Injury Report!

As a way of encouragement and to keep those who read in the loop, I wanted to give you a little update on the ankle. After 2 complete days (48 hours) I have greater movement and flexiblity back in and around the ankle joint and all the ligaments (though tender) seem to be working together pretty well.

I for sure had lots of pain from moderate swelling and some semi dark bruising but the swelling has lessened greatly and the bruising though it moved up on top of the foot, never really made it up the calf. (The tendons and such of the ankle are interconnected with the calf so the greater amount of tearing would also include bruising in the region (soleus, gastrocnemius and lots of other names I will not bother you with).

As a part of the rehabilitation I spent all day Tuesday on a recliner (which by the way my wife surprised me with as a gift for Christmas given to us by a client and friend) icing, relaxing and then Tuesday night we wrapped the ankle with apple cider vinegar soaked paper bag covering it with a plastic on the outside to reduce swelling and bruising. Pretty cool if I do say so myself and you can find that and other uses for apple cider vinegar by doing a Google search on benefits of;

All this to say that Wednesday I was able to have a little more freedom while using crutches and I started testing a little weight on the foot, while also doing stretches, plantar (toes pointed away from the body) and dorsi (toes level with a slight pull of the toes upward) and then drawing circles with my toes and foot. I was able to start walking a bit, though some of the swelling will come back with the weight bearing it was worth it for me to get greater range of motion.

Today I have just finished an at home upper body workout and the movement is better by far in the ankle as I was continuing the stretches and movement patterns during my workout.

I am grateful for God's continued healing and hope that the practical information will be helpful to you as well. God brings the healing to be more quickly sometimes, however we are still responsible to do our part in helping the body to heal as well.

Take care and I will will be back

Until later