WAG injured... tips for getting through the weeks

[Deleted member 17723]

As many of you know, I hurt my ankle months ago on beam. Diagnosed as a sprain. I have had pain ever since so we went to the orthopedic today. Nothing on the xray, however my ankle is very loose. He could nearly dislocate it (not literally but if you can get what i'm saying, it came far out if he pulled and very instable). He put me in a tall aircast grey boot, as I didn't want crutches, for 3 weeks. At least. Mri next thursday.

Any tips on how to get through the next few weeks?

 

[gymnastjess]

Are you allowed to go to the gym and still do conditioning? That's what I did when I was in the dreaded boot for 6 weeks

 

[emilykatherine]

I apparently have a broken bone in my foot. It's been broken for almost a month, I go back in 3 weeks too, but the bone I broke dose not have blood vessel connect so it will take a while to heal, or it may never. You have to be positive. You can't have a bad attitude, injuries happen. You can't change the past you just have to move forward.

 

[Aussie_coach]

Talk to your coach, most will put together a seperate program for you to do in the gym, this ensures you maintain your strength, flexibility and skills and reduces the chance of you getting injured again when you return to gymnastics.

With the boot you can still do a lot of stretching and conditioning as well as handstand work and depending on your injury perhaps bars basics as well.

 

[Deleted member 17723]

Talk to your coach, most will put together a seperate program for you to do in the gym, this ensures you maintain your strength, flexibility and skills and reduces the chance of you getting injured again when you return to gymnastics.

With the boot you can still do a lot of stretching and conditioning as well as handstand work and depending on your injury perhaps bars basics as well.

If you were my coach, what kind of bars would you let me do?

 

[Deleted member 17723]

Thanks everyone. I emailed my coach asked if we could set up a plan, and am waiting for a response.

 

[GymRays]

If you are given any exercises by the coach or a PT to rehab/strengthen your ankle........DO THEM. No matter how simple and silly they may seem.

 

[kimute]

I'm not a gymnast (I do triathlons) but was in a boot for months recently with a ruptured Achilles. I did a ton of conditioning, handstands, and rode an exercise bike a lot. Even in my initial cast, I rode the bike with one pedal.

 

[mmcmanus]

Stretch and Condition. A lot. But nothing that can hurt your ankle.

 

[emorymom]

Can you swim? I mean you could pull without legs, but if your ankle doesn't hurt on kicking that could be good.

 

[Deleted member 14190]

just keep dropping her off at the gym, and lots of bars!

 

[Deleted member 17723]

Can you swim? I mean you could pull without legs, but if your ankle doesn't hurt on kicking that could be good.

I can swim when I come out of the boot. However, I should not be taking the boot off, even for swimming.

 

[Deleted member 17723]

just keep dropping her off at the gym, and lots of bars!

Hehe, I have already gotten a very nice kip... cast to a few degrees from handstand with a spot, and a pretty decent free hip

 

[mmcmanus]

Hehe, I have already gotten a very nice kip... cast to a few degrees from handstand with a spot, and a pretty decent free hip

Well, you could always get better, right? its better than I could do right now on bars.

 

[Lady Triple Back]

Going back, so here are some tips to make your transition go smoothly.
You must have the okay to go back to training.
What said your coach about your coming back to practice?
Start out slow. Gradually build the number of hours. For example, start with once a week for two weeks then twice a week for two weeks then three times a week for two weeks, etc.
Take it easy. The last thing you want to do is hurt yourself again.
Start off with small skills. Gradually work back to what you had before you were hurt.
If your injury hurts again, stop!
Discuss it with your coach. Probably she has experience and training and you can benefit from this knowledge a great deal.
Do not try to do everything you could before you were injured; your body will take time to remember.

 

[Deleted member 17723]

Well, you could always get better, right? its better than I could do right now on bars.

yup... I was saying that the boot is definitley helping my bars!