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Too much PT?

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john1279
john1279

So 11 months ago I had an awful ankle sprain. Now there's a bit of swelling but the pain has completely gone. I'm still on the process of getting back my normal gait. My PT and doc still suggest me to do exercises regularly. That includes resistance band exercises, standing on toe and heel, calf raise and standing on the injured leg for 3 minutes. I do cycling and go for a walk in the park every now and then. So should I still continue doing these exercises everyday? I didn't get the time to do them once during exams and I noticed a lot of stamina in my legs.

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  • lilliewil
    lilliewil john1279

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    I would keep it up as best as able. Talk to your doctor/PT about what is sufficient, daily, 3x a week etc. Once you've had a sprain, it makes it easier to have another sprain or even a break. I broke my ankle 4 months ago but I had had a couple of sprains with it that weakened the muscles and wish I would have been doing exercises to keep them strong and flexible. It reminded me that I need to get back to working on leg and hip exercises in the gym to strengthen those as well as those help reduce injuries as well.

    I also have a hard time getting my PT exercises in , so I also do a fair number of exercises while resting in bed or on the couch with resistance bands while I'm working or using the computer so you might want to work in studying and exercising at the same time. My PT gave me great advice too which is you don't have to do all the exercises all at once. If you're going cycling or walking, do some of your exercises during warmup or part way through. I sometimes do my calf exercises when I go out to my car and use the curb for hanging calf raises.When waiting in line somewhere, stand on the injured leg.Find ways to squeeze them in with your normal life.

    Good luck!

  • cynnmarie
    cynnmarie john1279

    Posted

    You could have some tendon/ligament damage after the injury. From what I've heard when you suffer from a severe ankle injury (fracture or sprain) there seems to be some kind of lingering affect. Not always debilitating or life altering, but enough to know the difference from before the injury happened.

    I would say talk to your doc/PT- they may not be aware your having this issue and could offer you additional excersises or therapy that could help give you some relief!

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