I sprained my ankle pretty bad the other day. I've been doing the RICE thing the last couple days. How long does recovery usually take and are there any exercises I can do and if so when can i start them?
2006-09-28 08:36:50 · 9 answers · asked by goliva24 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Please remember that the R stands for Rest. Try to keep the ankle immobile. A bad sprain may take 2-3 weeks for all soft tissue swelling and pain to subside completely. If you also have bruising, don't worry about it. That may take longer to resolve but won't interfere with use of the joint. If you must put weight on the joint, use an Ace wrap or comparable support. Continue the RICE protocol you very wisely initiated and take NSAIDS for the pain and inflammation.
2006-09-28 08:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad Sprained Ankle
2016-10-02 22:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by axelrod 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.
So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.
Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.
A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.
Heal your ankle fully & fast?
2016-05-17 13:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by Jeanette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes a few weeks to feel better but a much longer time to completely heal. I've sprained mine several times and it is much weaker because of the initial sprain. They make an air brace with is really pretty small. You can usually fit a regular shoe around it and it helps alot with the pain and stability.
2006-09-28 08:44:15 · answer #4 · answered by bradys_mommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should put an ankle brace around it to protect it . It should take abour 3 weeks to heal.
2006-09-28 08:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by MAMA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will take a long time to get full mobility back but you must keep it elevated when you rest.
when you can move your foot to help you can do circular movements of the ankle to get the strength up and also up and down, standing on one foot and bending helps alot
2006-09-28 08:47:40 · answer #6 · answered by rayray 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wrap an ace bandage around it pretty tight and try not to baby it the longer it will be.
But I give it 2 weeks
2006-09-28 08:42:30 · answer #7 · answered by passthevasia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About two weeks
2006-09-28 08:37:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Six weeks and stay off it,
2006-09-28 08:43:06 · answer #9 · answered by whyme? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