Ankle strain....unhappy with recovery?!
Question: Ankle strain!.!.!.!.unhappy with recovery!?
Can anybody share their experiences with me on their ankle injury!? Most of what I've read only tells what to do immediately after an injury, but I'm not finding a whole lot of advice on the long-term
Slipped on ice 1/30/08, wasn't mobile for a week after the injury!. (Xrays were taken at the ER ruling out any breaks)!.
Saw my DPN 3/6/08 after recovery plateued, and he prescribed a lace-up brace and aquatic physical therapy!.
Didn't do the aquatic therapy because I'm quite obese and didn't want to get in a swimsuit (I know!), but I wor the brace consistently!.
In June when nothing was inproving, DPN prescribed land-based therapy and have been doing that since!. With no improvement in the land therapy and home exercises (and quite a bit of pain), I gave into aquatic therapy!. After 6 sessions, I'm still not seeing any improvement!.
Looooooong story short!.!.!.!.!.it's going on 7 months, and I haven't seen any improvements in recovery past the first week after the major swelling and bruising went down!.
I know weight plays some factor, but the therapist insists there should still be some improvement by now!.
Where do I go from here!?!!?!!?!
Www@Answer-Health@Com
Slipped on ice 1/30/08, wasn't mobile for a week after the injury!. (Xrays were taken at the ER ruling out any breaks)!.
Saw my DPN 3/6/08 after recovery plateued, and he prescribed a lace-up brace and aquatic physical therapy!.
Didn't do the aquatic therapy because I'm quite obese and didn't want to get in a swimsuit (I know!), but I wor the brace consistently!.
In June when nothing was inproving, DPN prescribed land-based therapy and have been doing that since!. With no improvement in the land therapy and home exercises (and quite a bit of pain), I gave into aquatic therapy!. After 6 sessions, I'm still not seeing any improvement!.
Looooooong story short!.!.!.!.!.it's going on 7 months, and I haven't seen any improvements in recovery past the first week after the major swelling and bruising went down!.
I know weight plays some factor, but the therapist insists there should still be some improvement by now!.
Where do I go from here!?!!?!!?!
Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Time to see if there is more sigificant structural damage which may only be detectable on MRI!.
!.!.!.it may also benefit you to see a DPM who is also a board certified orthopedic surgeonWww@Answer-Health@Com
!.!.!.it may also benefit you to see a DPM who is also a board certified orthopedic surgeonWww@Answer-Health@Com