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Twisted Ankle
I was playing volleyball and when i jumped to spike, i came back down on my ankle and it gave out. I fell to the ground and i could barely walk. That was last night, and today it still hurts and i was walking on it a lot. Which i know i shouldnt be. But, I have vacation in excatly 7 days. Will it be better by then?
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RICE!!!
ha ha... don't eat rice, but DO rice.
R- Rest
I- Ice
C- Compression
E- Elevation
do those things and it will get better. Try putting heat on it for 20 min. then cold 20 min. then nothing for 20 min. and repeat.
I hope you feel better!!
-volleyball2150
PS: when you play volleyball, i HIGHLY recommend using Active Ankles.
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it's very good for any sport so that you don't twist your ankles. But make sure that you do ankle exercises too because this can make your ankles weaker.
Here are some ankle exercises
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also try doing balance exercises. just try standing on 1 foot for 1 min. then switch.
or try standing on one foot and bend over and stick your arms out.
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You should be fine by then. But try resting it AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. No walking around when unnecessary. Put ice on it to keep the swelling down. And wrapping it in an ACE bandage or a brace should help it heal faster. You could also take painkillers if it's still hurting you.
Hope that helped and have fun on vacation!
xo erin
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Yeah it should be, i did that all the time when i used to play netball, as long as it isn't too severly sprained and you treat it right it should be fine. It's good that you have been able to walk on it even if it hurts a bit because sometimes i couldn't even walk the next day because it hurt so badly. As long as you take it easy and don't go and make it worse it should be fine:)
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Read that and it'll give you some things to do to make it better etc:)
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not if you keep walking on it.
what you need to do, is keep teh swelling down.
keep it high up, like above your heart, lay on a couch or something and put it up on pillows or an arm rest.
then put ice on it, keep it cold, making it cold will make it become more compact. its just the laws of physics.
so do that, and it MIGHT be better.
but it may not be. you never know.
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