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OT: Twisted ankle medical advice...
- Thread starter BruiseLeee
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Although it's not too bad (I'm barely limping), what's some good medical advice?
...do not forsake the ancient traditions Bruise, Bowling for Rhinos kept your father, his father and his father before that stepping lively.
...do not forsake the ancient traditions Bruise, Bowling for Rhinos kept your father, his father and his father before that stepping lively.
After the ankle has almost healed, you should do rehabilitation exercises so that you don't lose full range of motion. (I know this from experience. I don't have good flexibility in my ankles because of injuries that I suffered years ago.)
Sit in a chair every day and while keeping your leg motionless, move your foot (rotate your ankle) in a circular motion so that your toe traces out the widest possible circle through the air. (You want your toe to point as far as possible to the left and as far to the right and as far up and down during its circular motion.) You should be straining to make the circle as big as possible. Do this for as long as you can...until your ankle really tires. Stop if you feel sharp pain instead of an achingly tired feeling. You should be able to work your way up to doing a half hour of this every day. While watching TV is a good time to do it.
This will help prevent future ankle injuries. Do it with both ankles so that they are equally strong and flexible.
Regards,
Bill
Sit in a chair every day and while keeping your leg motionless, move your foot (rotate your ankle) in a circular motion so that your toe traces out the widest possible circle through the air. (You want your toe to point as far as possible to the left and as far to the right and as far up and down during its circular motion.) You should be straining to make the circle as big as possible. Do this for as long as you can...until your ankle really tires. Stop if you feel sharp pain instead of an achingly tired feeling. You should be able to work your way up to doing a half hour of this every day. While watching TV is a good time to do it.
This will help prevent future ankle injuries. Do it with both ankles so that they are equally strong and flexible.
Regards,
Bill
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Thanks for all the replies and umm... other advice (some of which I will probably never understand )
I did manage to get my hands on some Tiger Goop though and will ooze some on my ankle in a few minutes.
)I did manage to get my hands on some Tiger Goop though and will ooze some on my ankle in a few minutes.
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Piss on it . . . oops! Sorry. That's for when you step on sea urchin spines. Then again, can't hurt . . . assuming of course that it comes from you.
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You youngens may be able to piss on yer foot, but us older fellows are gonna need a hose attatchment to get the substance where it needs to be.
Anyone older that refutes this is just flat out lieing, just like they did about growing hair in their palms when they wuz younger.
One thing for sure you're in much better shape than that poor hiker fella who had to remove his hand with a dull knife the other day.
If you decide to remove that ankle, you've got a KUK!!!!! 
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If you decide to remove that ankle, you've got a KUK!!!!!
Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an
intellectual could ignore or evade it.
-- Thomas Sowell
