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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by Lexusgs430: 10:53pm On Mar 27, 2016
Orthopaedic surgeons are trained for a reason!!!

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by bezimo(m): 10:53pm On Mar 27, 2016
I hear the traditional bone setters do bone realignment very well not just within but also outside.I guess its their gift.
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by Mishydoo(m): 10:54pm On Mar 27, 2016
Sunofgod:
You couldn't even wrap bandage....

We are talking of "Compartment Syndrome" and u are talking of Bandage....hw more ignorant can u be...Even d So called Doc/Op,ur prayer is as useless as d notes uv taken,u are not a pastor.dey came to u fr help...each moment u waste is another step twards amputation...u'll ruin a child's lyk because of ur incompetence undecided
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by Yuneehk(f): 10:56pm On Mar 27, 2016
Zceesneh:
my own case lols, i had a bone dislocation on my arm, i didn't attend school for 2terms that was in my primary school, that bone setter wicked, one very good day i remember if she comes back from work that we will go there, i ran away from home because l couldn't bear it anymore, he used to bend my hand like if he was battling with the devil, don't mind my grammer am not good in english
hahahaha! Similar to mine but i didnt miss two terms like you. Only afternoon lessons so I could go for the massage thing. Why u run naa?? Men endure these things o. You fall my hand
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by Enaburekhanjosh(m): 10:58pm On Mar 27, 2016
[quote author=DrAda post=44167252]Father A walked into the hospital with his 9 year old son looking worried and stressed out. His son however looked toxic wincing intermittently in pain, helpless. I could clearly see the reason for his pain. His right hand was massively swollen, dark in colour with terribly damaged skin.

Looking at his dad for an explanation, he went on to tell me that his boy had broken his hand 5 days ago while playing with his peers. He had taken him to a traditional Bone Setter who "treated" him. He was in the hospital because his son had gotten worse.

I looked at his son and prayed his hand would be salvaged. It would be so unfair having a little boy's hand amputated because of the father's ignorance. I gave the boy some pain medications, started him on antibiotics, took down notes and counselled the father. I called the Orthopaedic surgeons and offered yet again another prayer.

please somebody, anybody...how can i personally meet with senator Ben Bruce
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by magicminister: 10:59pm On Mar 27, 2016
In 1997, My dad almost lost his leg to these bone setters.
He probably deserved to loose the leg cos only idiots go to bone setters instead of hospitals with modern equipment.
Turned out my dad's femur was broken to bits and he required urgent surgery.


No disrespect to the people that visit traditional practitioners.
Just that anytime i remember how much we wasted and all we passed through that period, e be like say make i bring belt begin wire the man walahi!
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by bloodykiller: 10:59pm On Mar 27, 2016
DrAda:
Traditional Bone Setters might seem to get good results when dealing with simple fractures. In complicated fractures, the results are fraught with complications like the story I had encountered first hand.

And how can we tell if a fracture is complicated or not, an x ray of the affected area gives it away.

you're wrong this people are the best infact I prefer them to orthopedic hospital for example my father had an accident and his bone was broken to pieces to the extent that we have to pick some up at the main road his trouser was spiked with the broken pieces of bones just like when you use your teeth to break chicken laps bones.
we took him to the nearby orthopedic but after spending huge amount they decided that the only solution is to cut off the leg which we refused.
one person immediately recommended one traditional man man expert in bone fixing and quickly we zoom off there.
do you know to my amazement this man fixed that bones including those ones we picked at the scene of the accident and placed it to the right place.

the only thing there is that my father stayed like 8 months there but today he's working with his two feets as if nothing happened.
since then I give it up to those traditional people

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by lepasharon(f): 11:01pm On Mar 27, 2016
Whats a bone setter?
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by bloodykiller: 11:01pm On Mar 27, 2016
magicminister:
My dad almosy log his leg to these bone setters.
He probably deserved to loose the leg cos only idiots go to bone setters instead of hospitals.
meet a good bone setters and you'll be happy.

orthopedic only knows how to cut of the leg without alternative.

i have seen and believed
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by magicminister: 11:03pm On Mar 27, 2016
lepasharon:
Whats a bone setter?

Someone that mixes bone with cement and feeds it to chicken as bird feed.

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by smithe113(m): 11:05pm On Mar 27, 2016
let's see if a taditional bone setter can fix a mangled limbs cool cool
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by Bollinger(m): 11:05pm On Mar 27, 2016
Africans and their weird ways. If this was the 1700 i would understand.

