You
are going for a morning jog, and you stumble. You suddenly experience a shooting pain up
your foot, through your ankle and calf. When you try to walk again the pain gets
worse. You may have developed an Ankle Sprain.
Ankle
sprains or Twisted Ankle are more common in
active people and the ankle is one of the most frequently injured sites in
sports and simple injuries.
An Ankle Sprain usually occurs when you accidentally
roll on the ankle. An ankle sprain occurs when the soft tissue in the
joint is damaged.
Symptoms of An Ankle Sprain are:
Your
ankle will bruise and the ankle will swell up to some degree and can be very
painful.
What is a High Ankle Sprain?
A
high ankle sprain is an ankle sprain that also involves the upper ligaments
that hold the bones of the lower leg, the tibia and fibula, together. These ligaments take a lot of stress with
weight bearing and need sufficient time to rest after an injury. High ankle
sprain injury is usually seen in soccer or rugby players.
Treatment of Ankle Sprain:
1) Applying ice to your twisted ankle as soon as possible will help to reduce
blood flow to the injury and reduce swelling. A compress around the sprained ankle can be good for supporting the joint.
2) Pain killers can be taken.
3) Try to avoid putting any stress
on your ankle could be the most important thing.
4)
Ankle sprain exercises can be carried out by the third
day to reduce the stiffness. Try
some gentle stretches; including rotating your ankle slowly, and pointing your
toes, then pulling them back towards your shin.
6) Massage therapy on you sprained ankle can be beneficial
7) Another mode for treatment of your ankle sprain is
applying heat treatments when possible.
Recovery Period for Sprained Ankle:
Ankle
sprain recovery time takes around ten days, but you may still have to restrict
some movements. It is also recommended that you Continue stretching and
exercising your ankle, continue the ankle sprain
exercises if recommended.
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