Injury

[the_farmer]

Monday night I was on the wrong end of a late challenge in a 7-a-side footy game, dude caught me straight on my right instep as my foot was in the air, it forced my foot to twist a bit too far clockwise(looking down at it) than it normally does. I was straight off. It swelled up in an hour or two and after two x-rays I was glad to know that nothing was broken. Doc said there is some serious soft tissue damage and strapped me up and just advised the rest ice compression treatment. Its got a lovely purple shine to it at the moment. Incredibly frustrating though, I’ve got to take it in easy with work as my jobs quite physical at the moment, out of the gym all this week and for the foreseeable future, am going on a surfing trip to south of Portugal a week Saturday and I cant even start to think about kicking a ball again. Was just curious if anyone has had a sprained ankle or similar foot injury? If so how long did it take you to recover and if anyone’s got any tips then chirp up please

[Number1]

Originally Posted by the_farmer

Monday night I was on the wrong end of a late challenge in a 7-a-side footy game, dude caught me straight on my right instep as my foot was in the air, it forced my foot to twist a bit too far clockwise(looking down at it) than it normally does. I was straight off. It swelled up in an hour or two and after two x-rays I was glad to know that nothing was broken. Doc said there is some serious soft tissue damage and strapped me up and just advised the rest ice compression treatment. Its got a lovely purple shine to it at the moment. Incredibly frustrating though, I’ve got to take it in easy with work as my jobs quite physical at the moment, out of the gym all this week and for the foreseeable future, am going on a surfing trip to south of Portugal a week Saturday and I cant even start to think about kicking a ball again. Was just curious if anyone has had a sprained ankle or similar foot injury? If so how long did it take you to recover and if anyone’s got any tips then chirp up please

Done this 2x! and twice it was football, first time I was running and some how just went over on my ankle and it popped, then similar swelled up purple etc, second time some nob booted my foot instead of the ball in a challenege and same twist swell etc, both times took a good month to walk properly on and then getting full ROM was a few months. Leg ext leg curls will become you best friend Once the swelling was on the back burner, (2-3 weeks) I would try to move it up and down side to side, I found the active recovery sped things up compared to the first time, then eventually moving onto calf (1month+) raises on a step.

For now mate, RICE, rest ice compression elevation and rest.

No rocket science, just have to be patient pal. Hope you a Speedy recovery though!

[the_farmer]

Cheers number1, I spoke to a mate who is a physio and she reccommends the active recovery too, but like you say patience for now is crucial to a speedy recovery. Thanks again.

[Belly]

Originally Posted by the_farmer

Cheers number1, I spoke to a mate who is a physio and she reccommends the active recovery too, but like you say patience for now is crucial to a speedy recovery. Thanks again.

Feel for you mate. I was always picking up niggles in football matches, but it was a severe groin pull / strain that kept me for the best part of a full season, and I was gutted. Each occasion that I thought that I had fully recovered and returned, I seemed to pull up again, as obviously I wasn't giving the injury the time needed to fully recuperate.

Unfortunately all that can be done is to ride it out as has been already said. It'll get better possibly sooner than you imagine, and with regards your training, always bear in mind that it will always be waiting for you to return LOL! It will like you've never been away such is muscle memory!

Hang on in there dude and have a great time away!

[Tallah]

hoping you a speedy recovery mate

[the_farmer]

cheers fellas, means alot, going to reeeelax on holiday now and then focus on getting back to full strength.

[fitzyg]

Done this a few times... the lovely game of soccer!! get a rubber band about a metre long and tie it to ur bed... tie it around ur foot on work it, just moving ur foot side to side while there some strain on the band.. helps the legiments tightin up n just helps with blood flow.. used this n was back playing in a month with some pain but no pain no gain
and plenty of sea water man... noting like it for sore muscles

[the_farmer]

cheers fitzy, have read a technique very similar to that one, just had a week off and got some sun in the algarve, ankle has definately been healing(must be the beer down there), going to a physio tonight for the 1st time ever so we'll see what they have to say. on the mend though so things are looking good.