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by jmichlins(m): 11:06pm On Mar 27, 2016
From an on going experience. Had an accident two years back the first place i went to wasted my money and time for about a year before i went to another place that charged me 20% of what the former charged broke the bone again and started afresh and thank GOD am walking from pole to pole now in less than 6months. As am typing this am feeling some pains but am sure my leg is ok now. The two places were both traditional. Wish i can send my photo
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by Jabioro: 11:06pm On Mar 27, 2016
In year 2008,precisely October I had a very fatal accident ,six occupant of co traveller lost their life I n the spot .I was among lucky survivor but broken leg.My tigh ,kneel,to feet were half crushed.. after weeks in hospital they final resolve took me a traditional bone setter..I could not believe my self,he set it within three months I was back on my feet,today you can't know except if I tell you..some are good..

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by Nobody: 11:08pm On Mar 27, 2016
ProfEinstein:
Instead of bringing him to physical therapy u chose to go the local way. Na d pikin I dey pity sef... Ignoramus
traditional bone setters are good, it depends on who's handling it jst as some serious bone fracture cases taken to the hospital can result in limping.

My frd had a car accident some yrs back...a complicated one wit fractured bones, it was an old woman in the neighbourhood
dat treated him and his walking perfectly well now.
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by imehjunior(m): 11:09pm On Mar 27, 2016
3 months one of the technical guys under my department had an Okada accident were a car also ran over him.
He had multiple fracture breaking his leg and arms in several places.
I insisted on taking him to Igbobi but he and other technical staff refused and insisted on the local bone setters. I insisted on his family signing an undertaking because I was worried something might go wrong.
Took him to some lady at EPE and it took 6 people to hold him down while she massaged him the 1st day.
To my pleasant surprise he can use his hands now to eat and is walking with the help of a cane.
Nice to note she also insist on monthly x-rays to see the progress.

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by chinedu4uk(m): 11:10pm On Mar 27, 2016
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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by ArchNerd(m): 11:15pm On Mar 27, 2016
iceadonis20:
i fractured my right humerus in multiple places 2years back and the doctors said i culd either put in an iron rod and go for surgery every two years to change it or amputate....went to a trad bone setter and today am perfectly owkay.....aldou i still feel little pain wen i over exert pressure on d arm


Wow!

So happy for you.

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by walearoy(m): 11:16pm On Mar 27, 2016
iceadonis20:
i fractured my right humerus in multiple places 2years back and the doctors said i culd either put in an iron rod and go for surgery every two years to change it or amputate....went to a trad bone setter and today am perfectly owkay.....aldou i still feel little pain wen i over exert pressure on d arm


Thank God for u

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by kaziblake(f): 11:20pm On Mar 27, 2016
Traditional bone setters are very good with their job but it's depends when you meet the right one.
6yrs back,i had a fatal accident in which I fractured by left arm I was treated by an Ijaw traditional bone setter.its was so perfect and okay,5yrs ago my dad fractured his lap,he was taken to Togo traditional bone setter but unfortunately there was complications during the treatment so we lost him and the man was clearly at fault.

So it's vice/versa,you get to meet the professional and the unprofessional.

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by walearoy(m): 11:21pm On Mar 27, 2016
bloodykiller:


you're wrong this people are the best infact I prefer them to orthopedic hospital for example my father had an accident and his bone was broken to pieces to the extent that we have to pick some up at the main road his trouser was spiked with the broken pieces of bones just like when you use your teeth to break chicken laps bones.
we took him to the nearby orthopedic but after spending huge amount they decided that the only solution is to cut off the leg which we refused.
one person immediately recommended one traditional man man expert in bone fixing and quickly we zoom off there.
do you know to my amazement this man fixed that bones including those ones we picked at the scene of the accident and placed it to the right place.

the only thing there is that my father stayed like 8 months there but today he's working with his two feets as if nothing happened.
since then I give it up to those traditional people

Share his contact abeg!

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by 4four(m): 11:22pm On Mar 27, 2016
I still blive in hospital Dan all this bone setters
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by meelorlah(f): 11:22pm On Mar 27, 2016
There are good ones and there are quacks. I was terribly knocked down in 2007 and my legs were really broken,both d fibula and tibia. I was referred to Igbobi but my mom refused because of the experience she had when my brother was just very little, they did a very bad job on him. I was taken to a traditional orthopaedic hospital and if u see me today, there's no way u will know my legs got broken at some point.I walk and run like nothing happened ...no limping at all.
Orthopaedic surgeons get trained for a reason, yes but on top this matter,na traditional bone setters get am

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by Nobody: 11:24pm On Mar 27, 2016
iceadonis20:
i fractured my right humerus in multiple places 2years back and the doctors said i culd either put in an iron rod and go for surgery every two years to change it or amputate....went to a trad bone setter and today am perfectly owkay.....aldou i still feel little pain wen i over exert pressure on d arm
ur pretty!, thank God for ur leg.

