lateral ankle sprain (CF?)

[CREAD]

I turned my ankle quite badly 3 weeks ago whilst running downhill and it still hurts now. Just wondering if anyone has any useful advice for me - I'm a bit new to running injuries. Basically, i can roll my left foot inwards ok but when I turn it outwards I'm in agony.

I did the same on Saturday my last training run on the mountain before snwodon this saturday, a steady jog on the way down and my left ankle went. It hurts as you toucj the bones, Ican move inwards and outwards, bruise it out, a little swelling. I have applied ice and strapping and rest. Havent been running since saturday.

Just wondering if anyone has any useful advice for me - Would i be ok to run Saturday, and also is there a specific way of strapping the ankle with tape, 'phiten tape', or any otehr tape on themarket that would do the job for the 1hr 45min run up and down - Thanks

[AJF]

Just wondering if anyone has any useful advice for me - Would i be ok to run Saturday, and also is there a specific way of strapping the ankle with tape, 'phiten tape', or any otehr tape on themarket that would do the job for the 1hr 45min run up and down - Thanks

Think only you know if its okay to run on. Risk and reward. Is the risk worth the reward of doing the race?

If you want to tape it I use this method and use leuko tape. Probably not quite as much tape as that but I use the 3 stirrups and the figure of 8s with the locking straps (I personally don't bother with the figure of 6). It holds quite firm and it was how I was taught when playing basketball in my youth. Have a practise before you race. If you do it wrong it may not offer full support and could give you blisters where skin rubs.

If you do it right it offers great support but you could still twist your ankle as it is not 100% safe.

Good luck whatever you decide to do.

[CREAD]

Thank you very much for the advice
cheers

[philgreen1968]

brufen, lots of zinc oxide tape and run on the bugger. If you can do a days work on it, you can run on the hills! A good dose of Joss works for me.

[Margarine]

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[runningfool]

The day after the Loch Ness marathon, (5th Oct) whilst out walking the dog, I developed pain in my left ankle and in the course of about 200 yards, it went from mild niggle to bonecrunchingly painful.

Putting weight on my foot produced pain just below and deep to my medial malleolus (knobbly bone on the inside of your ankle) but lifting weight off of my foot produced and excruciating stab of pain that was much worse. I eventually managed to hobble back to the car but it took an age.

Oddly, the pain started to settle quickly and by the next day, there was hardy a niggle. Two days later I did and easy run with no problems and a week later even did some hill repeats with my club with no problems.

Yesterday, I did a 15 mile run in my trail shoes, on road (not my best idea) and the pain recurred after my run. Again, really really painful when I lifted my weight off of my foot and the sort of bony pain you think of when you've broken something. By evening however, it had mostly faded away.

Now, it hurts to turn my foot inwards or outwards but walking seems fine.

There's very little swelling, no bruising and no tender spots.

Anyone ever had anything like this? ???

[Rob]

I have one of those It’s called a stress fracture.
Either no running and 4-8 weeks to sort out
Or run with well cushioned road shoes and I am still waiting for it after 10 weeks but its 90% pain free.

[runningfool]

I have one of those It’s called a stress fracture.
Either no running and 4-8 weeks to sort out
Or run with well cushioned road shoes and I am still waiting for it after 10 weeks but its 90% pain free.

That had crossed my mind but I'm trying hard to put it out. It's been odd the way the pain has waxed and waned but it's lingering in the background all the time now. I'm certainly not going to do any more running on tarmac and will keep off the running for a week or two.

I know I should probably go see someone but I've found physios generally only tell you what you know already or tell you to stop running.

[Rob]

Thats what I have done plenty of grassy runs.

[andy k]

Hmm

I had something that sounds very similar. It came on immediately after a half marathon a year ago. ( a very soggy largely off road one)
I too thought "stress fracture?!" but didn't want to and I continued to train (occasional recurrances) and ran my marathon.

now it has gone away (touch wood), can't remember when it was last a bother.
Not sure mine ever lingered for an extended time though.

Note this does not constitute advice, sensible or otherwise.