Ankle sprains/injuries is a constant fact of life for basketball players and other athletes.
Do you think that future technology and medicine can develop innovative means for fully preventing ankle sprains/injuries or quickly alleviating those types of injuries?
2007-03-04 08:13:44 · 5 answers · asked by Roland 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I don't think you can prevent them since the ankle is subjected to severe stresses when one plays basketball and accidents will happen, no matter how careful one is. The severity of the inury may only be lessened, I guess, with new tech. Preventive taping and wearing shoes which support the ankle are still best plus proper body conditioning.
2007-03-06 00:15:55 · answer #1 · answered by Rene B 5 · 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 02:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sad to say, I doubt it. Technology may change, but the human body and the demands we athletes put on it will not change. We can just follow the advice of the professionals, RICE, taping, therapy exercises to work on range of motion.
2007-03-04 10:37:20 · answer #3 · answered by Bob T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In any sports ankle injury is primary concern.
2007-03-09 11:50:16 · answer #4 · answered by nvp 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nahh I really doubt it man. What will happen ........ will. (no matter what kind of the technology invented.)
2007-03-12 09:03:07 · answer #5 · answered by misspookett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