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Out of curiosity, why would it hurt a lot more if a bone was broken?
by erikig 7y ago
Out of curiosity, why would it hurt a lot more if a bone was broken?
- DaiPlusPlus 7y agoI think because more energy is transferred to a smaller piece of bone which then vibrates more and is presumably more painful as it contacts pain receptors around it - whereas an larger intact bone will vibrate less as there’s more bone mass to move around.
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- Pfhreak 7y agoHaving a bone in my hand set without anesthetic, I suspect it's because when a broken bone becomes rapidly agitated it's causing a bunch of nerves to fire their pain signals. The tuning fork most likely resonates the bone rapidly -- if things are just sprained, the whole bone vibrates. If the bone is broken, it grinds against itself.
- Stratoscope 7y agoGlad you asked, I forgot to mention that. He did explain that if the bone is broken, the broken ends would vibrate against each other, and that would be as painful as it sounds.
- dragonwriter 7y agoBecause instead of being a smooth unit the bone has broken edges, and with vibration its moving rapidly within the surrounding flesh; its kind of like having an electric knife embedded in your flesh.