Injury- need exercise ideas

Swimming?

You can do stationary bike but at little to no resistance to get cardio without stressing out your ankle (but stop if it bugs your ankle). Adjust the seat so that you can keep your ankle in as neutral a position as possible ( probably will need the seat just a little higher than normal). You can also do quad and hamstring exercises on the nautilus equipment since the pads for those pieces of equipment are above the ankle. if you are exercising at home, you can do leg ex....straight leg raise, side leg raises, etc. Just go through all of the hip and knee motions and use ankle weights strapped above the ankle if you have them. Make sure you give your ankle support while it is healing by taping or using over the counter ankle supports....sounds as if you have a pretty good sprain based on the amount of swelling. Keep is raised as much as possible over the next few days. Good luck.

i had the same issue a few days ago...i gave it a day or two to rest, icing and elevating it, lotsa antiinflammatories and have slowly been getting back into it...i find the next day it was okay to get on the elliptical as long as i didnt push myself to the point i normally do and using an ace bandage for support helped...

How bad was your sprain??? I was able to walk off the court and stuff but it swelled up immediately. This morning it has been pretty stiff and i have definitely been limping. My volleyball and basketball teammates want to know how long i will be out and i dont know what to tell them. lol

it was pretty nasty...i had a hairline fracture in my ankle years ago and the dr said i would have to be careful not to rebreak it, so when i noticed the HUGE bruise from the middle of my foot up to above my ankle, i went to have an xray done...it is still weak, but it was about 2-3 days before i put much pressure on it...just lite movement until its a bit stronger...i have been strengthening it by raising up on my toes (a bit at a time) and tracing circles or letters of the alphabet a-z w my foot....it is still achey and swollen...ice first 24-48 hrs then alternate heat and ice...lotsa anti inflammatories and if it hurts really bad, use some muscle relaxers at nite...depending on how bad the sprain was, it could take awhile...like i said, mine is slowly getting back but i use an ankle brace while in work shoes (b/c i have to dress for an office) or while on the elliptical w no resistance or only as much as u can stand...but be sure to give your ankle support while using it...dont overstress it...