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so about two weeks ago, i was skating with some friends and was warming up ollieing the ten stair, after i had that i went for a frontside shuvit, i kicked a few away and then got the feeling but wasant completley confident, well, the one i did stick my front foot slipped off and rolled really fucking bad, couldant walk had to have my freind help me into the car, it started swelling up and turned black and blue for a few days, i know i did'nt break it or anything, but it hurt like shit, i've stayed off of it so it will heal, i was just wondering, how long does a rolled ankle usually take to heal? i;ve never really hurt myslef in 11 years of skating, i tried to skate yesterday, but it hurt too damn bad. I was reading about the ice baths idk, does anyone have suggestions? similar experiences? i really want to skate and can't take much more of sitting on my ass!
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so about two weeks ago, i was skating with some friends and was warming up ollieing the ten stair, after i had that i went for a frontside shuvit, i kicked a few away and then got the feeling but wasant completley confident, well, the one i did stick my front foot slipped off and rolled really fucking bad, couldant walk had to have my freind help me into the car, it started swelling up and turned black and blue for a few days, i know i did'nt break it or anything, but it hurt like shit, i've stayed off of it so it will heal, i was just wondering, how long does a rolled ankle usually take to heal? i;ve never really hurt myslef in 11 years of skating, i tried to skate yesterday, but it hurt too damn bad. I was reading about the ice baths idk, does anyone have suggestions? similar experiences? i really want to skate and can't take much more of sitting on my ass!
rolled my ankle myself a couple of weeks ago but luckly its only a minor injury. in my experience it can be anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months depending on how bad it is. yours sounds pretty bad but theres no saying how long it will take without actually going to a doctor. after these two weeks i take it the swelling is almost gone and your atleast able to walk without pain right? if not you should really get some help.
oh and skating before healing up will only increase your downtime, even just transition without any impact still puts a lot of stress on the ankle in my experience
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Warming up by ollieing a 10 stair?:)
Anyway, don't do shit until the swelling and discoloration goes away. Keep it elevated, stay off it, ice it.
Once it returns to normal size, start doing the alphabet thing (spell out the whole alphabet with your toe - helps get the motion and strength back).
If you really rolled it bad you'll be out for at least a month or two. It sucks for sure, but just chill and play some video games & you'll appreciate skating even more once you're back...
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so about two weeks ago, i was skating with some friends and was warming up ollieing the ten stair, after i had that i went for a frontside shuvit, i kicked a few away and then got the feeling but wasant completley confident, well, the one i did stick my front foot slipped off and rolled really fucking bad, couldant walk had to have my freind help me into the car, it started swelling up and turned black and blue for a few days, i know i did'nt break it or anything, but it hurt like shit, i've stayed off of it so it will heal, i was just wondering, how long does a rolled ankle usually take to heal? i;ve never really hurt myslef in 11 years of skating, i tried to skate yesterday, but it hurt too damn bad. I was reading about the ice baths idk, does anyone have suggestions? similar experiences? i really want to skate and can't take much more of sitting on my ass!
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vand for the rest of it do some physiotherapy
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so about two weeks ago, i was skating with some friends and was warming up ollieing the ten stair, after i had that i went for a frontside shuvit, i kicked a few away and then got the feeling but wasant completley confident, well, the one i did stick my front foot slipped off and rolled really fucking bad, couldant walk had to have my freind help me into the car, it started swelling up and turned black and blue for a few days, i know i did'nt break it or anything, but it hurt like shit, i've stayed off of it so it will heal, i was just wondering, how long does a rolled ankle usually take to heal? i;ve never really hurt myslef in 11 years of skating, i tried to skate yesterday, but it hurt too damn bad. I was reading about the ice baths idk, does anyone have suggestions? similar experiences? i really want to skate and can't take much more of sitting on my ass!
rolled my ankle myself a couple of weeks ago but luckly its only a minor injury.? in my experience it can be anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months depending on how bad it is. yours sounds pretty bad but theres no saying how long it will take without actually going to a doctor.? after these two weeks? i take it the swelling is almost gone and your atleast able to walk without pain right? if not you should really get some help.
oh and skating before healing up will only increase your downtime, even just transition without any impact still puts a lot of stress on the ankle in my experience
yea, it's not black and blue and i can walk just fine, i just went outside and did a kickflip on flat ground, and was in terrible pain, looks like it's gonna be longer.
