is it ok to run with a maybe sprained ankle?

Question

full range of ankle movement but hurts when i run sometimes slight sprain is it ok to run on?
ps i can walk on it but i can run better on it than i can walk

Answer 1

thats funny, because i just did that 3 days ago. I ran four miles on it that day and it hurt the whole run and the night of, but i elevated it, iced, and took aspirin the next two days and its fine now...so try that.

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

I currently sprained my ankle pretty badly several two weeks ago. I am a huge runner. If I were you I would suggest just resting it until it is better. Yes, It's hard for a runner to take several days off, but if you run with it now it will never heal. I suggest just letting it heal. But while it's healing still walk on it and stretch it.

Answer 4

You should probably have a doctor look at it and get his opinion, since we here only can guess at how severe it really is. A doctor can evaluate the damage and give you an opinion as to what you should do.

I am a jogger, and have run on a sprained ankle, but it seemed to take forever to heal...like months. I used ace bandages to wrap it before running, and Ibuprophen to reduce the inflammation. It's good now.

If you were a pro football player, they'd probably wrap it, shoot you with pain killers, and send you out to play more!

Answer 5

I remember turning my ankle two weeks before a marathon; I was furious! So it got a lot of ice, aspirin (now I refer sodium Naproxin aka Alleve) and a couple days of rest. It was alright, but wasn't sprained, though.
Just a few days off with a couple of icings a day (ten minutes each, as cold as you can stand) and an anti-inflammtory (aspirin, alleve) will do wonders. Best to let it heal so you don't have to worry.

Also you can run in a pool about waist deep. That cuts the impact way down but allows you to keep active.

Answer 6

u can...it just depends on the severity. i had a pretty bad sprain (purple and swelling) and i waited for about a week or so for the swelling to go down. when i ran on it, it was VERY painful and i had to do a jog/walk instead of just jogging. it was very frustrating to say the least. hell, i couldnt even point my toes w/o feeling some sort of pain.

i think the best advice would be to consult ur doctor (most likely he/she would tell u to stay off it until it gets better) but during that time, strengthen ur ankle by doing laps in a pool and rehabbing it doing exercises using a towel (pointing toes in and out).

good luck!

Answer 7

I know it's not what you want to hear...but I'd rest your ankle until it heals. If you have a serious injury and you hurt it more, you may do some long-term damage. If you have access to a sports medicine doctor or clinic, get their advice. See the links below for some info & stretches, but I'd play it on the safe side...better to miss a week or two than a year. Good luck!

- Mike

Answer 8

I'm sorry im not sure im clear on whats going on. You have a sprained ankle and your dog ran into it and your husband wanted you to sell your dogs, so now your mad? Was he serious when he said you should sell them? Just let him know that the dogs aren't going anywhere and hes going to have to deal with that. No need to get all hot and bothered.

Answer 9

Yeah, it's okay. The movement will make it heal faster much like a broken arm heals faster when you continually move it around.

Answer 10

DO NOT run on you must let it heal, if you do not it will not heal and will get progressivly worse even if it hurts a bit do not run on it. let it heal first and then get slowly back. the less you run on it the faster it will heal and the sooner you can be back out running