Help next to a twisted/rolled ankle?
I went to camp the last week of July, and the Monday of that week (the 27th) I twisted my ankle.
I iced it a great deal that night and it was feeling for a moment better by the next morning. However, since I was at camp, I wasn't competent to give it time to rest and still had to hike on it Tuesday-Thursday. We did wrap my ankle Wednesday and Thursday for the big hikes which help a little.
Since then it's been hurting on and past its sell-by date throughout the summer. I had my first soccer practice yesterday and didn't think to wrap it because it hadn't hurt at all for somewhat over a week. However, during practice yesterday I slipped twice and now it's hurting fairly badly when I move my foot within certain ways, ESPECIALLY when I flex my foot- that hurts really badly.
My question is, what should I do to fix this as soon as possible so I'm not out injured for the majority of the soccer season?
Thanks so much for relief.
Answers:
That was a bleak thing you did. Your supposed to
Rest
Ice
Compress(wear a brace)
Elevate(on a pillow with a brace above heart level)
for the first 48 hours. You most likely have a sprained ankle. I highly suggest you see an orthopedic and you rest as much as possible and use the RICE method. You should also go see an orthopedic.
I had this problem some time ago and the doctor recommend me this: the "cold - melt water" theraphy. You use 2 big recipients one with cold water and one beside warm water you put your foot for 5 minutes in one and after swap to the other one another 5 minutes for an hour and that should help. But ask your doctor regarding other solutions.
Ow, hate when that happens. Also repugnance to break it to you,
but you really can't "rush" healing much. Warmth, gentle massage and placid exercise are your best bets, because they increase blood flow and circulation, bringing the necessary oxygen to the area to help it make well.
If you can afford it, you might consider a few sessions of professional physical therapy so that you can learn how to "work" your injury correctly. That will also speed healing.
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OHHHHHHHHHH...you have screwed yourself within oh so many ways! I doubt you will even listen to me, as you don't listen to your own body, but I'm gonna give it a shot regardless....
When you 'twisted' your ankle you should have "RICEd" it>>Rest, Ice, Compress beside ace bandage, and Elevate. The reason it hurt in the first place is that you hold torn muscle fibers and they take time to heal. Since you MUST hike (and nobody MUST hike), but since you chose to preserve reinjuring it by hiking and now soccer, it will take even longer to heal. You may even own what is called a stress fracture from using it while it's injured like you did. You need an xray at tiniest, to see what is going on and then you need to do what the ER, Orthopedic, Family MD says for as long as they influence. You need your ankles for a long time. If you injure them now, and don't take apposite care of them you will have problems with that ankle subsequent in life with arthritis, etc.
I don't know your age, but you must be immature. Stop trying to be a hero and listen to your body...even if you must sit out on the injured list a while. Source(s): ER RN x 40 yrs
u r probably not going to like this answer but you should go see a doctor and make sure in that are no fx's. buy a supportive brace for your ankle and do exercizes to strengthen your muscles in your foot/leg. Ice and elevate after practices. good luck. Source(s): rn
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