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Need a little help with high ankle sprain.

  • 4cards
    I need a little help on how to treat what seems like a high ankle sprain. The pain is on the inside of my right ankle above the ankle bone and goes to about 2 in. above the ankle bone and it's painfull to the touch. Otherwise it's pretty much a dull ache most of the time, but at times pretty sharp pain. What would be the best way to treat this?
  • thavoice
    Heavy doses of pain meds.

    Actually......ice and rest. If it persists then amputate.
  • I Wear Pants
    How'd you do this and is there swelling/discoloration?
  • like_that
    RICE.
  • Belly35
    Hot and cold contrast soaking foot bath
    5 minute cold ice ... water
    5 minutes hot ..........water
    4 minute cold ice
    4 minute hot

    work your way down to one minute and you should be good to walk ... do this twice a day morning evening for about 4 days... </SPAN>
  • Apple
    Sounds like a typical bocce injury. Best plan at this point is to consume more Yuengling.

  • ZWICK 4 PREZ
    Belly35;1237788 wrote:Hot and cold contrast soaking foot bath
    5 minute cold ice ... water
    5 minutes hot ..........water
    4 minute cold ice
    4 minute hot

    work your way down to one minute and you should be good to walk ... do this twice a day morning evening for about 4 days... </SPAN>
    that shit cray
  • said_aouita
    I Wear Pants;1237777 wrote:How'd you do this and is there swelling/discoloration?
    This.

    I'm wondering if a stress fracture or just shin splints.
  • Cher
    4cards;1237772 wrote: What would be the best way to treat this?
  • 4cards
    I Wear Pants;1237777 wrote:How'd you do this and is there swelling/discoloration?
    There is slight swelling but no discoloration and nothing really stands out on what might have caused it. I do 3 to 4 miles 5 days a week on the treadmill, and I break up my nightly workouts at the gym with a "boot camp" class (1hr) (1 day a week) that didn't seem to cause any problems.
  • Ironman92
    Can you walk on it at all (significant limp)?
  • Ironman92
    4cards;1237839 wrote:There is a slight swelling but no discoloration

    That doesn't sound promising. How long ago did the injury take place?

    Smells like a trip to the Dr.
  • said_aouita
    What kind of shoes do you wear? Have you tried running outdoors and not on a treadmill?

    Sounds like shin splints or worse, maybe a slight stress fracture.
  • I Wear Pants
    4cards;1237839 wrote:There is slight swelling but no discoloration and nothing really stands out on what might have caused it. I do 3 to 4 miles 5 days a week on the treadmill, and I break up my nightly workouts at the gym with a "boot camp" class (1hr) (1 day a week) that didn't seem to cause any problems.
    If you don't know what did it then it probably isn't a high ankle sprain. You'd know if you did that from the pain and shit immediately after doing it.
  • Ironman92
    I Wear Pants;1237860 wrote:If you don't know what did it then it probably isn't a high ankle sprain. You'd know if you did that from the pain and shit immediately after doing it.

    Agree.
  • 4cards
    said_aouita;1237854 wrote:What kind of shoes do you wear? Have you tried running outdoors and not on a treadmill?

    Sounds like shin splints or worse, maybe a slight stress fracture.
    Shoes are Brooks Beast (less than 3 months old) I run outside but this just happened just last week. I worked with a resistance band like last Wednesday and things seemed to be getting better so I got back on the treadmill this past Saturday and the pain came right back (no more no less)
  • 4cards
    Ironman92;1237840 wrote:Can you walk on it at all (significant limp)?
    I walk ok, no limp...just tha F'ng dull ache just above the ankle bone
  • Ironman92
    Was there ever that moment of agony where you collapse to the ground, smack the floor and cuss a little? If not probably not a sprain.
  • 4cards
    Ironman92;1237872 wrote:Was there ever that moment of agony where you collapse to the ground, smack the floor and cuss a little? If not probably not a sprain.
    ...I usually smack the floor and cusss alot when I don't get my way, but there wasn't any great moment of agony. What ya think about the pain now?
  • Ironman92
    4cards;1237877 wrote:...I usually smack the floor and cusss alot when I don't get my way, but there wasn't any great moment of agony. What ya think about the pain now?

    Say hello to the Doc.
  • 4cards
    ...I'm starting to think possible a stress fracture & only time heals those F'ng things!
  • 4cards
    ...I just read on line with that kind of pain & the location it could be either a stress fracture or tendonitis and only time heals them.
  • said_aouita
    4cards;1237863 wrote:Shoes are Brooks Beast
    Hate to say it, I gave myself a stress fracture years ago wearing the same shoes.
  • 4cards
    said_aouita;1237890 wrote:Hate to say it, I gave myself a stress fracture years ago wearing the same shoes.
    ...ankle or foot?
  • Belly35
    ZWICK 4 PREZ;1237795 wrote:that shit cray
    Crazy

    No I played tennis on high level years ago
    I sprained my ankle the day before a big match
    Soaked the foot ice for the first 20 hours, 2 hours before the match I did the contrast soak bath,taped the ankle played a complete match. Note. Hurt like hell after the tape was off....