Ankle injury and water

[kbordson 8]

Went to the pool today (7w after the fracture and 1st surgery; 5w after the second surgery) and was AMAZED at how WONDERFUL it felt to be "swimming" (I didn't actually swim - I kicked laps and tread water)

My ortho cleared me for the water but never mentioned how great it would feel and what a range of motion you could really get in that environment.

Anybody else take to the water after pounding the dirt?

[stitch 0]

I ride a recumbent exercise bike for a couple of hours a day. Getting out of the pool is tough with one leg.

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[kbordson 8]

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Getting out of the pool is tough with one leg.

Yes, it was. But luckily, nuttin happened. (which is especially good as I was the only one in the pool at all... so if I did something too stupid, it would have been not so good)

[happythoughts 0]

My friend rehabs horses. (They don't shoot them all)

The advantage of putting the horses in a pool is that they do not have to support their weight.

However, they still exercise the muscle groups and get some range-of-motion type movements.

[GQ_jumper 4]

Anybody else take to the water after pounding the dirt?

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great environment for rehab, anything low-impact like that can be a great relief when you are recovering. I took to the elliptical a lot after screwing up my LCL last year, love those machines

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[opurt 0]

I think nothing beats a good physical therapist to help getting back to normal. I felt that mine was quite effective. Some are not. I've said that mine's effectiveness was a result of her "skill, training, and utter lack of human compassion"

The physical therapy was rather painful, but it was a tolerable, "good" pain, not a bad pain. It would make me sweat on occassion, but it was
worthwhile. I got my range of motion back as a result of my physical therapist twisting and turning my ankle. Then I started back with the leg work at the gym.

So, I personally did not do anything with swimming. I waited until the incisions were healed before immersing the ankle. I recommend a good physical therapist to brutalize you back into full range of motion. Then doing leg work at the gym. Or other appropriate exercises to help with the atrophy.

My $0.02.

[Stuntbabex 0]

Water is great for exercising with broken bones. A week after I fractured my fibula I was in the pool doing laps (working just the arms). It was hillarious to see peoples reaction when I hobbled up on crutches and then pulled off the boot and hopped on in.

[warpedskydiver 0]

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Went to the pool today (7w after the fracture and 1st surgery; 5w after the second surgery) and was AMAZED at how WONDERFUL it felt to be "swimming" (I didn't actually swim - I kicked laps and tread water)

My ortho cleared me for the water but never mentioned how great it would feel and what a range of motion you could really get in that environment.

Anybody else take to the water after pounding the dirt?

Try that in a therapy pool, hotter water really helps.

[happythoughts 0]

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