What Is an Ankle Sprain?
An ankle sprain is the most common of all ankle injuries.
The sprain occurs when the ligaments surrounding the ankle joint are stretched beyond their ability, they can't withstand the force and end up tearing. The tear can be minor or major and the recovery time depends on the degree of severity of the sprain.
How does this injury occur?
The most common cause of an ankle sprain is application of weight on the foot when it is either in a inverted or everted position.
An ankle sprain commonly happens while running or jumping on an uneven surface. The ligaments are stretched when the foot rolls in (inversion) or out (eversion).
Sometimes a loud "snap" or "pop" can be heard at the occurrence of the sprain. This is usually
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Grade III - complete tear of the affected ligament
Treating and management of injury
For immediate treatment, you can perform R.I.C.E. (Rest, ice, compression and elevation).
Rest. The injured should avoid placing any weight on the foot for 24 hours or longer if it was a severe sprain.
Ice. Apply ice to the ankle joint, the ice needs to be crushed, wrapped in a thin towel and bagged. To avoid frostbite, the ice should not be left on the injured area longer than 20 minutes at a time, to control the swelling apply the ice 20 minutes every 2 hours for the first 24 hours.
Compression. Wrap the ankle with an elastic bandage (start at the toes and wrap up to the calf) to prevent swelling and edema.
Elevation. To reduce swelling of the foot Raise the ankle above the hip or heart.
If the swelling doesn't subsided, and continues in 48 to 72 hours, seek medical treatment for a thorough evaluation. If unable to apply pressure on the foot within 48 hours, seek medical treatment
Ankle Sprain Rehab Exercises
After 24 - 48 hours of rest and icing the sprain, slowly start bearing tolerable weight over several days. Continue to use crutches to avoid placing full weight during this phase. Gradually progress to full weight bearing. When you do start weight bearing Try to use a normal heel-toe gait, Continue using an ankle brace to protect the joint from
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The hamstring is probably the most important muscle to warm-up.
-Preforming special movement prep exercises that warms up the glutes and lengthen the hip flexors. This can Prevent Hamstring Injuries
-Stretching after the workout can be helpful.
-Try adding a couple sessions per week of retro-running or backward running which studies have shown to decrease knee pain and hamstring injuries.
-Practice the "Ten Percent Rule" and limit training difficulty or distance to no more than ten percent per week.
-Ways to prevent injury is to avoid doing too much, too soon, avoid drastic increases in intensity or duration, and take it easy if you are tired.
Prehab
Use these injury-prevention moves to help reduce your risk for a hamstring injury:
-Gently improve the length of the hamstring by using Bent Leg Active Isolated Stretching this exercise will cause you hamstring to relax
-Massage Stick - Hamstring: use the massage stick to give yourself a self massage on the hamstring apply a small amounts of pressure should to help decrease the knot you may feel in the back of the thigh.
-Romanian Dead
...is the only issue that they have to worry about. When a patient is able to walk for a specific period of time without pain then they can jog for the other 50% of the time. Progressing on through activities that require more strength for pushing off running is the next activity that is tested. Eventually a person can walk backwards and do patterned running such as figure 8’s, S’s and Z’s. Sports oriented rehab for ankles requires a little longer recovery time because their ankle must stand up to the forces that their sport demands. Such activities must take place under a trainer, coach, or physical therapist that is familiar with the sport. Activities whether they be every day or in a sport can be accompanied by ankle braces every often to add strength to the joint until strength is built up completely.
Icing and elevating the foot help keep the swelling down in the foot. Doing excises like calf raises will help streghthen the muscles around the
Researchers have studied how to treat an ankle sprain, but there are not as many that have looked at whether using tape or using a brace is more effective in preventing injury.1, 3 Those who focus on prevention take into account proprioception, patient satisfaction, cost-benefit, and kinematics.2, 3, 4, 5 Evaluating various evidence provided in research, athletic trainers can decide which intervention is best suited for their practice.
If the injury is lower down in the foot you might not be able to see any signs.
I learned from this article that pneumatic compression stockings and anti-embolism stockings can also be used instead of ankle exercise. As the article stated, "anti-embolism stockings, pneumatic compression stockings, and anticoagulants will help prevent the deep vein thrombosis” (Pellino, 1994). Moreover, the article also discussed a lot of other helpful interventions to assist the patients with hip fractures, including assessing the patient's skin integrity and applying moisturizing lotions. In sum, this exercise has significantly increased my understanding about taking
After the injury has occurred, the injured should see the family doctor or possibly a specialist to see if something is torn. The doctor will do some range of motion testing. Theses test are the Lachman, Dynamic extension and the pivot jerk.
Functional ankle instability is described as the tendency of the foot to ‘give way’.1 Functional instability (FI) is defined as the subjective feeling of ankle instability or recurrent, symptomatic ankle sprains (or both) due to proprioceptive and neuromuscular deficits.2 Individuals reporting giving way in the absence of a mechanical deficit are usually classified as having FAI.Incidents of the ankle “giving way”, is reported in 40% to 60% of individuals who suffer at least one ankle sprain. 3,12,16,19,26
If possible, keep the injured area above the level of your child's heart when your child is sitting or lying down. Keeping the injured area elevated will decrease swelling and pain. Putting the injured arm or leg on a pillow may be helpful.
Approximately 25,000 people experience getting a sprained ankle every day (By the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons). When having a sprained ankle your doctor could recommend you going to visit a physical therapist. Physical therapist help people who’ve been injured or sick, and the physical therapist will help the patient back to their healthy life style, like they were before their injury. They also help people with permit disabilities.
attention. The Athletic Trainer will tell you to get the injury checked out by going to the hospital and
As a physical therapist, I am inclined to learn more about the injury. From the study, it was presented that MRI is the best tool to establish the presence of bone marrow edema (BME) in the ankles and its clinical relevance (Elias et al., 2008). MRI can clearly visualize the normal anatomy and any fraying or tear of the ligament. Even more, it presents a clear image on soft tissue injury and its extent of injury and can detect injuries in the bony structures due to alteration in bone marrow structures (Sardineni, Pasumarthy, Bellapa, & Velicheti, 2015).
Sometimes the UCL will weaken and stretch (technically a sprain), making it incompetent. Other times a catastrophic stress will cause the structure to "pop" or blow out. The injury isn't tremendously painful, and it can be incredibly diffic...
Two ligaments in the knees are most likely to be injured. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is in the center of the knee. It is often injured by a twisting motion, such as pivoting wrong or falling awkwardly. This unfortunately is one of the ligaments that I tore. The other ligament, the medial collateral ligament (MCL) is on the inside of the knee. It is normally injured from a blow to the side of the knee. This is common in contact sports such as football and soccer. Injury to either ligament causes pain and weakens the knee joint. Without treatment, the patient may develop many other knee problems that can have lasting effects.
Treatment for this condition depends on the type of ankle fracture. Stable fractures are treated with a cast or splint and then crutches to avoid putting weight on the injured ankle. This is followed by an ankle strengthening program. Unstable fractures require surgery to ensure the bones heal properly.
Football injuries is something people hate to see and experience but are all a part of the game; and if athletes choose to play this sport they have to realize the longer you play the sport the more likely you are to get hurt playing that sport. Therefore athletes should be very careful and try to prevent if possible any injuries from happening to them as well as others.