I recently sprained my ankle. I still have swelling and some pain, but it is strong enough to run on. Is it bad to be running if it still hurts a little bit. I can stand the pain that it takes, just wondering if I am causing myself long-term damage.
I figure that since i am not putting pressure on my ankle in the direction that it was strained that it maybe doesn't hurt too much?
Anyone have any experience?
Don't mess around with ankle sprains...
I'm still trying to heal from one that I got in Febuary...
Seems like its healed and then I start running to much on it and it hurts again...very frustrating
FYI- A sprained ankle SHOULD be rehabed as soon as possible. This means strengthening it and re-routing the receptors very soon (1 day) after injury. For runners you would need to strengthen the lateral capacity.
In the NBA if the sprain is not too severe they usually finish the game start rehabing it almost immediately after the injury.
Running on it should not be a major long term problem, however you will also need to strengthen it.
I sprained my ankle- major swelling/black/blue/tenderness, had a big competion 4 days later, did fine, no problems.
Do yourself a favor and rehab your sprain the right way. I sprained mine last year, did not rehab it and I just now starting to run pain free. Contact a good PT and learn how to correctly rehab the ankle
I have sprained my ankle before and have been rehabing it a lot. The question is can i still be running if i am rehabing it? will the running cause more ligament damage?
i sprained my last february and didn't run for 12 days. I did rehab everyday until mid-may when i left school. i cross trained on teh days i couldn't run, but i still believe i came back too early. my ankle would swell after my runs and 6 months later still has scar tissue and my range of motion with it is not what it was before the sprain. Mine was a pretty serious sprain though, my whole foot and half of my calf muscle was black for a week. I don't know how serious yours is, but i'd say a week or two off with cross training.