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Ankle injury - help!

insomniac03
insomniac03 Posts: 10 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So. I've managed to sprain my ankle badly enough that I'm not going to be able to run or do any vigorous exerciser for a month. I can't afford to just not exercise at all for that month so I wondered if people have any suggestions of exercises I can do with a sprained ankle? Any and all suggestions welcome! Thanks in advance :)

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  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Have you seen an orthopedist?
  • insomniac03
    insomniac03 Posts: 10 Member
    I went to the hospital today, but I haven't seen a physio or anything yet.
  • glelmart
    glelmart Posts: 1 Member
    Make sure you do physio. I didn't bother after I rolled my ankle and waited 1 1/2 years and suffered for no reason. Sorry can't help with the work out.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    I was stupid and kept running. I ended up with terrible hip pain, which was probably overcompensating for the ankle pain. I took about a month off after the awful hip pain...

    How about swimming? Maybe biking or the rowing machine?
  • Msdedeaux1561
    Msdedeaux1561 Posts: 1 Member
    I'm recovering from ankle surgery and got the ok from dr to do water aerobics. It's allows you to have a great workout without the pressure on your ankle and I also do chair exercises. There are some good ones on YouTube.
  • prayerbook
    prayerbook Posts: 1 Member
    You will need some complete rest time but then after a few weeks you can probably return to some kind of gym work. I went back to the gym and did weights and low impact cardio: rowing, elliptical, some swimming after 3 weeks with a similar injury.
    3 months later though I have just sought out physio as I wanted to know how to build up my strength and balance in my ankle again. So physio is probably a good plan and perhaps seek it out sooner rather than later. It has been frustrating but hasn't derailed me. I hope to get back to full mobility and strength soon.
  • insomniac03
    insomniac03 Posts: 10 Member
    Thanks so much for all your replies. Really helpful :)
  • Yivs_87
    Yivs_87 Posts: 246 Member
    Recovering myself. My sprain was bad enough to be in a cast for a week, and then in a removable ankle bracket for another week. But it was 2 weeks of complete rest - I wasn't allowed to walk more than the distance from my bedroom to the bathroom. :\ It's been 5 weeks since I sprained my ankle. I'm already walking, driving, etc. without a problem. And only today I'm considering starting some careful extremely low impact workout.
  • ka97
    ka97 Posts: 1,984 Member
    Should probably check with dr and/or pt, but from my own experience.....
    -walking "laps" around in the mall in crutches can do wonders for your mental state, even if it is borderline stupid
    -upper body lifting and body weight exercises, initially ones that you can do without standing
    -lower body exercises, initially body weight only or with light weights
    -swimming
    - more swimming!
    - Stationary bike, starting with low resistance
    - Walking, adding incline as the ankle gets stronger
    - Arc trainer
  • marcelo_templario
    marcelo_templario Posts: 653 Member
    Does it actually her when you step? Or does it come when you do another activity like dunno...soccer or lunges?
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