bedjawII wrote:BobThornton wrote:Normal basketball activity degrades the bones in that area of his foot. Embiid may "feel great" and not notice it, but it's happening. I don't really understand how they solve that without surgery. You'd think more rest isn't going to help with the amount of time he's sat out already. If they can solve it, even with surgery, I couldn't care less if he misses this year. Just get it fixed.
I hear ya but I'm trying to be positive. Having had three major sports related injuries/surgeries I can tell you pain is the bodies primary way of telling you something is wrong. If Embiid is truly pain free that is the biggest indicator of his health. More so then an MRI or CT Scan. He may just have an abnormal foot. There's literally a dozen or so things that could be wrong. But not having pain is a very good sign so I am hanging my hat there.
I am in no way an expert....but it reminds me of those ridiculous 5 toe running shoes with no padding. Besides being hella ugly, I read that they did studies on them and it showed that people basically running barefoot in them were breaking apart the small bones in their feet. I think there are ways that you can be doing long term damage to yourself that are below the threshold of feeling pain. It's just a matter of time.
The good news is that they caught it at the very beginning of the area showing damage. So if there is a way to shore that area up, they gave him every chance to fully recover and move forward. I'd love to hear what the theoretical surgical approach would be to fix it. No idea how that would work.
