I feel like i twisted my leg what do i do?
You don't say exactly where in your leg the pain is, but I am assuming it is in your knee, which is sort of a weak link for injuries like this. You may have stretched and damaged ligaments. You need to find out how badly it is damaged. Sit down, and move your leg up and down and from left to right. If you can do all of this, but your knee feels sore it is probably a twisted knee. In the meantime, you probably need to rest your knee for at least a day or two, maybe more. Treat it with an ice pack for 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off several times a day. Use a bag of crushed ice or frozen peas so you can wrap it around your knee and target the pain. Elevate your knee on pillows. http://www.wisegeek.com/how-do-i-treat-a... http://www.ehow.com/how_5187279_treat-tw...
How do I keep my leg from moving when doing a lunge in ice skating?
I had the same problem you had. Your problem is where your foot is when you start pushing back. Let's say your doing a right-foot-in-front lunge. Your left foot should be right behind your right foot in a T-position. It should be perpendicular to your right foot. Your should be gliding on your right foot and your left foot should not be touching the ice, it should be right above the ice ready to shoot out. Have good balance on your right foot, basically a one foot glide except your left foot behind your right foot. [You're moving.] Shoot your left foot back DIRECTLY behind you. If you shoot it out to the side some it's going to slide to the side some. A good way to practice lunges and make sure your foot is directly behind it is to go to one of the blue hockey lines. You should be parallel to it, well on top of it but that's the direction you'll be moving. Start at the wall. Do some stroking to get speed. Get in the position to do the lunge and do a shallow lunge on the line so that your blade is still touching the ice. Make sure your front leg in the line and afterward go look at the imprint on the ice. If you see the mark from your blade is on the line(not off to the side) then your leg is in a pretty good position. Then you can start doing deeper lunges. Here's some other tips: - Keep your arms out to balance you - Don't bend you knee on your back leg, lunges look really weird if you do and in competition you might get points off - Practice lunges off ice to improve your strength, but don't do them everyday or else you wont get any stronger. Do them every other day Another thing i did when i was learning my lunge was i'd go over to the hockey box. I'd go about 3 yards away from it(still holding onto the wall or really close to the wall), get some speed, when i reached the hockey box i'd hold onto the wall with one of my arms and do my lunge. Whichever foot is farthest from the wall, that the foot that will shoot back. It really helps you feel safer with the lunge fix your balance issues.
Is ice skating good for strengthening ankles?
Ice skating is great for building up ankle muscles. I started ice skating while undergoing physical therapy for a severe sprain to my left ankle after a bicycle accident. My therapist was thrilled; and so was I when I discovered it would cut down on my therapy time. Also, a great exercise to build up those ankle muscles is to "write" the alphabet just moving your foot; and you can do that anywhere. However, the Riedell 110s really aren't that great of a skate. They break down rapidly for anyone over 50lbs. I would recommend getting a 117 or 121. You will have more support while building up those muscles and it will reduce the likelihood of accidents. Ankle support is still a necessary thing for your skates to have if you want to skate for a while. Twisting your ankle while ice skating is a possibility but not a very common one for recreational ice skaters. Bumps, bruises, and ice burn are more common. Always wear long pants and gloves when skating to reduce some of that risk. As with any sport, things can always happen. Think of ice skating as cross-training. Ice skating is great for your sense of balance. 11 laps around the outside edge of an NHL size ice skating rink is approximately 1 mile. Skating around and around is good for your endurance and muscle coordination. You use different muscles for skating then walking so you will work out a different muscle group, benefiting you overall. Recreational ice skating can typically burn between 250-500 calories an hour; (if you are actually skating and not standing around talking.) I hope this helps. Good luck getting your ankle back into shape. Add on: Figure skaters have a tendency to wear boots that are too stiff to compensate for their weak ankles. In the old days of figure skating, skaters would spend hours tracing figure 8s and building up incredible ankle muscles because of it. Now that skating is more about spins and jumps, young skaters never develop the muscles as they used to and compensate by wearing "cast skates". Since you are planning on being a recreational skater, this should not be an issue for you. Just make sure that you have a nice pair of skates but nothing too stiff. If you can't squat in your skates, than they are too stiff. On the other hand, if you develop a crease in the boot the first time you squat, the skates are not stiff enough. There is a happy medium you will have to discover for yourself.
Twisting Feeling in My Calf?
