Pool exercises for injuries?!
Question: Pool exercises for injuries!?
OK so I have torn ankle ligaments, tight calves, painful achilles tendon and very sore shins!.
Im hoping to play basketball this weekend!. The only thing stopping me is the pain from the shins and the tight achilles!.
Can doing exercises in a pool help!?
Ive seen people walking up and down pools!.!.!.!.!. would that help me at all!?
Anyone know any other pool exercises I could do (apart from swimming coz I dont want to wack my ankle)!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Im hoping to play basketball this weekend!. The only thing stopping me is the pain from the shins and the tight achilles!.
Can doing exercises in a pool help!?
Ive seen people walking up and down pools!.!.!.!.!. would that help me at all!?
Anyone know any other pool exercises I could do (apart from swimming coz I dont want to wack my ankle)!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
well, you can buy this one product called AquaJogger, and "run" in a deeppool!. but the bad side is that an AquaJogger can be a little pricy!. around $30 -$90 for a whole set!.
also for shins, if you have shin splints, it helps to get them rubbed out with bengay or some other heat cream!. with your thumb, you press hard going up your shins around 10 times!. then it helps to ice it after!. you could also go to a physical therapist and get your calf rubbed out, and get rid of the lactic acid that builds up after you exercise (it helps to cool down by jogging slowly for a while) and for your achilles tendon, you can stretch them a LITTLE (too much will be too painful) for example, press your body against the wall with the front leg bent and the back leg straight (this stretches your calves) then bend the back leg SLIGHTLY to stretch your achilles tendon!.
hope i helped! (:Www@Answer-Health@Com
also for shins, if you have shin splints, it helps to get them rubbed out with bengay or some other heat cream!. with your thumb, you press hard going up your shins around 10 times!. then it helps to ice it after!. you could also go to a physical therapist and get your calf rubbed out, and get rid of the lactic acid that builds up after you exercise (it helps to cool down by jogging slowly for a while) and for your achilles tendon, you can stretch them a LITTLE (too much will be too painful) for example, press your body against the wall with the front leg bent and the back leg straight (this stretches your calves) then bend the back leg SLIGHTLY to stretch your achilles tendon!.
hope i helped! (:Www@Answer-Health@Com
the thing that will work you the most but hurt the least would prolly be just plain swimmingWww@Answer-Health@Com