Sore Ankle Still Sore
Jan. 16th, 2024 02:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerMy ankle is still sore from the trip to Australia. It's been over two weeks since getting home and now almost 3 weeks since originally injuring it.
The first few days back home it was still sprained. Going up and down stairs in my house required slow, careful, and painful steps. After a few days that acute pain disappeared but there was a still a dull ache I'd notice when I thought about it. That pain is still there, and I feel stiffness when I do stairs or walk more than a short distance.
A few days ago I realized this sprain was bad enough it's not just going away on its own. Probably that's because I did myself no favors by hiking for 2 days after I injured it. Anyway, I started doing some self-guided physical therapy exercises over the weekend. These are things I remember learning from a skilled therapist when I had an ankle problem years ago, to rebuild strength and preserve range of motion. I'm confident I'll get back to 100%. I'm just not sure right now how long it will take. I mean, it could be a few weeks. Thankfully it's not the high season for hiking right now. Yay, crummy weather.
The first few days back home it was still sprained. Going up and down stairs in my house required slow, careful, and painful steps. After a few days that acute pain disappeared but there was a still a dull ache I'd notice when I thought about it. That pain is still there, and I feel stiffness when I do stairs or walk more than a short distance.
A few days ago I realized this sprain was bad enough it's not just going away on its own. Probably that's because I did myself no favors by hiking for 2 days after I injured it. Anyway, I started doing some self-guided physical therapy exercises over the weekend. These are things I remember learning from a skilled therapist when I had an ankle problem years ago, to rebuild strength and preserve range of motion. I'm confident I'll get back to 100%. I'm just not sure right now how long it will take. I mean, it could be a few weeks. Thankfully it's not the high season for hiking right now. Yay, crummy weather.
