Sprained ankle and volleyball tryouts?

Question

i sprained my right ankle about 4 weeks ago and rested for a week..it was feeling better and then i went to the open practices..now it's been a week and my ankle has started hurting again...and since i was hurt i used my left leg to support my weight more than my right leg..now both ankles feel like they still have a sprian =/

tryouts are in 2 weeks! what should i do to help speed up the healing process?? [and i'm probably not going to play until tryouts]

Answer 1

rest! but dont baby it.

when you go to tryouts definately have your coach or trainer look at it before you play.

they may want you to sit out or maybe do alternate exercises than the other players. You said  that you've been to open practices so they already have a good idea of your abilities. And they may want you healthy for season- b/c i garuntee that it will keep bothering you until its gets a long rest.

BUT you may just have to take some meds, brace it, and tough it out. If you really want to play that is.-yOu can rest it after season.

Answer 2

id say just rest. i sprained my ankle when i was 10 and you would be suprised at how fast it heals if you just rest a bit

Answer 3

Beaker has a great answer.  The only things I would add to Beakers answer would be to talk with the coach and work those exercises with the other ankle as well.  

Try not to make it sound like it is an excuse that you have the sprained ankle.  Just tell the coach so that the coach knows.  If it looks like you are not hustling on some plays, the coach will understand.  

If you have a weak right ankle, you probably have a weak left ankle also.  Work out both ankles equally.  Rest the right ankle more, but work both of them when you do any ankle strengtening exercises.

Answer 4

Go to a doctor.

Answer 5

use the hot and cold method. use heat before you go to your try outs with like a rice bag. then after your tryouts put ice on it. the heat helps blood flow to it to help with movement, and the cold helps lower the swelling.

Answer 6

don't play at all  until tryouts .u should probably go see a physical therapist or something. it would help if u tape your ankles when u play it takes away some pain. also ice it twice a day

Answer 7

I agree with Beaker.  Just remember never ice more than 20min you could damage tissue.  Also don't wear ankle braces when you are not playing V-ball the more you wear them the more your ankles become dependent on them and that can cause problems.

Answer 8

rest, and put some ice on it...good luck=)

Answer 9

sounds like you need to strengthen your ankle some more before your tryouts.

Try drawing all the letters of the alphabet with your big toe on yout hurt side. you should do this every morning and night. also try to do some ballancing excercises (find a hard board / plywood and put a tennis ball under it and ballence yourself on the board. This will help strengthen your stabilizers.

You may want to invest in some Active Ankses to wear for your tryouts to give you a little reassurance and extra support. Probably a good idea to wear them at tournaments too for a while until your ankle regains it's full strength.

Hope this helps

A note about the above method....applying heat to the area will increase blood flow wich will increase swelling and probably make it hurt more. Stretch it well before you play and ice it after.

Answer 10

kay heres the deal since you favored your right ankle, your left ankle took a dive. the best way to heal sprained ankles is to stick em in ice water.i no it sounds crazy but itll help tremendously. also get ankle braces bcause when you sprain your ankle once, its easy to resprain them later