cant wait

[holley]

i have already done some serious work out yesterday and today. Yesterday i walked a mile to the store and to get my bike, and then i rode my bike home, and then today i ran and it is not bothering me at all. its not swollen either.

[Dobbersky]

not fun. How ever I am so happy because my ankle has gotten alot better and i am able to go back to karate on tuesday.

Not yet.

Your ankle needs rehabilitation. If you took a week off, take a week to strenghten the ankle.

In other words, do ankle lifts. Then stand on a balancing board. Then ice the ankle down. Check for swelling. Do it for a week.

If you don't, you're asking to re-sprain it.

Agreed but in theory I should be claiming disability benefit with all my ailments lol. I forgot to mention my Arthritic spine too (got this from a broken back when I played Rugby in my teens)

We all know what we should do but our love of Karate steps in and makes us go back early lol

[holley]

Agreed but in theory I should be claiming disability benefit with all my ailments lol. I forgot to mention my Arthritic spine too (got this from a broken back when I played Rugby in my teens)

We all know what we should do but our love of Karate steps in and makes us go back early lol

I cant help it i have to get back to teaching my class on tuesdays and thursdays.

[JusticeZero]

Until your ankle is GOOD, not just "Good Enough", no kicking or you are risking a lot less Karate. Do forms that do not have kicks for awhile longer! Work on proper form and technique.

Continue to stretch and work your upper body. A one mile walk and a one mile bike ride is by no means a "serious workout". Heck, i've done that today, just to get around to places that are close by, and i'm barely off of crutches! Two miles of walking/biking in a day is what I consider "not working out today".

I don't even start the stretching and such part of my rehab till tomorrow. By no means is my ankle able to support the forces involved in kicking, even circular kicks through the air, at this time. You're luckier than I; I can't even do basic form work because your stances have your feet flat and mine don't. So do your flatfooted, non-kicking form practice and be glad of it.

[holley]

i actually ran 2 miles today, and i enjoyed it because there was no pain, and I have been off cruches since friday night. my katas are full of kicks and i have been doing them my ankle is fine now so im not to worried about it. I have a lot of cat stances in my katas. I do appreaciate the consern every one has. I just cant help it i have to start teaching again tommorrow.

[JusticeZero]

You don't have to strain yourself just because "i'm teaching". And "no stabbing pains, just little twinges of sensation that aren't significant enough to call "pain"" like most people in my family refer to as "no pain" isn't "good".

[holley]

i am dyslexic so im having a hard time comprehending that

[JusticeZero]

Many people in my family have injured themself. I have heard a lot of them say they have "no pain" because it doesn't HURT. Thus they think they can go back to doing whatever strenuous activity they do.

But if you question them more, you find that there is some discomfort, some sensation, the nerves there are saying something, the nerves just aren't expressing loud pain about it now.

When they do that, they usually injure themself again.

Don't do that.

You may be teaching. That doesn't obligate you personally to throw a lot of huge kicks that your ankle may not yet be able to handle safely.

[holley]

I will go to karate and if i have a hard time doing something i promise you that i will sit down if i have to.

[JusticeZero]

The worry is not that you will do something and say "Oh, this is hard, I should stop".

The worry is that you will go "I can do that" and do something, and there will be a noise as your ankle fails, and you will collapse on the mat, and you will say "I guess I was wrong", and that you will be out of karate for weeks and weeks MORE because of it.