Detrimental Accident Before Premiere

R.D.L.

Could you please tell us your name?

M.L.

Marina L.

R.D.L.

M.L.

25 years old.

R.D.L.

What is your profession?

M.L.

I am a professional modern ballet dancer.

R.D.L.

Could you please describe exactly what happened to your foot?

M.L.

It all happened while I was rehearsing, then suddenly the toes and the lower right foot turned inward, the wrong way. The pain was excruciating and my foot turned blue and swallowed up. I felt horrible. I couldn’t even step on my foot. The pain was terrible; but psychologically I was hurting even worse. We, dancers, have to deal with injuries all the time and when we see a bad one, we know it’s a bad one, and this was a bad one. I was faced right then and there with the fact that with such an injury, it would be impossible to dance in two days, and after all this hard work I was going to miss the Premiere. You can understand what state I was in! The more my foot swelled up the more upset I got.

R.D.L.

I am sure you went to see a doctor right away.

M.L.

Of course. They took me immediately to the IKA Hospital emergency room.

R.D.L.

And what was the doctors’ diagnosis at the emergency Hospital?

M.L

Exactly what I had expected. Very, very disappointing news. They said I had suffered ligamental injury. They gave me painkillers and crutches. They ordered 10 days of total footrest and intensive physiotherapy with laser and ultra sound to recover and prevent any future consequences of the injury. Just imagine. Feeling more and more pain and at the same time facing a career disaster. A dancer without her feet is not a ballet dancer.

R.D.L.

And how did PAPIMI helped you Marina?

M.L.

Next morning a friend took me to Dr. Pappas lab and there I underwent an intensive application of 45 minutes. I am telling you. I was a very lucky person, most of the pain disappeared. I felt very little pain, and I did not need the crutches any more. I could step on my foot although there remained some pain. I went for another 45 minutes PAPIMI in the afternoon and there, most of the pain was gone. On Sunday morning, I went again for another 45 minutes intensive therapy. And it was a miracle, all swelling, all pain was gone for good! Sunday evening, lucky me, I danced and our premier was very, very successful. I was so very, very happy!

R.D.L.

I understand you continued your exposures. Why?

M.L.

I had a 3rd PAPIMI after the premiere. Though, I did not feel any pain at all. Now my foot is very well, and I should say my foot is feeling even stronger. I would like to have a few more “preventive application” with PAPIMI before leaving for N.Y.

R.D.L.

Thank you very much for the interview and we wish you great success and as you theater people say: 

Dear Marina (do not) break a leg in N.Y.