Ankle exercise.

[Prestwick]

I turned my ankle recently and I was wondering what combination of work would be needed to get it back into condition again?

 

[Amobokoboko]

You could try to do something like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EK9Sr-qekQ
Altho rest is the best medicine

 

[Prestwick]

Okay rest & PRICE first then exercise when everything has settled down!

 

[Amobokoboko]

Yep, you should be in top notch form when we arrive

 

[ORothlain]

Rest, Ice, repeat. Ankles are all ligament and whatnot, so more likely than not you've strained that. Give it some time...forcing it back into action too early will result in constant re-straiining. I did this off and on for a whole rugby season...sucked. It really didn't heal till the summer when I finally gave it a proper rest.

 

[Prestwick]

Okay, rest & PRICE for a couple of months and then exercise!

This is getting better and better. Do you think I can wangle a cast for my ankle?

 

[Haysie]

Immediate - RICER (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, Referral)

Later - You need to get back doing exercise that doesn't involve placing weight on it. Eg. Remedial work in a pool. Are you still in Jay-pan, or are you back in the UK? Because last I'd heard you'd been abducted by the Yakuza. That would probably make doing this sort of exercise difficult...

 

[Prestwick]

Sadly I'm not in Japan otherwise I'd be in hospital with a failed liver thanks to Charles.

Okay PRICE/RICER for several months followed by light exercise (I like pools) and lay off the weights.

Thanks for the physio brainstorming guys