Rolled ankle 10 days ago; should I run on it?
Thanks in advance.
P.S.- I own visited a doctor and I know its simply a sprain and not a fracture.
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HELP! i have really doomed to failure lower back/leg pain- what is it??
If you're having an intense soccer conditioning, next I would let your coach/supervisor know in the region of the progress of your injury and what your limitations are. If it gets swollen again, it's not a dutiful idea to save continuing practice.
Take plenty of Advil/Ibuprofen or even Aleve to keep down the inflammation and throbbing even if it doesn't hurt at the moment.
The best advice is to really rest. Since you're into a sport, I'm not sure how much time-out you can sacrifice...Keep up the r.i.c.e.d. too
Here's what happen to me but it might not happen to you:
I sprained my ankle something like 6 years ago running during gym class. I let it rest and get it checked out...just a sprain and no fracture. So I'm a dancer and after a couple weeks of rest I go back to my millions of hours of leap rehearsals and continued phys ed. Over the years I would notice that strain in my ankle kept coming wager on and then more frequently. X-rays showed zilch and everybody was puzzled. Then I get an MRI about 2 years ago and it showed that I have this joint injury where on earth I lost a lot of cartilage surrounded by my joint. It's a extraordinarily very amazingly rare valise and I'm slowly regaining some sort of cushioning in my joint by listen to my orthopedic surgeon/podiatrist.
So in conclusion, don't slight your injury. I know you're probably very staunch to your sport and hate sitting out (I know I do) but don't bring this lightly. I hope your injury doesn't escalate to the plane of mine (I'm just one of those awfully very unusual cases). Best of luck!
P.S. And I do agree with wrapping your ankle. A perfect pain reliever short the smell of Bengay is Biofreeze!
yes, if you constantly run on it it will give support to. It is almost like physical psychiatric help. Stretch a lot and put rime on it everyday. If you dont it will become stiff and swolle and will hurt even more.
hey.. once i sprained my ankle i went fund on it and sprained it even worse.. but i didnt treat it as i should have.. newly make sure you rime it tonight and wrap it tomorrow before you play.. i recommend that you grasp an ankle brace when you play soccer now on to avoid even worse damages..hope this help.. mariaa
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