Why does your ankle sprain still hurt? You may still have foot and ankle pain because the injury has not fully restored. Even though a sprain is different as a break, this often more painful and will often take longer to rebuild themselves. Many people report having foot and ankle pain for times or months before fully recovering from a damage. 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 caused by a sprained ankle always be treated just as seriously as if from a broken ankle.
So how do you travel about recovering from a sprained ankle. Well, several 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 original two days as well as prevent swelling and aid in the healing process However after 48 hours RICE loses its effectiveness and your left just with “R” – basically resting till the ankle heals itself. Most people (as I used to), simple judged their healing because when many normal things they could do. Yesterday they couldn’t go to work, today they could. Today it took you a while to walk up the stairs,, maybe in several days it will be easier. Foot and ankle pain is just considered part of the healing process.
But now I prefer to take a more proactive alternative. Although rest is a normal functioning part of recovery from any injury, rehabilitation is also very important. If you don’t start moving that ankle around, the muscles will become static, lose strength, and also it will shoot longer get to you old self. I’d a nurse recommend massaging the ankle (firm nevertheless rough), stretching, and small exercises to up electrical power. Although initially I resisted, thinking it only make my foot and ankle pain worse, she finally convinced me and I was surprised in the amazing satisfaction! The idea is if you don’t push you to ultimately recover, your ankle will need the easy road just recover to a state of just what’s necessary. I mean that in order to can walk up a direct flight ticket of stairs, but it’s totally feel the worry in your ankle, danger that you walk up, but would it not be better if you could run forward?
That’s why when I sprained my ankle several months ago, after the 48 hour resting period I immediately began exercising my foot. Nothing stressful of course.maybe walking to the kitchen, returning to “draw invisible circles” with my big toe, located on one foot, and other simple but painful exercises. In just a 7-day period I was walking and down stairs with little pain at the same time two weeks time jogging when again. The ankle stayed swollen for a long time on the other hand continued with massages and also the size eventually returned to normalcy. Much faster recover than anything I read online.
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