Fell and hurt my ankle?
Did you have an xray done? My sister recently went to the hospital with a sore ankle, she was in real discomfort, they did an x-ray and found that she had broken it before and she then had to have it in plaster! Take a trip to the doctors and see what they say, perhaps it could be tendon damage, or a trapped nerve, but you need some proper medical advice. Good luck and stay away from high heels!! ;o))
What did I do to my ankle, is it broken?
Sounds like a possible really bad sprain. If it happened within the past 24 hours, RICE. Rest, Ice, compression, elevation. After the intital injury period, heat is better than ice. See if you can get a coach, pe teacher, or other adult to give you some opinions or advice at school. Definitely use the crutches if you go anywhere. Whether or not to go school is a highly personal choice. If you don't consider it unusual to miss school for illness, and dont mind missing the instruction and then having to make up the work, go ahead. If you're like me and havent missed in 4 years, then hobble on those crutches because you are motivated.
I got an MMI rating of 15% and 22% for my ankle that I broke . What kind of settlement from workers comp???
R u using a lawyer? He can give u pretty exact figures. Also the rating will be based on workers comp wage benefits and not your previous working wages. Do u have any friends or other patients that were at doctors office that can recommend their lawyer. Ck the lawyers of the law firms who will give u a consult at no charge. Have u papers in order. U will find out what ur state allows for compensation. Workers Comp has a formula depending on the part of body involved, the rating and the number of weeks of work comp you can get. Let's say: 100% disabled, rating is for leg which 200 weeks max X 66% of weekly workers compensation wages... = settlement $ amount
What does it feel like to have a sprained ankle?
It hurts. For me, it is also embarrassing, frustrating and inconvenient. I fell off my bicycle at midday on Saturday and landed awkwardly on the road. I managed to stagger to the footpath using my bike as a crutch, but then had to sit on the curb for a few minutes because it hurt too much to do anything else. A passer-by stopped to ask if I needed help, but I was too focused on the pain to hear what he was saying and I thought it was merely a minor strain, so I waved him away.After a few minutes, I was able to get back on my bicycle and ride the 2km home, where I say down, put an ice-pack on my ankle, and elevated it. Even so, after half an hour, it was very swollen and I realised that it was in fact sprained. I bound it in a compression bandage, but by evening, I couldn't walk without crutches and a great deal of pain. Luckily, I had both crutches and serious pain killers handy, as I had surgery on my other foot only a couple of months ago. So although I knew that I should probably go to the emergency department and have it assessed, I instead took some pain killers and went to bed.In the morning, it wasn't any better, so I saw a GP. He approved my bandage, but said that it was so swollen and bruised that a fracture was quite likely, so I still needed to go to ED and get an x-ray. I did: happily, it isn't fractured. The ED staff told me it would take about 6 weeks to heal and referred me for physiotherapy, to start after a week or so.By Sunday evening (the evening of the day after the injury), I was able to walk with a limp, but no crutches. This means it is at the mild to moderate end of a grade II sprain, I think.After a few days, the swelling started going down and purple bruises appeared all over my foot and toes. The bruises aren't particularly sore, but the area that is still swollen is still quite sore, especially when I do anything as taxing as tackle a staircase. The photos below show what the foot looks like today, Friday, almost a week after the sprain.It could have been much worse. Severe sprains can cause permanent injury.There's some more practical information about ankle sprains, severity grading, and treatment herehttp://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic....
Why does my ankle hurt after running?
The only way you can get a reliable answer on this is seeing a doctor. I’m sorry, I’m sure that’s not what you want to hear, but it’s frankly irresponsible to offer you much of an answer beyond that.I’d strongly recommend two things: Stop running until you go see a doctor (some things that cause pain CAN cause permanent damage if you keep doing them) and try to choose a doctor who treats runners, or who runs him or herself. A lot of doctors who don’t run will tell you “stop running,” which is silly.You might get recommendations for a good doctor from other people who run, from a running coach, or from a running store.It’s highly unlikely that an ankle sprain as a child, even a relatively serious one, would leave you with anything permanently limiting. However you may need some treatment, like strengthening exercises or stretches, or a combination of both—or possibly ultrasound treatments, which help break up scar tissue—before you can run pain-free.You may also need different shoes. But trying to fix it yourself by guessing at the problem is likely to make the problem worse, and potentially cause permanent harm. A doctor will be able to tell you for sure.
