I just went dancing and i feel so dizzy and i have a shooting pain in my ankle,i dance 32 hours a week and gym for a hour and a half a day,do you think its a injury?Its all along my shins too,please help?
2007-09-13 06:01:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Oh and the dance i do is ballet and hip hop,if that helps,please
2007-09-13 06:05:29 · update #1
Thank you alot everyone,I think i will pay the Physio a visit tomorrow
2007-09-13 06:09:19 · update #2
It is possible...you can twist an ankle walking down the street, let alone with your obscenely heavy schedule.
The shins could be shin splints, which are stress fractures of the bone, causing small pieces of the bone to shed into the surrounding tissue.
Personally, even if you are a professional dancer, I'd say decrease the gym time to 90 minutes every other day should be fine, especially if you're doing an all-over workout. It gives the body time to heal after the damage the stress you just put on it at the gym does to it. What too many people don't realise is that exercise does grow muscle, but it has to tear the muscle to do so! So, you're literally injuring yourself to make yourself stronger. If you're going to insist on going to the gym every day, work the lower body on one day, and the upper body the next. Not letting your body heal can cause permanent damage.
For the dizzy factor, you simply could have low blood sugar. If it persists, SEE A DOCTOR.
2007-09-13 06:20:46 · answer #1 · answered by jcurrieii 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sound like the shin pain comes from not stretching enough before activity is started. The pain in the ankle could be from an old injury like a twisted ankle. But the dizziness is something to be weary of especially if you've never experienced it before. Talk to your doctor.
2007-09-13 06:13:00 · answer #2 · answered by yorkmaybeblue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're fine, you overworked your feet and calves and they're telling you to stop. if you cant walk give it a day, if it swells i'd get it checked out, but if it just feels like a cramp then take 'er EZ. for the next couple days.
besides that the dizziness is probably lack of oxygen, assuming this is after dance and when you get up from lying still. tired muscles use alot of oxygen, when in a state rest or after heavy activity the body will flow more oxygen to the used area which may cause dizziness from having all the blood directed away from the head.
2007-09-13 06:07:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dizziness might be from pain. It sounds like an injury could be the reason for this. Go to the doctor and find out- it's better than not being able to dance again.
2007-09-13 06:07:09 · answer #4 · answered by wildfreedom13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first reaction would be to say you're fine, but that would be silly without first being able to examine your ankle/leg. If you had sharp pain in your calf and dizziness i'd say that you could have something as severe as a blood clot.
if it truly is your ankle i'd not be that worried, especially the outer portion of your ankle, below or in front of that round bone on the ankle. this would most likely indicate a sprained ankle, which can sometimes happen without the person knowing about it.
you could have just several minor muscle strains, which will get better w/gently exercise and rest.
but the dizziness--that's why you should go to your Dr.
:)
good luck!
2007-09-13 06:13:42 · answer #5 · answered by JJo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly sounds like it, but the dizzyness is a little confusing. Are you dehydrated?
Sounds like dancing is a big part of your life, so if you're concerned then it's probably best to get yourself to a physio sooner rather than later. Strangers on the internet usually dont hold the answers for personal questions like that!
2007-09-13 06:06:53 · answer #6 · answered by Luke B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chweck your feet. Are they flat? People with no arches in their feet need arch support or else they get pains in their hips, legs, feet, shins, and/or thighs. Check with your doctor first, but there are gel heel inserts at your nearest Dick's Sporting Goods, Sports Authority or even a local shoe store maybe?
2007-09-13 06:12:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shins could be shin-splints.
dizziness could be over-exercising, under-eating, or something else.
The ankle is probably just an acute injury.
2007-09-13 06:06:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get it checked out, standing on it all day and dancing could make it worse, find out what it is so you can fix it and keep dancing away...
2007-09-13 06:09:02 · answer #9 · answered by babymonsterval 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i were you, i would go to the doctor to get checked out. but to me it sound like you sprand you ankle.
2007-09-13 06:05:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