I fell down a curb yesterday and have really sprained my ankle I’m not sure which grade this is as I haven’t been to the doctors, it is however very swollen and sore I cannot put weight on it. I really need to make sure the injury is better for Friday as I have organised a large work Christmas party. Is there anything I can do to make it better quickly? Please help
Sprained Ankle
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Hey I sprained my ankle today playing softball, I ran to base and only half of my foot landed on the bag and my ankle buckled. I have a sectionals track meet friday and saturday and state track meet next friday and saturday. Its crucial that I go to this meet and do my event. Please give me tips on how to recover from this ankle injury ASAP.
My answer is the same as the previous one:
You'll have to go to your doc or better yet, a physio for treatment. That is your best bet for getting better as fast as possible
You'll have to go to your doc or better yet, a physio for treatment. That is your best bet for getting better as fast as possible
I sprained my ankle before but didn't go to doctor, hard massage would do.
I agree with ^^^ . I routinely sprain my ankle due to loose ligaments from playing field hockey. RICER and taping are the way to go AFTER getting it assessed. I tape my ankle allowing for some lateral movement before any running now.
With that being said, just as a heads up, unless you're playing a game that puts you at risk for rolling your ankle, it's best to not tape it all the time. You don't want too much of a dependence on it.
True (generally speaking) but I've rolled it twice just walking within the last 5 weeks so it's staying taped for a while now on advice from my physiotherapist. Fortunately my sport now is downhill skiing so it only impacts on my training. When I'm not actively recovering I do a lot of bosu one legged work squats, lunges to build up proprioreception and the small muscle groups without taping. But because I've rolled it recently I tape it before all running (my physio has suggested I just do this for all running now even when it has fully recovered.). It's interesting because I'm an over pronator but when I roll the ankle it's supinating to the outside...
Strengthen surrounding musculature, lots of gastroc ant/post tibialis, and foot extensors/flexors. Balancing exercises (isometric exercises like the above author mentioned are AWESOME for these kinds of things. Unfortunately once you sprain your ankle though you are indefinitely more prone to doing it again especially if you are already a supinator.