Sprained my ankle and now its purple?
My friend thinks I broke something in my foot but I can walk on it pretty easily but my ankle itself is purple and looks like a giant bruise. What did I do to myself this time? Btw I hurt it dancing I landed my calypso (a kind of jump) weirdly and fell on my right ankle I immediately iced and elevated it. How should I treat this? thanks in advance!
I hurt my ankle doing a back flip?
More likely, your ankle is sprained. You should exercise it for awhile... Make sure that you perform the light exercise! This is the best way to make it restore to "better"! If your ankle is feeling better, you can possibly do some work out! See suggestion... http://www.americanparkour.com/smf/index.php?topic=30456.0 Work on the good technique of a back tuck (Jump straight up, eyes forward and up a bit, wait till you are at the apex of your jump to tuck, etc.) and I'd super suggest getting a spotter and working it in a gym first. It's going to be the easiest, least painful way, and will also help keep you from getting bad technique. If you don't have anyone to spot you, you should teach yourself and your friends that you train with, check this tutorial I made. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mcGoQD8d_0&feature=player_embedded Good luck!
Landed funny on ankle. Is it sprained?
I was playing basketball and I jumped, but landed funny on my ankle and it threw me off balance, but I took all the weight off before it could've been really bad. It really doesn't hurt extremely bad when I walk but if I land on it weird again it hurts even worse. What did I do? What should I do? And how long will it take to stop from hurting?
How can I strengthen my ankles for sprinting?
For strong ankles, you need to focus on a couple of aspects.Mobility/FlexibilityStretch your calves and shin muscles between training sessions, and do dynamic stretches for the calves before your sprint workout. The dynamic stretches not only increase your range of motion instantly (although impermanently), they also improve their reflexive response, which you're looking for when sprinting.Also, foam roll your calves and the soles of your feet. You can use a tennis ball for both.Dorsiflexion/PlantarflexionMany coaches confuse their sprinters by cueing them to 'dorsiflex the foot', which means decrease the angle between the foot and the shin. Actually, the foot is held slightly plantarflexed (foot/shin angle increased to a little bit above 90° when you are in full stride), and the toes are pulled up. That creates stability in the ankle, but also triggers the stretch reflex you need, as well as fast heel recovery. Keep in mind that a lot of things happen in that very short amount of time your foot is planted on the ground and your glutes and hamstrings are exherting forces. During ground contact, you pull with your glutes and hamstrings, you stabilize with your quads, and you push off with your calves.* This is true in all phases of the sprint, from start to finish. The difference is in shin angles, point of contact upon touch down (toes or ball of foot), and heel recovery.*To clarify, if done right, none of these actions is exactly conscious. You're aware it's happening, but it should happen on its own. That said, you might have to practice this a little before it becomes automatic. Sometimes, the right cue can fix the problem instantly.Strengthening AnklesThis is where the rubber meets the road. Or should I say the spike plate meets the track? har harThe most important exercise sprinters can do to strengthen the muscles, tendons, and ligaments in the ankles and the feet (trust me, that small tissue in your soles is crucial for sprinting) is rope skipping. Barefoot, preferably on grass, even better is sand. Do 200 reps, rest a minute, do another 200, for maybe five sets total. Remember to stay on the balls of your feet, don't bend your knees in the air, or on the ground, and leave the ground as quicky as possible. Switch to doing these on one leg, after some time, and also do lots of double unders (swinging the rope through twice within one jump). When doing double unders, again, leave the ground quickly, and don't bend your knees.Good luck.