tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397975.post5997818352054225542..comments2023-04-07T11:35:19.875-04:00Comments on RONdezvous: Ouch!Ron Rienstrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542594735170237672noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397975.post-19958714826129245562007-03-16T13:48:00.000-04:002007-03-16T13:48:00.000-04:00How is that ankle doing now? I hope well.I would ...How is that ankle doing now? I hope well.<BR/><BR/>I would really encourage some physical therapy specific to lateral stability. If just you guys, you might consider getting a "vestibular disc" for her to stand (and balance, and squat, etc) on. This helps engage stability muslces & tissue needed to keep the ankel from rolling again in the future on the field. See http://www.tartangroup.com/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=1506&DEPARTMENT_ID=132<BR/>for example.<BR/><BR/>When you have a major sprain, you stretch and damage ligaments. After swelling and such, they may be left damaged still. Running in straight lines and getting back into shape will not do that much to rehab her ankle. She'll have to do specific stability and lateral rehab as well to lower her chances of having another major ankle sprain.<BR/><BR/>With a sprain that bad, I may have recommended you try to get a referral from your MD to get physical therapy. Not because she won't be able to hop back out there and run around in a month and have fun and be fine. Because she probably will. And she'll probably be okay. But to strengthen that ankle (because now it is notably weakend) in order to lessen the liklihood of a similar future injury to the same ankle.<BR/><BR/>Ryan WhiteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397975.post-21586340832138942382007-03-06T23:22:00.000-05:002007-03-06T23:22:00.000-05:00Whoa, she really did a number on that ankle! There...Whoa, she really did a number on that ankle! There's always the good old standby RICE for sprains: rest, ice, compression, elevation. But as I found out with my 13-year-old brother playing volleyball with a broken arm, the "rest" thing is a little hard to implement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com