This is what I do, and I always recover faster than the typical stated times. By the day after an injury I start optional loading with isometrics using the injured body part as the limiter. I’m dealing with a high ankle sprain and am working to get back to hooping in 6 weeks as opposed to 8 to 12.
Ice is not advisable for sprain because of stretch muscle tissue, it will slow down the healing process. I have ankle sprain last week and now it already heals. 1week healing process only just take a rest, do not move your ankle in 2 days and in the third day start walking slowly and put hot compress and do not massage.
I healed in 2 days. All i did was put voltaren the blue one lol i forgot which one that was, and compression on the foot. I also didn’t stop using my ankle, and tried to use it as much as possible with the least amount of pain through weight bearing (started w cane which was kinda torture). And poof, 2 days later i was able to jog towards my pts still w my voltaren and compression bandage. Im a medic. But i guess it depends on severity. My ankle started very inflamed.
I got a slide tackle, when I was sprinting towards the goal post with the ball(I'm a winger) I fell so hard on my outer knee and calf muscle and rolled across the ground for 4-5 secs, and I haven't played football for 4 weeks now the muscle is still paining
Ice, compression and elevation... Weren't those principles abandoned? Physio student here and I learned in school that you don't do those 3 anymore Rather you start by mobilisation and adapted strength training, if there is no direct damage to the tissue
Is this the standard for all levels of severity? And is there like a timeline? Like when to start optimal load and when to move the ankle? Cuz I really need to heal within 2 days so that I can walk to school. I can't put any weight on it rn, but I've just been been doing small rotational movements.
@@artcia3186 Yeah, you would have to somewhat recover before using it. But if you get long term issues due to a sprained ankle, nothing is better than using one. You'll get strong ankles, which will result in you being way more resistant to straining. You'll also improve your balance
