I sprained my left foot & ankle early this summer, and my school/work schedule has severely slowed the healing process since i'm on my feet most of the day. I just need to know, if I ride my stationary bike at a moderate pace a few times a week, will I cause further injury?
2006-10-31 14:05:27 · 13 answers · asked by Breezie 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
If it was only a sprain, then moderate exercise would help, but a hot whirlpool bath would be beneficial both before and after. Before relaxes, and after soothes the ligaments, tendons and muscles. Go slow. You may need an ankle support but walking is also beneficial and will help strengthen the ankle. If you can find it on the internet, follow suggestions for skiers to strengthen ankles. Use common sense and adjust exercise to your level. If the ligament was torn, your physician should have told you so, but for safety, give him a call...he has your records. I sprained my ankle years ago in a mountain climb and there is still residual weakness. I am a physician.
2006-10-31 14:12:07 · answer #1 · answered by Frank 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Exercise With Sprained Ankle
2016-11-16 14:03:39 · answer #2 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer on your question is YES! BUT, don’t do any exercises on your own. It could worsen your sprain. See a professional – such as gymnastic or dance teacher – and he/she will pass you right exercises to strengthen your ankle. Normally you do your exercises until it starts hurting and stretch it before and after the exercises.
If you haven’t enough time to rest your ankle/foot you can use some supports or just tape your ankle. This will avoid pain but will not strengthen your ankle.
2006-11-01 01:17:58 · answer #3 · answered by Karla R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but you should be icing it and taking ibuprofen if there is still some swelling. riding a stationary bike shouldn't cause you any further injury. you should have started ankle strengthen exercises by now.
here's how: while you are sitting down, whenever, eating, watching TV, in bed before you go to sleep, do the alphabet with your foot. use your big toe as the ink pen and make exaggerated upper case letters. once or twice through the entire alphabet. do everyday.
good luck.
2006-10-31 14:18:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 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 08:21:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice it, 20 mins on, 20 mins off, and interchange this with heat such as hot water. this will improve the circulation by opening up the blood vessels. Also elevate it above your hips, and rest rest and some more rest! Sprains are soft tissue ligament damage, and walking around on it does not help, and can make it much worse, so rest it!!
2016-03-19 02:19:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it from someone who has broken borth ankles...the answer is NO! You will definetely cause further injury, which could very well last your lifetime. You need to get to an orthopedic surgeon who can x-ray it to make sure you haven't torn any ligaments. You don't want it to heal incorrectly. Once it's healed you have to do strengthening exercises for your ankle, bands work great.
2006-10-31 14:10:58 · answer #7 · answered by MegD22 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Did you ask your doctor/orthopaedist? Most likely they will tell you that you need rest and non-weight bearing forms of exercise.
2006-11-01 08:02:41 · answer #8 · answered by rjkholliday 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wrap it real tight with a support bandage. Ask a doctor or sports trainer about how to do it properly.
2006-10-31 14:19:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
most likely. your better off sticking to low impact excercise like swimming. it still works your heart and rests your feet. dont use a bike as you are using your legs and feet to move thus causing pressure on your ankle you should really be resting not walking as much also.
2006-10-31 14:08:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