How to Sleep with a Sprained Ankle? | Broken foot, broken ankle, foot surgery, ankle surgery 

5 weeks with a fractured left ankle , sprain on right - I figured the ideal position to sleep in - I slept with my feet hanging out - Great video

I broke my ankle for the first time and sleeping with the boot is the hardest part for me. I’m only on day four but it’s killing me. I’m a side sleeper and the folded blanket between my legs helps so much. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

Thank u for this . No one helped me at hospital 😢God bless u.

Thank you for this. Holy cow those boots feel like they’re made of cement.

needed this so badly, have had so many bad uncomfortable nights, hoping these help

Thank you so much for this! I’ve been struggling to get a good nights sleep but your tips have made a vast improvement!

Thank you so much for this video. I’ve been struggling to sleep with my cast and this helped a lot. I fractured my talus, tibia broke my fibula in a near death experience. I Really appreciate what I’ve learned from you! Have a nice Christmas!

Very informative. Thanks

These videos are so helpful and what a great teacher! I just broke my ankle and it certainly is a re- learning experience on how to function day to day.

Thank you excellent techniques

That is an interesting idea to sleep wearing the fracture boot to protect from the weight of the blanket. I had kept my foot sticking out from under the blanket but it was chilly. The hospital did not even show me how to use crutches so I had to look it up on youtube although for me crutches are painful to use.

Thank you so much

Thank you I hadn’t been wearing my boot at night because I couldn’t figure out how to sleep with it on. But my foot is so sore when I wake up in the morning that I have to start wearing my boot! Side sleeper& back sleeper thank you so much.

Thank you soooo much! I didn't hurt my foot or my ankle tho, but i did tear my MCL playing soccer, so it my knee, but it still works and helps so thank you!

I loved this💯💯💯

Unfortunately i face the ankle fracture recently and recover after three months .this video really helpful for me.the frame and the boat is very useful and no one have the idea how to set tje position on the first day...its very useful and it also worka.thank u

Thank you and love from Pakistan, your video really helped me as I was unable to sleep with broken hip surgery. You explained and showed it very well

Wonderful suggestions!!

Ty so much

Even thought I never needed this, it is so good to know in case. And a reminder to Thank God I've been so well so far. And thank you.

Thanks I really was searching for the sleeping position in this situation 😊i hv complete tear in my ankle ☹️i was struggling from so many nights n I couldn’t get help for this. Thank u , i think it will help me. God bless U

Can’t tell you how grateful I am to come across your help with these instructional videos!! Phew, what a relief to have a visual, well-organized step by step process to all my trials and tribulations figuring out how to manage my ankle fracture. You’re an angel!!

This was very helpful. Fractured my ankle over the weekend and have been struggling to sleep since I have a splint on. About to have surgery so this video has got me ready!

Very helpful sleeping positions

I've been using a child-sized beanbag chair that i got years ago under my broken foot and it's great for elevating and support (as long as my leg is in a position where it won't slide around) :P. Also, lifting your trunk up with a triangular wedge pillow does wonders for back pain while your foot is elevated

I’m going through this now I hit a tree a week ago and broke my foot and have stitches all over my my left leg and ankle and heal of my foot 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I’m in soooo much pain on top of that I have a neck injury along with spinal cord injury and a blood clot on the back of my brain I this is the second time my injuring this leg last I was moving my king size bed by myself and it fell on me I had a big bruise on the back of my lower leg 🦵🏾😭😭😭😭😭😭 I recovered and hopefully will do the same thing again soon💜💜💜 thanks for sharing this video 🥰🥰🥰

Hi! This is truly, very helpful! Can I also sleep on my side even with my cast on?

thx for video !!! 👍👍👍

so helpful

Hi Lindsey! Thank you for this video. Is this applicable after surgery? Like theres a titanium inside my fibula and screw in malleolous? How do I make sure, these parts aren't moving? And if I move, how to ensure theyre in place? Can I rotate my ankle?

Thank you im having surgery in 2 weeks this is helpful

I just bought the wedge for a broken ankle. Much more comfortable then pillows.

Thank you for all your great advice.

Love the stand idea I can try to put the walker at end of bed and place comforter over it. Excellent helpful videos, thanks.

