What can I do about my twisted ankle and exercise (running and horse-back riding)?

Question

I guess I’ve twisted my ankle. I was walking down the steps at the university’s library Tuesday night and neglected to notice that last step, so I sort of toppled down the last few stairs. My ankle swelled up immediately, and I have a nasty bruise. I didn’t get to put ice on it for four or five hours, since I had a group project to work on. So, I walked a half- mile to my car and drove home on it (it’s my right ankle and it takes me half an hour to get home), which I think was a bad idea. I also have done some walking around campus over the last two days, going to work and classes and such. I have been icing it once or twice a day and wearing an ace bandage, and during the day there isn’t too much pain. The pain is at the top of the ankle. I seem to have almost full range of motion. (And I know I’m not supposed to limp.) So, my question is, is this sprain very severe? When can I return to running and jump-roping to work out? Can I ride my horses? When I ride horses, I need to put my heels down. Also, my horses are young and require a lot of walking around on the ground (for me) when I’m exercising them before I ride. Are the horses a bad idea? I don’t want to do any damage. I’ve never sprained an ankle before and I don’t want it to become a chronic problem.

Answer 1

Dear Rebekah, I can tell you that your ankle is going to take like 3-4 weeks to get better. I wouldn't recommend that you walk on it because it will do more damage to your ankle. What i did when i had a sprained ankle i had used crutches i know it sounds funny but thats what i used. And at night elevate your leg and put an ice pack on it. It will reduce the swelling. Now you say you have a horse that needs to walk a lot. If you can ride the horse i would do thatdon't go gun ho on it just take a gentle stroll with your horse so you don't further the injury.

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

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Answer 4

It doesn't sound like it is that bad, but you should stay off of it and give it time to heal. I was on crutches and could not put any weight on it at all.