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so about two weeks ago, i was skating with some friends and was warming up ollieing the ten stair, after i had that i went for a frontside shuvit, i kicked a few away and then got the feeling but wasant completley confident, well, the one i did stick my front foot slipped off and rolled really fucking bad, couldant walk had to have my freind help me into the car, it started swelling up and turned black and blue for a few days, i know i did'nt break it or anything, but it hurt like shit, i've stayed off of it so it will heal, i was just wondering, how long does a rolled ankle usually take to heal? i;ve never really hurt myslef in 11 years of skating, i tried to skate yesterday, but it hurt too damn bad. I was reading about the ice baths idk, does anyone have suggestions? similar experiences? i really want to skate and can't take much more of sitting on my ass!
oh and skating before healing up will only increase your downtime, even just transition without any impact still puts a lot of stress on the ankle in my experience
yea, it's not black and blue and i can walk just fine, i just went outside and did a kickflip on flat ground, and was in terrible pain, looks like it's gonna be longer.
damn man! sounds like your out for atleast a month more.
on the bright side, you can now spend more money on booze instead of new wood and brush up on your lurkerskills. both are essential in life.
best of luck!
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http://www.csuchico.edu/~sbarker/injury/ankle/ankle_rehab.pdf (http://www.csuchico.edu/~sbarker/injury/ankle/ankle_rehab.pdf)
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dont wanna bum you out but you really need to chill. from personal experience of many a rolled ankle you need to rest it for atleast a month before thinking about skateing again. let the swelling and bruising go then get a tennis ball or squash ball under your bare foot and just roll it back and forth so your foot is supported but still get used. after a while of this rather relaxed workout and having walked on it for a bit stand on the edge of a step on your toes and slowly lower your foot so the heel is lower than the toes on the step. do this loads. you need to rebuild the ligaments and muscles in your ankle. ive rolled my ankle more times than i like to think about and my front foot has never been the same since i did it the first time and thought it was cool to go skate a fortnight after i did it and rolled it again, off my board for 6 months. patience is whats gonna heal you
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dont wanna bum you out but you really need to chill. from personal experience of many a rolled ankle you need to rest it for atleast a month before thinking about skateing again. let the swelling and bruising go then get a tennis ball or squash ball under your bare foot and just roll it back and forth so your foot is supported but still get used. after a while of this rather relaxed workout and having walked on it for a bit stand on the edge of a step on your toes and slowly lower your foot so the heel is lower than the toes on the step. do this loads. you need to rebuild the ligaments and muscles in your ankle. ive rolled my ankle more times than i like to think about and my front foot has never been the same since i did it the first time and thought it was cool to go skate a fortnight after i did it and rolled it again, off my board for 6 months. patience is whats gonna heal you
Really good advice. Also, on a tile or wood floor, you can put a large can of soup on a towel and pull it toward you using only your toes. It helps to strengthen the ligaments, muscles, and tendons in your ankle. The alphabet technique mentioned earlier is really effective as well.
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Oh man, sorry to hear that. I had a similar thing happening to me. Rolled THE FUCK out of my foot, really bad but did not break. Listen to people above and DONT flip with that foot for a month. The more you stress it, the worse it gets and prolongs the suffering. Do not skate it, you will only strech the muscles and nullify the healing process. It took me ten weeks to be able to flip with damaged foot and I entered the world of pain every time.
Apperently when you break a bone it gets stronger at the broken point. Injured ligaments get weaker where you tear it so be careful and again, do not stress the healing time. RICE; rest, ice, something, elevate! Tight bandages help to keep it in place. Good luck buddy!
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Oh man, sorry to hear that. I had a similar thing happening to me. Rolled THE FUCK out of my foot, really bad but did not break. Listen to people above and DONT flip with that foot for a month. The more you stress it, the worse it gets and prolongs the suffering. Do not skate it, you will only strech the muscles and nullify the healing process. It took me ten weeks to be able to flip with damaged foot and I entered the world of pain every time.
Apperently when you break a bone it gets stronger at the broken point. Injured ligaments get weaker where you tear it so be careful and again, do not stress the healing time. RICE; rest, ice, compression?, elevate! Tight bandages help to keep it in place. Good luck buddy!
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Instead of just icing it, ice then hot water. Each for like a minute, do this several times a day. This well help blood flow and get rid of swelling. Although, it's only useful in the first 72 hours. Other than that, massage it with castor oil, massage upwards, get that shit out of there. When you start getting movement and stability back start doing circles, both clockwise and anti clockwise. Calf raises will strengthen it, too.
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a lot of helpfull advice in here, why doesnt slap have its own medical section/faq? (may be i just missed it)
edit: yup i missed it
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I just rolled my fuckin' bad ankle today, on a five stair, fuck.
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Take rest because it could be sprained ankle can damage a lot.The usual treatments are ice, compression and elevation. Stay off your foot as much as possible for a few days.Take the advice of your doctor.