Totally buying the wedge. I’ve been using 3 stacks of 3 pillows long ways. Just had foot surgery

Broken ankle here, 6 weeks out. I haven't been wearing the boot but the inner cushion for stability up on a wedge. I want to transition to side sleeping, can I do this with just the inner cushion of the boot and blankets/pillows like you demonstrate here or should I have the boot on? I am now in the PWB phase and FWB in two weeks (in the boot)

Thank you so much! I have been struggling with sleeping properly since I tore my Achilles a week ago.

Question not related to this video ..but you have a video of a slide board getting into an SUV ...however I got the slide board you have but my Kia Sportage is a bit taller and I'm in a locked brace and cant put my leg to the ground ..how would I get into the vehicle ..I can't find one video on the issue I'm having

I am my 3rd surgery on my ankle. Right now I have a cast on. I also have crutches,knee roller,Iwalk3.0.

Can you do a video on eye drops and ointment. I get half my face covered before i get in my eye.

Thanks for the video! I fractured both sides of my right ankle. I fractued the fibula and Tibia (on the bottom of it) and its been most painfully sleeping at night. This aircast boot is making it worse. 😢 I'm having more pain in my knee and upper leg at night , im assuming its the muscles being sore ? I'm so confused .

What is that thing called? The one where you rest your foot and the double ice pack?

I permanently need to wear a foot brace, so all of these are excellent tips. Thank you!

I get pressure on my heel.its painful how can you assist

Uk….no pain relief prescribed told to buy some paracetamol , given crutches couldn’t even walk with them, couldn’t bear to put foot on the ground and no upper strength to use the crutches but sent on my way home from A&E, completely unhelpful and was feeling very sorry for myself with the acute pain I was in. These videos are really good and helpful, guess ‘healthcare’ in the UK doesn’t exist anymore….it’s ‘patch em up and get them out’ attitude. I will definitely buy the leg rest for nighttime when pain is at its worst.

You have balanced to m a ke worm and iceberg?

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Idea is very good But i tosing and turning all night

Wish I would have seen this video about a year ago.

Just sprained my ankle and was thinking how am I going to sleep being in this much pain but this helps thanks minimal pain.

Thanks , I recently broke my ankle!

We didn't elevate right after the injury and wonder, if we elevate and ice several weeks into the injury will it still help?

Llevo una bot walker pesa muchísimo no me deja descansar 😢😢😢

Very helpful thanks! One question; i just had surgery for a left ankle fracture and I'm a 100% side sleeper. Is it safe to sleep on the left side while using this same technique? I did last night and it didn't cause pain.

Having my foot elevated just makes my pain excruciating

Does Insette ice Cooling Spray work on sprained ankle too help the painful pain? I had sprained right ankle for 8 days now it’s still really painful and i have a big bump it also feels shaky like it randomly shaking after days

Can you use the wedge to sleep on your side? I am having ankle/ Achilles tendon surgery next week. I got a similar wedge but it’s a single not a double. Can I use it to sleep on my side?

I just hang my foot over the side of the bed😂

Would this wedge be good for hip replacement elevation?

I sleep on my couch. The pillow perfectly on the foot restvwhen I tilt back.

I broke my ankle on the 16 of April 2023 I have a boot and I hate the part that it was on my 8th birthday party

I would sleep on my stomach cause it was only comfortable and would bend my knee side ways even though i was sleeping on my stomach

How many days or weeks does it take for a big bump too fully go away off sprained ankle just wondering

i'm a left side sleeper, and having surgery on left foot . will be non-weight-bearing 6-8 weeks. can i sleep on the left side, or would i have to sleep on my right side?

When can you make a video walking in the boot

That pillow is expensive. I had to buy one because I had a complete ankle replacement.

Can you sleep on your sides and stomach with the boot

23:51 rn how the fk am i supposed to do this for a month i caaaaaant

My 10 inch wedge pillow cost $80.

I’m having lower back pain due to my ankle injury. Are these positions back friendly? Does anyone have tips

Fully broken 3 and 4 metatarsal bones sleep sucks

I have got my ankle hurting I can't not put my no weight on my ankle

I heard ice isn't that productive idk who to listen to anymore

I have to deal with a husband next to me 😢

Good explanation. You can try it.We are Knee Ankle Foot Fixation Support and other medical device supplier in China,I can show it to our client.