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jamesd1263 
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Post subject: broken ankle advice
 Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 09:04 PM
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First post: Aug 31, 2010
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Location: felixstowe
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hello people, on sunday i had an accident on my motocross bike and broken (fractured) my ankle.. i was supposed to be going away in january but now looks unlikely... gutted isnt the word 
i was just wondering if any of you guys and gals have any good advice about geting back to full strength asap, obviously i will pay full attention to my doctors and physio but every little helps
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mini.
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Post subject: RE: broken ankle advice
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 09:14 PM
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Location: a world of my own, but mostly sheffield.
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nickmotture
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Post subject: RE: broken ankle advice
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 09:21 PM
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CjKit
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Post subject: RE: broken ankle advice
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 09:23 PM
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mini. wrote:
when the doc says rest it. rest it.
best advice i ever got for breaks.
^^^ that! Especially when it involves one of your joints. You don't want a gammy ankle when you're older.
Once you can, and are advised to, then get it moving as much as you can to ensure you maintain the full level of movement from it. Damage to a joint like that will more than likely cause damage to the ligaments so the joint can kinda seize up if you don't stretch the tendons/ligaments out as they heal.
I broke mine snowboarding when I was 18 - 2nd day of holiday and 1st ever holiday on my own board - and I still don't have full movement of that ankle and it affects me more now than it used to (I'm now 30). |
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kasperoff
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Post subject: RE: broken ankle advice
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 10:31 PM
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First post: Mar 27, 2009
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| Your ankle is far more important than a week in the snow. You'll know yourself if you are ready, but do not lie to yourself. You could set yourself up for a world of pain. |
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DXRAZOR
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Post subject: RE: broken ankle advice
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 10:47 PM
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| Try physio it is doing my back the world of good! |
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philw
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Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 11:03 PM
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I broke mine in the back country dealing with crust. On the plus side it cost me one beer for the heli pilot and $50 for the (rather strong) drugs. These days I apply a touch more tail in crust to prevent the nose thinking about auguring in there at Mach 2.
Advice? Listen to your clinicians of course. I'm sure there are a ton of different ways of breaking ankles. With mine, physio worked wonders - they have a specific sports injury clinic here and they were familiar with how to get people going again. I've heard mixed stories from people with sports injuries depending on where they are treated. I'd just not take any crap and make sure they know your goal is to get it back 100% functional. Second best/ "gammy" isn't an option, or at least it wasn't one I'd consider.
My lot had some machines which made some of the ugly stuff go away almost immediately, which is magic. Otherwise I was on balance boards and that sort of stuff to get mobility back. They knew it mattered and they did the business.
Mine mended very pretty quickly and there are no long term effects.
I'm sure there's a lot of luck involved, but if you're lucky then it's not a long term issue. |
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dashie
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Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 11:38 PM
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First post: Sep 24, 2007
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| This forum can't even offer the right advice for picking a board length so I wouldn't take advice on a broken ankle |
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Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 11:59 PM
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First post: Jun 07, 2009
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Nice. Yeah, pretty much just listen to what your doc says. Granted I didn't listen to mine, but he did spend 15 mins reading through my notes before turning round and asking me which ankle it was (I still had the pot on too...).
I never got offered physio when I came out of cast (8.5 weeks of it!) but they gave me a leaflet with various exercises to try and get back ROM and build up strength. I also bought myself a wobble board. I broke mine almost a year ago and still find some days it is a little stiff. Has helped improve my switch riding tho as having broken my right ankle and being goofy I did find when I first got back on the board my ankle/leg felt tired due to muscle wasteage.
Hope it goes well for you! |
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jamesd1263
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Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 08:50 AM
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First post: Aug 31, 2010
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Cheers guys. I'll be aiming for no less than 100% before I'm
Back on the bike and board.. I have my heart set on a very late trip this season. If not there's always next |
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Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 09:59 AM
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First post: Jun 07, 2009
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| You'll be back on the board by the end of the season don't worry. I broke mine the evening I arrived in resort for what was supposed to be the whole season so you've got a good month's head start on what I had. I was back on my board at the end of February, so 3 months after breaking it and my break was slow to heal for some reason. |
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cwj
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Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 10:20 AM
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First post: Nov 13, 2010
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| Strap it up with plenty of tape, right as rain. |
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Sidget
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Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 10:34 AM
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dashie wrote:
This forum can't even offer the right advice for picking a board length so I wouldn't take advice on a broken ankle
This may be true - however, it's a lot easier to know when you have a broken ankle than knowing whether you have the right board  |
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Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 10:42 AM
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First post: Jun 16, 2008
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Sidget wrote:
dashie wrote:
This forum can't even offer the right advice for picking a board length so I wouldn't take advice on a broken ankle
This may be true - however, it's a lot easier to know when you have a broken ankle than knowing whether you have the right board
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listen to your doctor. is hardly incorrect advice |
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R1ch
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Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 11:17 AM
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First post: Jan 07, 2005
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I've twice broken bones, one being my shoulder while snowboarding so I can appreciate how much it sucks.
I think sometimes you just have to accept how annoying it is. I missed out on an entire winter as the result of my last break, just had to live with it. |
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