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take like 5 months off and call it good
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Wrap it in a tensor bandage and eat some painkillers. I'm sure this actually a terrible idea...but that's what I did last time. My ankle still hurts.
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so about two weeks ago, i was skating with some friends and was warming up ollieing the ten stair, after i had that i went for a frontside shuvit, i kicked a few away and then got the feeling but wasant completley confident, well, the one i did stick my front foot slipped off and rolled really fucking bad, couldant walk had to have my freind help me into the car, it started swelling up and turned black and blue for a few days, i know i did'nt break it or anything, but it hurt like shit, i've stayed off of it so it will heal, i was just wondering, how long does a rolled ankle usually take to heal? i;ve never really hurt myslef in 11 years of skating, i tried to skate yesterday, but it hurt too damn bad. I was reading about the ice baths idk, does anyone have suggestions? similar experiences? i really want to skate and can't take much more of sitting on my ass!
i have such bad ankles. i cant even count the number of times ive rolled my ankles. ice it like 4 times a day for about 20 miuntes each time. alos i try and stretch the muscles around your ankle. hope it gets better bro
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I wish I could warm up doing an ollie down a 10 stair.
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This has been a reoccurring problem of mine over the past couple months, and because I can only sit around rehab'n ankle(s) for like 2-3 weeks max, here's the solution Im currently resorting to http://etceteraproject.com/ankle_home.html (http://etceteraproject.com/ankle_home.html)
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if anyone has chronic sprains and its all ligament damage, look into prolotherapy. it might be pretty costly in us but here in australia its only costing me $400 and its covered by my health insurance. well worth it if i can skate like before. it's pretty much the step before taking surgery, and usually after surgery things go wrong and its more fucked than before anyway. i've only had one session of prolo so far and its already feeling stronger, hopefully one day soon i won't have to refer to it as my "bad ankle".
Hmm I've never heard of it, but after looking it up it makes sense. It seems like they just stab what ever hurts and that makes your body work better to repair the injury.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtEdOBb5PDc
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if anyone has chronic sprains and its all ligament damage, look into prolotherapy. it might be pretty costly in us but here in australia its only costing me $400 and its covered by my health insurance. well worth it if i can skate like before. it's pretty much the step before taking surgery, and usually after surgery things go wrong and its more fucked than before anyway. i've only had one session of prolo so far and its already feeling stronger, hopefully one day soon i won't have to refer to it as my "bad ankle".
Hmm I've never heard of it, but after looking it up it makes sense. It seems like they just stab what ever hurts and that makes your body work better to repair the injury.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtEdOBb5PDc
maybe i'll save myself some money and just start stabbing my injured ankle myself. thanks for the advice slap
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This has been a reoccurring problem of mine over the past couple months, and because I can only sit around rehab'n ankle(s) for like 2-3 weeks max, here's the solution Im currently resorting to http://etceteraproject.com/ankle_home.html (http://etceteraproject.com/ankle_home.html)
I had an roled ankle. It causes torn ligaments and after 6 weeks of not detumescence the middle of the foot fully they have discovered an type B Fracture via MRT.
Tommorow, its been a year and i can?t kickflip as well as before. But the ankle stabilizer helps to skate without pain.
A fortnight ago i have rolled my ankle again but nothing is broken or torn and i thinks because af the etcetera thing...
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yeah dude I stopped using it because I realized it's better to just be fully healed and not worried about fucking your shit up worse opposed to having half balance and mobility. Rehab is easy to accomplish with a medicine ball and time. I suggest a balance board and medicine ball, check out gilberts adventures w chris where he goes through his foot rehab routine it will give u a good idea of the proper way it's done. Basically just common sense after that making it apply to your specific injury. Good luck man, I've found the best solution to be better board/feet awareness and knowing how to fall rather than not to fall. Also stopped wearing cupsoles - may not make a difference for anyone else tho. It's been a few months since I've rolled an ankle and I'm so thankful for that. (knocks on wood)
Adventures With Chris: Gilbert Crockett - Part 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiy3dpH4aKY#ws)
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Day 3 baby
video (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9795061@N08/6896576782/#secreta8a12b88c1)
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Damn, this thread bums me out. My whole last summer got fucked because of rolled ankles. First I rolled it, was out for about 5 weeks, then came back and it was too weak and it got fucked again, that took another month.
When getting back, do alot of exercising first, otherwise it'll just hurt you in the long run. This was probably said earlier in the thread but im not reading all this shit.
