stiff shoes with lots of cushion to absorb the foot strike. I couldn't wear flip flops for almost 6 months, and bought incredibly nice house slippers (Haflinger) with a stiff cork sole to limit the big toe extension. If you are a female NO cute flats! not allowed. -Activity Modification: absolutely no running. Cy