tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21050713.post6938950730225909201..comments2023-10-31T11:30:53.528-04:00Comments on Master of Irony: Fwd: Consistency, PLEASE?Just Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085642883987294862noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21050713.post-72572196626680176742014-04-09T21:00:29.403-04:002014-04-09T21:00:29.403-04:00I might try some bracing in the future. What I rea...I might try some bracing in the future. What I really want is to strengthen my ankles enough that I don't have to, if that is possible. It won't fix the ligament, but I figure that if the muscles are stronger the ligaments won't have to do so much work. I do know that I have gotten better at standing on my right leg through yoga- but it still isn't great and still isn't as good as the other leg.Jean Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826037279061710386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21050713.post-21157621834439220242014-04-08T20:59:29.054-04:002014-04-08T20:59:29.054-04:00The ignore sprains approach led to this. It was b...The ignore sprains approach led to this. It was broken but they didn't realize that and if I'd complained I would have gotten crutches and some taping from the school trainer/town chiropractor. I didn't want that so I kept my mouth shut. <br /><br />Have you tried a lace-up compression brace? They have strapping that mimics taping and might help if you wore it when you started walking long distances/hiking. I can give you a link if you don't know what I"m talking about. They are also pretty cheap. http://www.betterbraces.com/procare-stabilized-ankle-support<br /><br />Today I got some theraband exercises (black...after treating only elderly patients so long and green being the heaviest color used most of the time I feel all superwoman like) and stretching. I am lacking some dorsiflexion bilaterally as well as the instability. That much we probably can fix. The PT did not say much about outcomes for that; we kind of agreed that we'd do what we can and know that the ligaments are damaged and that I am tired of problems and will probably be doing surgery. <br /><br />My proprioception is AWFUL. I fall fairly frequently because of it (almost fell on the way to the dr in fact). When we were doing a proprioception test in a training when I was working they demonstrated on me and everyone found it really funny.<br /><br />I did find it telling that while I do have some exercises for the ankle it is more about fixing the dorsiflexion than a lot of ankle stuff.<br /><br />I also learned that I cannot stand on my bad leg unsupported for more than 3-5 seconds. <br /><br />I used kinesiotaping on my feet several months after the bad injury because I got plantar fascitis from limping and not having arch support in the cam walker. It really helped a great deal once I got good at doing it on myself. (Oh, that's another thing the dr yesterday did that seemed weird; she wants me to buy OTC inserts. I have custom-made posted orthotics. I will not be spending more money on less supportive orthotics....Duh.<br /><br />We'll know in a few weeks what this does. I go back Thursday....<br /><br />Just Me JenJust Me Jenhttp://www.masterofirony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21050713.post-20119033863325525112014-04-08T20:20:38.483-04:002014-04-08T20:20:38.483-04:00If you find physical therapy to be useful, please ...If you find physical therapy to be useful, please let me know! I have a bad ankle- not as bad as yours- I had a bad sprain playing tennis in high school and back then they just shoved crutches at you if it was not broken and said stay off it for a while. Now I would have had physical therapy, and maybe even an MRI. I know I have torn ligaments, because when I walk more than a couple of miles my foot starts tunring in. If I walk even more it really starts to hurt and swell, as though I have re-sprained it.Then I have to go into a brace for a couple of days. Not fun. I know I need some proprioceptive retraining, as well as strengthening the right muscles to do what the ligaments can no longer do. There are some neat things you ca do with kinesio tape to support ankles and increase proprioceptive cues. I need to look into that. Maybe, after I finish up PT for my back, I can go for my ankle! I know that both the back and the ankle are going to require exercises that I do pretty regularly for the rest of my life. Exercise can strengthen muscle, as you say it cannot fix a torn or lax tendon.Jean Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826037279061710386noreply@blogger.com