Okay so this happened a few minutes ago. I was sitting and I was about to get up, so I stretched my legs. When I stretched I felt like a twisting in my calf. I LITERALLY FELY MY MUSCELS MOVIN INSIDE MY LEG (I think). I also couldn't move for about 1 minute (the pain was to great). I couldn't walk for a few steps but now I feel much better. So what is this thing? I'm scared should I go to a doctor?
I hurt my knee ice skating should i go to the doc?
on friday night i went ice skating with some friends. i fell and my foot pointed outward and my knee came in and when i fell my kneecap twisted and i felt a big pop and i heard it too. when i could barely get up i thought i dislocated it at first. i am able to walk but it hurts. i can't bend my knee more than a tiny bit without a lot of pain. i also can't straighten it all the way otherwise i feel like its going to pop again and i think that it might get injured more. i have to limp to try and keep the pain minimal. i am a 13 year old girl if that makes a difference. i have been icing it and hoping it will get better but it hast seem to be working. when i walk the back of my knee hurts terribly and when im not sometimes the side of my knee just throbs. i was thinking maybe i just pulled a hamstring or something but i am wondering if anyone knows what i did to it or if i should go the the doctor and get it checked out. it also hasn't really gotten any better since friday night.
How does one learn to ice skate?
You combine looking at other people skate, and just trying it. Wear the skating boots tight enough as if they were part of your foot, it will help your body learn. Concentrate on being aware of where does your mass center towards the ice "fall" - try placing your weight a bit forward, and a bit backward, and in the middle, let your mind learn its "stable area" along that axis. Bend your knees just a little. You will want to stick to the edges at first like everyone new.... Then be aware how the angle of the skates affects your direction - it is very subtle and nuanced for a ground walker for the first period of time.... If you are one of those that injure easily or have below average agility in falling softly etc, or have not ever done balance related sports very easily, avoid it altogether. Also avoid places and times where the rink is packed with novices or skaters that cut through all over, as it will reduce your potential to focus. Lastly, the muscles you use should be muscles that pull your legs in and swivel them outwards, not the large muscles you use at most other activities, so it will feel weird until you get used to it, at first, you would may well feel you are unable to rely on them at all.
How could you break your leg or ankle while roller skating?
Most people I’ve witnessed roll their ankles because the skate isn’t fastened or tightened correctly for them. Those who have broken an arm, leg, etc do so usually because they fall flat instead of rolling with the fall. Here’s what I mean…you’re skating along, minding your business, trying not to fall, doing pretty well when out from your side comes something tiny - half your size - and falls, landing RIGHT in your path. You can’t dodge, you can’t swerve, you can’t stop in time even if you break hard. What do you do? You’re suddenly tripped and falling. Tuck and roll. Most people throw out their arms and hands, landing stiffly and transferring the energy from the spill directly into their hand, arm, ankle, knee, hip, etc. Like the old adage says, “it’s not the fall that gets you, it’s the sudden stop at the bottom.” Some people land on their backside because they’ve tripped backwards - same thing goes here. You don’t have a lot of time to think about what to do, but your instinct is to put out your hands or collapse to the ground straight down. This is why we don’t stand completely straight up. Most skaters will tell you, avoid this by keeping your knees slightly bent and your weight upright and lightly forward. Putting out your hands, knees, feet is the first thing that we put out to catch us, and the first things to get broken or fractured due to the sudden pressure instead of safer energy transference.
Figure skating advice, loop jump and more?
Haaaaaiiiiiiiii Could someone explain how to perform a single loop jump. Which entry should I use; back crossovers or an inside three turn thing? Any tips and simple methods. Forward outside three turn change foot into backward outside three turn? How do you do this without twisting shoulders etc. I also want my edge quality to be better! :D My sit spin is improving but still need advice to stay down longer and be more comfortable? Sometimes I feel my entry is wrong. Thanks!
Sprained Toe: is it ok to skate?
Sorry about your big toe - did you remember to ice it right away?! If you feel you shouldn't go, then don't go!! If the pain is so much that you can't even put your skates on, your body is telling you something. Listen to your body (especially when it comes to injuries!). Even though it's possible to skate through certain injuries, is it really worth risking making it worse and taking longer to heal? A short time off to heal is better than dealing with weeks (or more) of pain (and never healing) for the sake of continuing to skate. Take care of your toe now . . . see how you feel at the end of the week. Don't worry about missing out on skating . . . you can still stretch and do off ice stuff in the meantime (as long as you leave your big toe out of it!). Oh, and monitor your toe. If the pain and swelling is getting greater, go see a doctor right away. Hope your toe feels better soon! **EDITED: Toe sprain care from The Orthopaedic Clinic http://www.ssoc.co.za/toe-sprain.html