Why does your ankle sprain still hurt? You should still have foot and ankle pain because the injury has not fully brought back. Even though a sprain is not the same as a break, this often more painful may possibly take longer to recover. Many people report having foot and ankle pain for many weeks or months before fully recovering from a twist. 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 chance of 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 your going about recovering from a sprained ankle. Well, as with most injuries, RICE is recommended, but only for that first 48 hours. Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation can reduce foot and ankle pain for their early 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 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 procedure.
But now I prefer to take an extra proactive conclusion. Although rest is a normal functioning part of recovery through the injury, rehabilitation is also very important. Products and solutions don’t start moving that ankle around, the muscles will become static, lose strength, and it will harder get to you old self. I had a nurse recommend massaging the ankle (firm nevertheless rough), stretching, and small exercises generate up motivation. Although initially I resisted, thinking it would only make my foot and ankle pain worse, she finally convinced me and I was really surprised in the amazing end results! The idea is that if you don’t push you to ultimately recover, your ankle will take the easy road to recover to a state of only what’s necessary. I mean that for can walk up a direct flight ticket of stairs, but should feel the strain in your ankle, it’s good that achievable walk up, but would it not be better if if you can run up?
That’s why when I sprained my ankle a few months ago, after the 48 hour resting period I immediately began exercising my rearfoot. Nothing stressful of training program.maybe walking to the kitchen, returning to “draw invisible circles” with my big toe, looking at one foot, and other simple but painful workouts. In just a 7-day period I was walking and down stairs with little pain with the two weeks time I’m jogging for a second time. The ankle stayed swollen for a relatively good time however i continued with massages along with the size eventually returned to normalcy. Much faster recover than anything I read online.
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