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Offline Stephanie Belle Hagan

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Ankles...
« on: January 10, 2009, 02:14:13 PM »
It's about time I hurt my angle again! It's been like, what, three weeks?!?

Ha, anyways, I was out training last night and I was running down a hill in the dark. I stepped really wierd and rolled my ankle inwards and totally ate it! I heard a pop when I rolled it though so that got me a little concerned. I got up and I was limping and it was swelling so I thought to myself "Heck we have a problem here." So I raced the the hospital like the wind. Turns out I popped some ligaments and I'm out for 3-4 weeks! I have to wear a brace and stuff, but nothing too bad.

Anyone have any ankle experiences? Also, how do you guys train/keep in shape when you're injured somehow?
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Re: Ankles...
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2009, 07:37:26 PM »
You should see a physical therapist.

First thing to do is get the swelling away. Second you need to make sure you get your range of motion back, and then thirdly strengthen it. This is before you go back to training and depending on the severity it could be those 3-4 weeks, but it will probably take 4+ months to recover back to full ability. Hence, why you should see a physical therapist because they will show you what to do to help you recover the quickest.
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Re: Ankles...
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2009, 05:59:16 PM »
Thanks.   :D

Well, I suppose it's time to get my RICE on.
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Re: Ankles...
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2009, 09:06:30 AM »
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Re: Ankles...
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2009, 03:39:15 PM »
Woah! That's a fantastic article... many thanks.
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Re: Ankles...
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2009, 06:08:07 PM »
woah, I have many.... My ankles point outwards like \_/ instead of forwards like they should.... anyway. When i walk I can roll my ankle really easily, But All I ever do is put  a Medical boot on or something for the rest of the day, and Im usually better the next day. (usually) But yeah, I broke my ankle twice... and it suuucked.
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Re: Ankles...
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2009, 07:09:56 PM »
Twice?!? Yikes. That's not very fun.

I'm thinking of wearing like, an ankle brace when I train. I wonder if that would help anything...  :P
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Re: Ankles...
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2009, 10:21:30 PM »
bracings cause muscle atrophy, so just be careful unless you actually need them
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Re: Ankles...
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2009, 10:24:37 PM »
If you have flat feet you need to address them. Flat feet/collapsed arches/etc. tend to manifest themselves with eversion of the foot..

http://www.biggerfasterstronger.com/uploads2/08_JanFeb_FlatFeet.pdf
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Re: Ankles...
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2009, 03:05:18 AM »
Quote from: Steve Low on January 22, 2009, 10:24:37 PM
If you have flat feet you need to address them. Flat feet/collapsed arches/etc. tend to manifest themselves with eversion of the foot..

http://www.biggerfasterstronger.com/uploads2/08_JanFeb_FlatFeet.pdf

   And to follow up on that, some advice for anyone who engages in the journey of finding insoles to help, what worked well for me were Superfeet Insoles. The pair I had before that were VERY flexible, and under my weight they barely stood up at all. The pair before those, my first pair which I was given personally by a long-time physical therapist, stood up well; but, 4 months after receiving them I accelerated quickly from a still position to a sprint, and broke the internal support structure of one of them.
   Also... when you listen to your body and feel ready for it, start doing exercises for your support muscles - calve raises, shin raises, foot eversions, inversions :) (standing of course), etc. If you have flexible arches (I can't speak for people with stiff flat arches), you can adjust your stride, monitor your posture, and make use of the support muscles in your feet and ankles to give* yourself arches and control eversion.

*"give" is a poor choice of words, but I hope you get what I mean.
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