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Broken legs and ankles heal better if you walk on them within weeks

641 pointsby sohkamyung02/19/2025336 commentsview on HN

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davidw02/20/2025

It turns out a friend has a broken ankle right now, so as an experiment I tried walking on it, but he just yelled a lot. I'm suspicious of these results.

fiendsan02/19/2025

if you dont use it... you might lose it...

psyclobe02/20/2025

Yeah I hurt my arm, had surgery, and couldn't wait to use it.. Now its fuct again lol

jessekv02/19/2025

"Use it or loose it"

TomK3202/19/2025

Oh this is so bad:

> In the 19th century German surgeon and anatomist Julius Wolff recognized that healthy bones adapt and change in response to the load placed on them. That is why everyone—but especially women, who are more susceptible than men to osteoporosis—should lift weights as they age

No, weight lifting won't improve bone density, it's running that will

edit: https://theros.org.uk/information-and-support/bone-health/ex...

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