Is it ok to take a shower after suffering an ankle sprain?

Question

I recently incurred an ankle sprain and some friends told me not to let it get wet until it healed a bit. Is this true?

Answer 1

Unless you have an open wound or a non-removable cast, there is no reason not to shower. Just be sure to have something to hold onto or to sit on in the shower as your balance will be off and you do not want to further injure the ankle. As one of the others here mentioned, "society will thank you for showering"...

Answer 2

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?

Answer 3

No it is not true. If you are still sore it might be a little concern on a slippery surface and not able to keep your balance, but the warmth of the water is good for it. Simply rule to follow: RICE.
Rest, Ice, Elevation and Compression. Alternate Ice and heat for 20 minutes every other hour while you are awake and try to keep it elevated as much as possible. Shower is ok.

Answer 4

showering will not hurt the sprain.

the only concern involved with this is the risk of falling b/c you can't bear weight on that ankle. it might be best to take a bath or put a plastic chair inside the shower to sit on so you don't fall.

Answer 5

Bovine Scathology! Of course you can go have a shower. A ll you need is a stool or small chair to sit on .

Answer 6

water dosent really matter to an ankle sprain, unless you slip in it and fall and hurt it worse. it might feel good to have the warm water on it.

Answer 7

Your fine to get it wet if the injury is only internal, if there is some external damage water may not be best to put on it.

Answer 8

No, the warm water might just do it some good. I would be real careful as your balance may be off while you are favoring the other leg

Answer 9

You just don't want to take a shower!
STink BOY!!!
You can wet it, Come on !

Answer 10

It's not true.
And society will thank you for showering.