Sprained ankle in soccer?

Question

Ok basically i went and sprained my ankle badly in soccer.
I went to the school nurse immediatly and got it treated, going to the hospital 30 min after... Arriving at the hospital i go get treated and doctor says i have to have a cast on for 2 weeks and so i jus ttook it off yesterday. Having a tournament in Sao Paulo next week, i asked if i could go to it and play, and he said i couldn't and have to stay 2 weeks without any sport activities. What im wondering is how can i make it heal quicker? Ive been putting it in hot water with salt, and hoping its working... any other tips? Im gonna have to do 10 sessions of phisiotherapy =/ Really wanted to go to the tournament but guess i cant, being starter and captain of the team. Tips?

Answer 1

By all means, go to the tournament to support your team. Just do not play as the doctor ordered. I know that will be hard, but the ream needs your support, especially if you are captain. As far as fast healing is concerned, only your doctor who is trained to do so can give you proper medical advice. People on this site are not. Good luck.

Chow!!

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

whenever i get a sprained ankle i ussually let it be and it heals in about 1 week, i guess u must of have done it really bad but to make it heal faster do RICE

Relax
Ice (put ice/ frozen pees, w/e u got)
Compression (cast is good enough)
Elevate (whenever ur sitting down keep the foot above ur heart)

goodluck

Answer 4

1. Go to Brazil
2. It sounds like more than a simple "sprained ankle".
3. Stay off of it like your doctor recommends, but support your team.