I slipped on some albmaleaf then rubbed horse poo on it. It worked a treat.
I slipped on some albmaleaf then rubbed horse poo on it. It worked a treat.
Are you setting up a sales outlet for itOriginally Posted by Margarine
lateral ankle sprain (CF?)
I think I've bust my CF ligament in the rear lateral aspect of my left ankle. Out for a run on burley/ilkley moor earlier today and squiffed my foot for some reason which twisted under me and went with a loud pop/crack. It hurt like hell for about 20 secs and then I was able to walk over a stream and up the following bank before continuing to run the final steep descent reasonably well.
I cooled it in the stream at the bottom for a few minutes but then had to go. Since getting home it's swelled up on the back of the lateral malleolus and is pretty sore to touch in that area plus across the bone itself although I can weight bear ok and walking/running is a little cautious but not a problem.
Anybody more experienced like to tell me whether I should bother getting it looked at? Gut instinct is not to bother (what's another ankle sprain among friends) but I think the loud pop may have been the ligament rupturing so I don't want to leave it and end up needing surgical intervention :thunbdown:
Do I need that ligament? Surely it can't be that important :wink:
Anyone? It's much more swollen today and bruising is starting, things are looking down
Get it looked at quick trip to the docs I reccon.
Agreed. I've got a history of bad ankle problems and I can tell you - don't leave it! If its bothering you enough to ask advice on here then I reckon its severe enough to get a proper opinion.
Strangely, I did exactly the same thing as you on Saturday, although not as severely. Exactly the same description of how it happened, how long it hurt for, and how I dealt with it and carried on. I've had to have a few days off since, its runnable but noticeable if that makes any sense, but experience suggests its not worth pushing it too soon for fear of doing some serious damage. Went out for a threshold four miles and I'm paying for it today :thunbdown:
Get it looked at Rob!
I may take your advice folks... but I'm not promising anything
It doesn't feel unstable or anything but it is quite swollen and bruising up nicely now so it must be a grade 2 at least
I'm properly confused with this now, the swelling has gone down considerably although the bruising is now showing strong and it feels pretty solid and stable again
I'm actually tempted to try a run tonight and see how it feels. I would've swore blind that I'd burst the ligament but it feels far too stable for me to think that now. I think a trip to the ankle specialist is in order.
Has anyone else ever had a nasty sprain with swelling, bruising, and a loud pop and not needed anything other than rest etc to put it right? What about further problems? I rang a GP tonight (through health insurance) to ask the question but she didn't know and advised a trip to casualty :w00t: which I thought was a bit dramatic considering I've been out walking on it today and not even had any pain.
I wouldn't bother running on it for a good few weeks. I sprained both ankles simultaneously at the beginning of this year and they won't get better unless you stop running on them, even when you think you're over the problem one slip or bad step sends you back to the beginning. In the end i stopped for 5 weeks which is all i could manage but it wasn't enough, primarily because i'd been worsening the problem week on week by trying to run through it. The 5 weeks bought me enough to be able to race on them once a weekend and then it was a mad dash back home to get the cold packs on.
The last thing you'll want to do right now is stop running, i know, but you don't want to end up in the cycle of monotony i've been through either. Get a wobble cushion to improve your proprioception, around 20 quid.
I've got a wobble board but it's not the best so might be time for a new one. I've got a road race this coming weekend so I'm going to run a few miles on wednesday to see what it feels like an assess it from there. So far running hasn't seemed to irritate it although I'm only talking about very short distances.
I reckon I can tape it to manage ok on the roads but I won't be fell running for a few weeks I don't think (although I have a reputation for ignoring sensible advice including my own so I'm not promising anything). Bloody annoying
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