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You mentioned your ankle.
3 weeks, 6 days 22 hours and 55 minutes ago (as I type this line) I trippped on the stairs of this library. I tore the ligament in the side of my foot. I then walked back to my room (Or rather I limped, hopping occasionally). I then iced it up, and rested it.
I got it bandaged up, and was on crutches for a few days. After a bit I could walk (the injury did not affect the walking parts of my foot, only the top/right side ligament).
If your injusry is similar then this may help:
Stand on one foot (the injured one if you want this to work).
At first, just practise the balancing part. Then try moving your other foot around the injured one, so that the weight rotates about your leg, so that each part of the ankle takes the strain gradually.
Next, do the same thing with your eyes closed. (I suggest you hold on to something as I fell over the first time I tried it!) This makes sure it is your ankle judging the balance, not your eyes.
You can also excercise the ankle by pushing it as far as it goes in each direction (without any pain). That is forwards/backward, left/right, and finally twisting in and out. I was told to do this for ten minutes every hour near to the injury, though I`ve given up now.
Lastly, swimming is good for it apparently. I swim a lot, so I was back in the pool quite quickly, however, as the injury was more towards the top of the ankle, it did hurt a lot as I kicked, so I`ve taken it very gradually. This should strengthen it up.
My ankle is certainly stronger than it was, and I hope it won`t be long until a full recovery is achieved (otherwise I may try what you are doing).
Anyway, I hope some of that helps.
Oh, one other thing - Good memory, knowing I was Phil.
3 weeks, 6 days 22 hours and 55 minutes ago (as I type this line) I trippped on the stairs of this library. I tore the ligament in the side of my foot. I then walked back to my room (Or rather I limped, hopping occasionally). I then iced it up, and rested it.
I got it bandaged up, and was on crutches for a few days. After a bit I could walk (the injury did not affect the walking parts of my foot, only the top/right side ligament).
If your injusry is similar then this may help:
Stand on one foot (the injured one if you want this to work).
At first, just practise the balancing part. Then try moving your other foot around the injured one, so that the weight rotates about your leg, so that each part of the ankle takes the strain gradually.
Next, do the same thing with your eyes closed. (I suggest you hold on to something as I fell over the first time I tried it!) This makes sure it is your ankle judging the balance, not your eyes.
You can also excercise the ankle by pushing it as far as it goes in each direction (without any pain). That is forwards/backward, left/right, and finally twisting in and out. I was told to do this for ten minutes every hour near to the injury, though I`ve given up now.
Lastly, swimming is good for it apparently. I swim a lot, so I was back in the pool quite quickly, however, as the injury was more towards the top of the ankle, it did hurt a lot as I kicked, so I`ve taken it very gradually. This should strengthen it up.
My ankle is certainly stronger than it was, and I hope it won`t be long until a full recovery is achieved (otherwise I may try what you are doing).
Anyway, I hope some of that helps.
Oh, one other thing - Good memory, knowing I was Phil.
Its all those thoughts about the GC going round Grix`s Brain. They make him dizzy :-)
Grix Thraves wrote:
Jese! I can't do that anyway, even with my ankles
> fine!
There's two things that cause this:
1) You're intoxicated (I think this is the most likely :-)))
2) You're intoxicated
:-)
Jese! I can't do that anyway, even with my ankles
> fine!
There's two things that cause this:
1) You're intoxicated (I think this is the most likely :-)))
2) You're intoxicated
:-)
"Next, do the same thing with your eyes closed. (I suggest you hold on to something as I fell over the first time I tried it!) This makes sure it is your ankle judging the balance, not your eyes."
Jese! I can't do that anyway, even with my ankles fine!
Jese! I can't do that anyway, even with my ankles fine!
ssxpro wrote:
> Perhaps a simple rearrangement is necessary. Put the lump from your
> ankle in place of your thumb. (Maybe that`ll slow your typing down
> :-) )
Hehehe!
Then put your dislocated thumb in place of your ankle. That
> way you`ll have more movement in your foot.
Lmao!
Alternatively, ignore
> me and go to the psycho tomorrow.
No need to go to a psycho, There's one typing this message right now... :-)
(Note spelling mistake
> intentional :-) )
What spelling mistake?
:-)
> Perhaps a simple rearrangement is necessary. Put the lump from your
> ankle in place of your thumb. (Maybe that`ll slow your typing down
> :-) )
Hehehe!
