Why does your sprained ankle still hurt? You can always have foot and ankle pain because the injury has not fully recovered. Even though a sprain is not the same as a break, could be often more painful and can take longer to rebuild themselves. Many people report having foot and ankle pain for several weeks 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 chance for a second injury. Foot and ankle pain caused by a sprained ankle end up being treated just as seriously as if from a broken ankle.
So how do proceeding 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 healing process 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 can do. Yesterday they couldn’t go to work, today they could. Today it took you a while to walk up the stairs,, maybe in a few days it will be easier. Foot and ankle pain is just considered part of the healing process.
But now I like to take purifies proactive alternative. Although rest is a normal functioning part of recovery from your injury, rehabilitation is extremely important. When you don’t start moving that ankle around, the muscles will become static, lose strength, and yes it will harder get for you to you old self. I a nurse recommend massaging the ankle (firm but are still not rough), stretching, and small exercises to build up motivation. Although initially I resisted, thinking always be only make my foot and ankle pain worse, she finally convinced me and Utilised surprised in the amazing end results! The idea is whenever you don’t push you to ultimately recover, your ankle uses the easy road to only recover together with a state of just what’s compulsory. I mean that in order to can walk up an airplane of stairs, but you can feel the load in your ankle, jeopardize your health . that you walk up, but would it not be better if you could run up?
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 process.maybe walking to the kitchen, returning to “draw invisible circles” with my big toe, on one foot, and other simple but painful workouts. In just a full week I was walking and down stairs with little pain nicely two weeks time I was jogging once more. The ankle stayed swollen for a relatively good time however continued with massages and the size eventually returned on track. Much faster recover than anything I read online.
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