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Anonymous (2435)
Looking for some help. My daughter sprained her ankle the other day. It seems to be a moderate sprain - not mild and not the worst per her ortho and PT. A fairly typical sprain but with all of the warnings about the importance of NOT rushing things, and making sure to fully recover, etc. The problem I’m having is that I seem to be mentally spinning about her return and worrying (probably irrationally) about worst case scenarios. She is a multi year level ten who has had many injuries over the years, but this is her first ankle sprain. I am not quite sure why this one is triggering me mentally (I have suspicions but that’s not worth going into right now.) The reason for my post is, can anyone share some stories of a standard/basic return to gymnastics with an ankle sprain? Like not the horror story of someone whose ankle sprain turned into months and years of trouble and eventual retirement (I’ve read those already)? I feel like there have to be people out there who sprained their ankle and did rest, PT, etc and then came back and were okay. If that’s you/your kid, can you please share? I’m not looking to rush things or for some miracle comeback, but just some normal examples of what the next few weeks and months may look like. Also open to tips and advice on return to sport after an ankle sprain, though mostly we will be deferring to her PT. Thank you.