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by kennyman2000(m): 11:30pm On Mar 27, 2016
akinloluwao:
Traditional bone setters are good at their job. I knocked an Okada guy down about 5 months ago. His legs were broken, the guy is back to Okada business now. His was done at Cotonou. I prefer them to hospital. It is well

Goodday sir, how can i contact you sir?
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by kennyman2000(m): 11:33pm On Mar 27, 2016
bloodykiller:


you're wrong this people are the best infact I prefer them to orthopedic hospital for example my father had an accident and his bone was broken to pieces to the extent that we have to pick some up at the main road his trouser was spiked with the broken pieces of bones just like when you use your teeth to break chicken laps bones.
we took him to the nearby orthopedic but after spending huge amount they decided that the only solution is to cut off the leg which we refused.
one person immediately recommended one traditional man man expert in bone fixing and quickly we zoom off there.
do you know to my amazement this man fixed that bones including those ones we picked at the scene of the accident and placed it to the right place.

the only thing there is that my father stayed like 8 months there but today he's working with his two feets as if nothing happened.
since then I give it up to those traditional people

How can i contact you sir? Can i send you a PM?
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by 007Gbenga: 11:33pm On Mar 27, 2016
Elxandre:

[b] On a sunny Sunday in April that year, I was playing International superstar soccer Deluxe on Sega with my great friend named Dean.
My lil bro wanted sunset riders, but the rivalry between me and Dean was too much to entertain any break in our soccer, and he was even leading 3-2 angry (our last game ever! angry )
He walked out annoyed and decided to scale High jumps.
I don't know why, but he decided to climb the wall of an uncompleted building to get sticks for the 'High-jumps'.

The next thing we heard was a crashing sound and screams of Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!!! grin
We scurried to the scene to find his leg severely damaged by broken blocks.
Never seen such a traumatizing injury as that

Dean rushed to call my mum and aunt in our house on his bicycle.



Immediately my mum arrived, they went straight to the Baba Bone setter man, and work commenced on it.

Doctors were shocked by the gruesomeness of the injury and the bleeding that surfaced after some days.
They were really pessimistic about the chances of complete restoration of the leg, so they had to stick to the traditional man.

5 months later, he started walking again!!![/b]

Bottom line is as far as Nigeria is concerned, the Local Bone setters are better than our hasty and unequipped doctors who would hang the POP wrapped leg for months and suggest amputation for complicated cases before you say 'Bone' cheesy
Only a few hospitals are good enough in such cases in Nigeria.

The western world is a different level entirely, because football players suffer multiple fractures, but still get back to 100 percent in a few months.

If you are consulting a Local bone doctor, be sure you aren't patronizing a charlatan, else you are finished!


True
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by bloodykiller: 11:34pm On Mar 27, 2016
walearoy:


Share his contact abeg!

from Abagana Oyi LGA Anambra state
popularly called ogbuebunu (ram killer) grin maybe traditional tittle

the man is popular for his art in bone setting

Chai one weird thing about his early morning routine treatment to his patients is that this man will deep his bare hands into a full boiled water (not mixing of cold water oo) with his clean new towel and doesn't feel any single pain then use it to clean the wound,though the patient will not feel the pain of the hot water if the case is serious like my father's own, you start feeling pain of the hot water when the bone and the flesh starts healing internally (joining to your flesh and bone) that's when you'll know that your bones and flesh are connecting to each other to be ok, he'll then reduce the hotness of the water next time because the patient have started feeling pain grin
it's a weird adventure sha but we thank God that my father did not lost his legs as prescribed by the orthopedic

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by bloodykiller: 11:35pm On Mar 27, 2016
kennyman2000:


How can i contact you sir? Can i send you a PM?

no problem
Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by agbangam: 11:37pm On Mar 27, 2016
Broke my hand n Wen one old baba handle me ehnnn, I nor even know wen i scream UP NEPA grin... Dem mean ehhnnn wit no sympathy but @ d end of d day I am fine, strong n better.
God bless dem and continue to increase their knowledge

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Re: A Father's Daunting Experience With A Traditional Bone Setter by bluejeff(m): 11:38pm On Mar 27, 2016
My younger bro almost lost his arm to this people. He broke his hand while playing with his friend. Mom wasn't around so he was taken to a bone setter by a neighbour who Warned that he shouldn't be taken to igbobi otherwise the hand will be amputated. Unfortunately she placed the broken ends of the bone on each other rather than joining both ends.
After about 2 days, pain got unbearable, hand was swollen and was beginning to turn to something else.
My mom had to take him to igbobi after about 3 days. They told her if she had wasted more time for even one more day, the hand would have been amputated as that point had already begun to decay.
I think sometimes ignorant also contributes as most people associate igbobi hospital as where one goes to repair a broken bone but gets it amputated instead.

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