Advice On Sprained/Rolled ankle

[gurulyons]

I sprained/rolled my right ankle (back foot; im regular stance) about 6 weeks ago. now, i really wanna start skating again, but today, whilst having a casual kickabout with my mates, I started getting pains again.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do? How long have people waited before skating on a sprain? Should I get an ankle support or somthing? I was gonna order one, but wasn't sure if there would be any point wearing it whilst skating, as it probably wont allow much movement.

thanks
Lester

[skatingprep]

skate with the pain....that's what i did.....probably not much help to your ankle though.

[FIGHT!]

take copious amounts of painkillers chased with cheap beer, preferably malt liquor. and dont whine.

:)

[impul5e]

just stay off you bored until it goes away?

or even better just skate with it.

[KickTheFlip]

get a support if u want, but avoid it if possible because persistent use of the support will cause the ankle to become weak which will be a problem. stay off the board until your ankle gets better. if its starts paining bad again, stop skating, cos if u dont. it will lead the worse problems with your ankle later down the road.

exercise your ankle too.
one tip that i have is take off your shoes and socks. close your eyes and stand one leg ( your sprained leg ) if u are doing right, u should be balancing on your bad ankle. this is good because it exercises all the muscles in your ankle..

hope that helps

[skatingprep]

yeah....would you rather sit inside all day or be out skatin?

[360degrees]

sorry i suggest support, i have a problem with all my leg(s) (thigh down)

its mostlky rolled ankles...and if you dont support them it will get way worse

[crazy_dave]

I have sprained my ankle many times. The first time i went to hospital cause my mom thought i had broken it cause it had swollen up a hell of a lot. They pressure-bandaged it and told me not to skate. I also had to do exercises(just moving my ankle).

Next time i did it i just skated it. Made it a lot worse, i wouldn't advise this.

The next few times(around 3) i just bandage it and do 'light exercise'. Like rolling around and stuff. Try to avoid popping your board. This will just make it take longer.

It usually takes about 2-4 weeks to be back to normal, depending on what you do and how badly its injured.

[Skate or Try]

do rice;

R-rest
I-ICE
C-Compression
E-Elevate

[Element 4 life]

i av a sprained ankle at the mo n i av dun this ankle b4 n it will hurt 4 a bit after mine did n mine will be worse now but dnt wry it will go away

[JoeyKovacs]

do rice;

R-rest
I-ICE
C-Compression
E-Elevate

Hehe rice tastes good, the actual food though haha

[Ramp]