And now to why im writing this post. When trying to get back from a rolled ankle, I really suggest getting one of these:
(http://www.chinawholesalegift.com/pic/Sport-Outdoor-Leisure-Gifts/Sport-Protection/Neoprene-Ankle-Support---with-strap-2147055478.jpg)
It feels a little weird at first, but it really helps alot and you get used to the feeling of it quickly.
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^^^^^ this, use an ankle race for firt month or so when coming back, even if it feels pretty strong - stops it frm happening again quickly. also if it hurtsto flick just dont cos that wont help.
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can you wear that thing with a sock?
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my brother badly rolled his ankle (trying a pop shuv late flip in a game of skate, dirty bastard deserved it) and it swelled up like a tennis
ball and turned black. it took him about 2 months to be able to roll around and then another two weeks or so to be able to skate properly
my brother said you have to do a lot of stretches once your healed to help with the stiffness.
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Day 3 baby
video (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9795061@N08/6896576782/#secreta8a12b88c1)
are you wearing a cowboy hat in this video?
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Day 3 baby
video (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9795061@N08/6896576782/#secreta8a12b88c1)
are you wearing a cowboy hat in this video?
heh. no. i should be though
watching that is painful. i've come a long way. fuck rolled ankles!
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Hi!
I'm 36 and didn't really skated or had actual physical activities for years. I had 3 little flatground sessions in the last 10 days for a total of 2 or 3 hours and yesterday I twisted my front foot ankle. It didn't really hurt in the moment but I decided to stop here and go back home. The pain really came tonight. The ankle isn't swollen and walking is OK as long as my foot is straight, it just hurts a little bit. However if I twist my ankle around, put on or take off my shoes the pain is more intense.
How long should I stay away from skating? 3 days? A week? Until the pain is gone? Just 'flat' tricks for some times?
Any further advice?
Thank you!
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Hi!
I'm 36 and didn't really skated or had actual physical activities for years. I had 3 little flatground sessions in the last 10 days for a total of 2 or 3 hours and yesterday I twisted my front foot ankle. It didn't really hurt in the moment but I decided to stop here and go back home. The pain really came tonight. The ankle isn't swollen and walking is OK as long as my foot is straight, it just hurts a little bit. However if I twist my ankle around, put on or take off my shoes the pain is more intense.
How long should I stay away from skating? 3 days? A week? Until the pain is gone? Just 'flat' tricks for some times?
Any further advice?
Thank you!
It'll be fine before you know it. Rest ice compression elevation. I'd wait for it to heal like 83% and then skate transition.
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Hi!
I'm 36 and didn't really skated or had actual physical activities for years. I had 3 little flatground sessions in the last 10 days for a total of 2 or 3 hours and yesterday I twisted my front foot ankle. It didn't really hurt in the moment but I decided to stop here and go back home. The pain really came tonight. The ankle isn't swollen and walking is OK as long as my foot is straight, it just hurts a little bit. However if I twist my ankle around, put on or take off my shoes the pain is more intense.
How long should I stay away from skating? 3 days? A week? Until the pain is gone? Just 'flat' tricks for some times?
Any further advice?
Thank you!
It'll be fine before you know it. Rest ice compression elevation. I'd wait for it to heal like 83% and then skate transition.
OK thanks.
However, I just checked and I don't see any status indicator on my ankle!
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Has anyone tried flossing bands for ankle or knee injuries? There’s a few studies which allude to increased recovery time.
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Has anyone tried flossing bands for ankle or knee injuries? There’s a few studies which allude to increased recovery time.
30 years ago I was told to use pantyhose so I guess I've been using them for 30 years. Now I have all shapes and sizes of resistance bands even a couple of sets at work. They work good at getting in there and lightly working your ligaments and tendons without doing more harm
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Has anyone tried flossing bands for ankle or knee injuries? There’s a few studies which allude to increased recovery time.
30 years ago I was told to use pantyhose so I guess I've been using them for 30 years. Now I have all shapes and sizes of resistance bands even a couple of sets at work. They work good at getting in there and lightly working your ligaments and tendons without doing more harm
Do you use resistance bands as a flossing band? Like this? I never thought of that, guess it'd work really well if you cut one up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhzsoPA2ddU
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I should give resistance bands for my ankles a try
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Resistance bands are the only reason why my ankle finally healed enough to skate again. A pack of three are only a few bucks at Target. They also help greatly with shoulder and wrist exercises for the desk jockeys among us.
Flossing seems pseudoscientific but maybe it works, dunno
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Resistance bands are the only reason why my ankle finally healed enough to skate again. A pack of three are only a few bucks at Target. They also help greatly with shoulder and wrist exercises for the desk jockeys among us.