Then put your dislocated thumb in place of your ankle. That
> way you`ll have more movement in your foot.
Lmao!
Alternatively, ignore
> me and go to the psycho tomorrow.
No need to go to a psycho, There's one typing this message right now... :-)
(Note spelling mistake
> intentional :-) )
What spelling mistake?
:-)
Perhaps a simple rearrangement is necessary. Put the lump from your ankle in place of your thumb. (Maybe that`ll slow your typing down :-) )
Then put your dislocated thumb in place of your ankle. That way you`ll have more movement in your foot.
Alternatively, ignore me and go to the psycho tomorrow.
(Note spelling mistake intentional :-) )
Then put your dislocated thumb in place of your ankle. That way you`ll have more movement in your foot.
Alternatively, ignore me and go to the psycho tomorrow.
(Note spelling mistake intentional :-) )
Thanks for that... but... It's not my ligament that is the problem. I've always had weak knees and ankles and I seem to have a tendency to twist my right one quite often! Basically it has just got weaker and weaker and now there are certain angles at which I can't place my foot. If I do it hurts like hell.
It has also increased the probability of damiging it permenantly and increased the probability of twisting it. As well as all that... I've got a dislocated thumb and an extra lump on my ankle :-(
Oh well!
It has also increased the probability of damiging it permenantly and increased the probability of twisting it. As well as all that... I've got a dislocated thumb and an extra lump on my ankle :-(
Oh well!
You mentioned your ankle.
3 weeks, 6 days 22 hours and 55 minutes ago (as I type this line) I trippped on the stairs of this library. I tore the ligament in the side of my foot. I then walked back to my room (Or rather I limped, hopping occasionally). I then iced it up, and rested it.
I got it bandaged up, and was on crutches for a few days. After a bit I could walk (the injury did not affect the walking parts of my foot, only the top/right side ligament).
If your injusry is similar then this may help:
Stand on one foot (the injured one if you want this to work).
At first, just practise the balancing part. Then try moving your other foot around the injured one, so that the weight rotates about your leg, so that each part of the ankle takes the strain gradually.
Next, do the same thing with your eyes closed. (I suggest you hold on to something as I fell over the first time I tried it!) This makes sure it is your ankle judging the balance, not your eyes.
You can also excercise the ankle by pushing it as far as it goes in each direction (without any pain). That is forwards/backward, left/right, and finally twisting in and out. I was told to do this for ten minutes every hour near to the injury, though I`ve given up now.
Lastly, swimming is good for it apparently. I swim a lot, so I was back in the pool quite quickly, however, as the injury was more towards the top of the ankle, it did hurt a lot as I kicked, so I`ve taken it very gradually. This should strengthen it up.
My ankle is certainly stronger than it was, and I hope it won`t be long until a full recovery is achieved (otherwise I may try what you are doing).
Anyway, I hope some of that helps.
Oh, one other thing - Good memory, knowing I was Phil.
3 weeks, 6 days 22 hours and 55 minutes ago (as I type this line) I trippped on the stairs of this library. I tore the ligament in the side of my foot. I then walked back to my room (Or rather I limped, hopping occasionally). I then iced it up, and rested it.
I got it bandaged up, and was on crutches for a few days. After a bit I could walk (the injury did not affect the walking parts of my foot, only the top/right side ligament).
If your injusry is similar then this may help:
Stand on one foot (the injured one if you want this to work).
At first, just practise the balancing part. Then try moving your other foot around the injured one, so that the weight rotates about your leg, so that each part of the ankle takes the strain gradually.
Next, do the same thing with your eyes closed. (I suggest you hold on to something as I fell over the first time I tried it!) This makes sure it is your ankle judging the balance, not your eyes.
You can also excercise the ankle by pushing it as far as it goes in each direction (without any pain). That is forwards/backward, left/right, and finally twisting in and out. I was told to do this for ten minutes every hour near to the injury, though I`ve given up now.
Lastly, swimming is good for it apparently. I swim a lot, so I was back in the pool quite quickly, however, as the injury was more towards the top of the ankle, it did hurt a lot as I kicked, so I`ve taken it very gradually. This should strengthen it up.
My ankle is certainly stronger than it was, and I hope it won`t be long until a full recovery is achieved (otherwise I may try what you are doing).
Anyway, I hope some of that helps.
Oh, one other thing - Good memory, knowing I was Phil.