Why does your ankle sprain still hurt? You can still have foot and ankle pain because the injury has not fully brought back. Even though a sprain is not similar as a break, could be often more painful may possibly take longer to fix. Many people report having foot and ankle pain for several weeks or months before fully recovering from a injury. Although we can go about out daily routines; going to work, shopping, cooking etc, many times because the ankle has not fully recovered (shown by tenderness or swollenness) it leaves a larger percentage opportunity for a second injury. Foot and ankle pain presented by a sprained ankle end up being treated just as seriously as if from a broken ankle.
So how do you travel about recovering from a sprained ankle. Well, as with most injuries, RICE is recommended, but only for the first 48 hours. Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation can reduce foot and ankle pain for the main two days as well as prevent swelling and aid in the procedure However after 48 hours RICE loses its effectiveness and your left simply with “R” – basically resting till the ankle heals itself. Most people (as I used to), simple judged their healing by how many normal things they might do. Yesterday they couldn’t go to work, today they could. Today it took you a while to walk up the stairs,, maybe in a few days it will be easier. Foot and ankle pain is just considered part of the healing process.
But now I prefer to take and then cleans proactive choices. Although rest is correct part of recovery from the injury, rehabilitation is also very important. One does don’t start moving that ankle around, the muscles will become static, lose strength, and yes it will much more get back to you old self. Got a nurse recommend massaging the ankle (firm but are still not rough), stretching, and small exercises to construct up strength. Although initially I resisted, thinking always be only make my foot and ankle pain worse, she finally convinced me and Having been surprised at the amazing end results! The idea is that if you don’t push yourself to recover, your ankle needs the easy road just recover a few state of just what’s a necessity. I mean that for can walk up a flight of stairs, but you can feel the tension in your ankle, danger that you walk up, but wouldn’t it be better if may possibly run moving up?
That’s why when I sprained my ankle several months ago, after the 48 hour resting period I immediately began exercising my ankle. Nothing stressful of program.maybe walking to the kitchen, returning to “draw invisible circles” with my big toe, due to being on one foot, and other simple but painful exercises. In just a 7-day period I was walking and down stairs with little pain with the two weeks time I’m jogging again. The ankle stayed swollen for a relatively good time but i continued with massages and also the size eventually returned to normal. Much faster recover than anything I read online.
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