Flossing seems pseudoscientific but maybe it works, dunno
Hmmm, yeah, a physical therapist had me floss my knees and do squats. It was an odd sensation as if the tendons (which are too tight in my knees) were being stretched. There's some literature and studies supporting their use, but the N is too low to draw any concrete evidence. But fuck it, they were 30 dollars. I spend way more on braces/supplements which did seemingly nothing. Chronic pain sure leads to desperation.
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Resistance bands are the only reason why my ankle finally healed enough to skate again. A pack of three are only a few bucks at Target. They also help greatly with shoulder and wrist exercises for the desk jockeys among us.
Flossing seems pseudoscientific but maybe it works, dunno
Hmmm, yeah, a physical therapist had me floss my knees and do squats. It was an odd sensation as if the tendons (which are too tight in my knees) were being stretched. There's some literature and studies supporting their use, but the N is too low to draw any concrete evidence. But fuck it, they were 30 dollars. I spend way more on braces/supplements which did seemingly nothing. Chronic pain sure leads to desperation.
I’ve spent more on dubious compression sleeves and CBD creams, so no judgment.
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Resistance bands are the only reason why my ankle finally healed enough to skate again. A pack of three are only a few bucks at Target. They also help greatly with shoulder and wrist exercises for the desk jockeys among us.
Flossing seems pseudoscientific but maybe it works, dunno
Same here, before doing exercises with the band I'd be afraid of doing kickflips because they'd pull so hard on my ligaments, doing the alphabet my ass, twisted ankles need to grow stronger.
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Do you use resistance bands as a flossing band? Like this? I never thought of that, guess it'd work really well if you cut one up.
My bad. I had a PT that had cut to size resistance bands that she called flossing strips. She never used them as compression sleeves on me so I thought that flossing bands were cut to size resistance bands
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Do you use resistance bands as a flossing band? Like this? I never thought of that, guess it'd work really well if you cut one up.
My bad. I had a PT that had cut to size resistance bands that she called flossing strips. She never used them as compression sleeves on me so I thought that flossing bands were cut to size resistance bands
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media/sc/6f8ad629-fe25-4c5f-af54-2c7b2c73ea2a.__CR0,0,970,600_PT0_SX970_V1___.png)
I’ve actually done the opposite with using flossing bands for resistance instead when my old one snapped. Has worked really well as a replacement. Flossed my calves for a while when I was skating for hours every day but I can’t say it was noticeably different. Placebos are a hell of a drug though, if you believe something works some cool brain chemistry will enable it to work.
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Hi!
I'm 36 and didn't really skated or had actual physical activities for years. I had 3 little flatground sessions in the last 10 days for a total of 2 or 3 hours and yesterday I twisted my front foot ankle. It didn't really hurt in the moment but I decided to stop here and go back home. The pain really came tonight. The ankle isn't swollen and walking is OK as long as my foot is straight, it just hurts a little bit. However if I twist my ankle around, put on or take off my shoes the pain is more intense.
How long should I stay away from skating? 3 days? A week? Until the pain is gone? Just 'flat' tricks for some times?
Any further advice?
Thank you!
It's been 3 weeks.
My ankle/foot doesn't hurts in everyday life, just a bit in some specific situations or when I twist my foot around quite far, so I decided to took my board for half an hour to see how it goes.
I can cruise around and do small ollies no problem, but as soon as I have to flick my foot to perform a kickflip or heelflip trick, the top of the foot and the ankle immediatly hurt...
What should I do? More rest? Exercises? Any advice?
Thanks in advance.
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Draw the alphabet in the air with your big toe just using your ankle to move, then do it backwards. Do this every day in the morning then eventually at night as well or whenever it feels stiff
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That sounds like a bad sprain instead of a casual roll. Idk, i never really count time for light ankle injuries. My worst sprain was like 6 months of recovery. Sounds like at this point you can probably get away with skating transition though. If it still hurts, keep resting!
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Thanks for the replies. I really appreciate it.
What's strange is that it was barely swollen, to the extent that I didn't noticed it the first day. It hurt a bit sometimes but I was really careful.
I had a really big sprain 5 years ago and it was a whole different story. My ankle instantly became a pomelo and I couldn't put my foot on the ground during weeks (I had to do rehabilitation and everything, it took several months to heal).
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Can’t speak to its scientific validity but I swear by Voltaren. It used to be prescription only for arthritis but OTC now. Topical cream that doesn’t burn or smell. Just looks like thick cum before rubbed into the skin.
Got a prescription for my busted elbow and used the excess on my rolled ankle and I swear it sped up the healing process by a week or two. Think a tube is less than $10 at your drug store and would recommend it completely.
Edit: that’s only after proper rest and PT. No cream is going to substitute that. But great for after the swelling and discoloration go away.