:) I still have not been back to work and as hard as it’s been, I’ve been resting and elevating as much as the doctor wants me too. Assess ability to bear weight after determining bony tenderness; One drawback to the Ottawa rules is the fairly low specificity, which generally is around 30 to 40 percent. Net. im very thankfull for this article and page that i was able to read other’s experiences to help me understand and encorage me to stay patient and keep with phisical therapy . Weight bearing is defined as four steps, the ability to transfer weight twice onto each leg, regardless of limping. Right now I am really struggling, my partner is finding it a drain having to help me, but as soon as I move around my leg swells a lot. First thing I checked was skin break – fortunately I saw none, no blood. I usually have to have a cane for part of the day and always by evening when the swelling and pain is worse. The swelling has not yet gone down and the ankle is still terribly bruised and discolored. I am currently at week eight, post-surgery, and while I have acquired patellar tendinitis, Dr. Lyman has given me the exercises I need to eliminate it. I was optimistic to hopefully be without crutches shortly and be able to drive again, since it’s my right foot. that’s what i tell myself anyway! The ER put on a temp. Found inside – Page 7ANKLE PAIN SYMPTOMs & FACTORS POSSIBLE PROBLEM WHAT To Do" * Severe pain in ankle following injury. * Ankle can't move or bear weight. * Ankle swells rapidly and may turn bluish color. Injury. * See Bone Fracture. It has given me hope to read it and other people’s experienced with recovering from leg factures! Another specific situation in this patient group is, for example, again, 95 percent of this group do heal without any restriction in the long term. At the moment I am still in pain in both ankles and can’t sleep well due to the pain. People come in, they sprain their ankles and they want to know, "Well, could I have fractured the ankle?". My sister is a PT and thinks it is going to take 3-4 months at least. I was NWB for 12 weeks and then told by the Ortho Consultant to get my shoes on & start walking…. I have fallen twice on the crutches and am currently in the process of trying to get insurance to authorize a second opinion to an actual foot specialist. Three weeks later I got my staples off and was put in another cast for three more weeks. Due to covid, that was supposed to be a telehealth appointment. I had avalusion and small crack of left ankle which they gave me a moon boot to wear and also a sprained wrist so was unable to weight bear and was given a gutter frame and told to try and walk. However I have since been operated on week and half ago and had the pins and screws put in. Crutches are cumbersome but very grateful to have them. It takes a little getting used to but once you get the hang of it it makes life so much more bearable. Looking forward to getting back to WB and starting PT in the coming weeks. Not sure how to wb under these circumstances. But overall pain has been manageable until therapy. Meanwhile, PT seems more realistic with a 4-6 month projection. the scooter its the best way to get around for the most part, oh big advice do not use and try shoping in San Francisco LOL i learned the hard way that hills are not scooter friendly. I missed the 1 hour per day suggestion on my first read, and am probably doing half that at best, and in much smaller time increments. My biggest problem is my knee and left side of my ankle swell pretty bad after exercising. But not always. One thing I did was. Has been quite a challenge but I have an overall positive attitude. I had to spend the first half hour or so working on my weight bearing by myself. Pills, remote, computer, phone, chargers etc. I broke 3 bones as well June 25th. Thanks for sharing!!! Winner of the 2014 OudoorGearLab Editors' Choice award, these women's hiking boots provide waterproof protection and excellent support at a low weight for weekend backpacking trips or long day hikes. Found inside – Page 130Most of the time, ankle fractures occur with ligamentous tears. Presenting symptoms of an ankle fracture can include ecchymosis over the area of injury and an inability to bear weight. The ankle can be cold to palpation. The ankle can't ... Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to tell their stories. I was given a boot but have only managed to put it on 3/1/20 due to swelling and pain in foot. Feel like recovery is harder as i am overweight so i guess one good thing is a resolve to lose serious weight in the new year. During this time, you’ll be non-weight bearing, which means you can’t put any weight on your injured leg at all, so you’ll need to use a mobility device like crutches, a knee scooter, or a hands-free crutch. The iwalk 2.0 is fabulous (hands free!) A bell net is designed to blanket gear while you sleep, hunt, cook, or otherwise can’t give it your full attention, raising an alarm if your possessions are disturbed. This has happened before and normally a few scrapes and bangs and I’m back on the bike. Time leading up to this point was similar to most too. Get everything downstairs and near. Fully heal any new or old ankle injury fast in 3 easy steps, at home. This has helped me remember multiple times, especially on weekends or times when I’m away from my desk or bed where I would have the meds visible as a reminder. Good luck! Thought about a quad large base cane. After 6 weeks when I was told to go for FWB, I gave up one crutch the next day and the second crutch after 2 days. My 4 month appointment was 3 days ago and he finally gave me the thumbs up for WB. I am nwb now & if I go into non walking cast will be nwb. If my comfrey has enough leaves, I’m making some ppoulticeswwithit. A Grade II small toe sprain will evince moderate pain and limited weight-bearing. My situation has been kind of weird as I am also pregnant. The whole thing terrifies me- will my foot support me, will it know how to move, and I’m also worried about my ‘good’foot- all it did for the last 6 weeks was push the knee scooter. I go for rides with my husband (like a dog and look out the window, with an occasional treat at the end) and after an hour, I’m tired and ready for ice and elevation. Did the shower bench too and used my office chair to wheel around the house. Heard the iWalk was a life saver. I recommend HEM for all types of athletes… Exceptional enlightening science you can’t ignore! I’m totally frustrated and exhausted. The day she got her boot... My daughter broke her foot and was in a boot for 8 weeks. What a shame. Grade III sprains are extremely painful. Start PT soon. So glad I found you all makes me feel better! I too was looking for first hand experience as the surgeon did not give much detail on transitioning from NWB to full WB “as tolerated”. What a gift, may God bless you for helping so many others! Topshop at ASOS. 4x more likely to get re-injured** I had ORIF Jan 6 to repair open tib-fib fractures. Thank you Dana and all the commenters. You can buy covers on Amazon but this was quicker and easy with materials I had to hand! I have had mild discomfort but no pain. Speedy recovery to everyone. I still have discomfort and pain. Also told to do “as tolerated” with no other info. Given boot but unable to bear weight. It made sense in the early days (say weeks 1-2 after fracture), but was frustrating to me how little I had energy to do even in the 4-6 weeks after my fracture. I am currently at week eight, post-surgery, and while I have acquired patellar tendinitis, Dr. Lyman has given me the exercises I need to eliminate it. I have full ankle range of motion, I can bear weight, but I limp. Available at REI, 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. However, those five percent, they still have, for example, four, six months after the initial injury, they still have some pain in the ankle or especially the instability feeling. I am physically fit and exercise a lot, I could not believe the fatigue I had to experience. I am losing my mind! So I praying for walking cast. Bear Spirit has close ties with Shamanic tradition, particularly, in Northern America and Siberia. I’m just trying to get a sense if I am doing too much and put too much weight on my foot too soon. Outside is a great place to be and is the least risky place with regards to COVID-19. Getting knee scooter helped. Like its a piece of cake. it seems like patience is key, and also not to beat yourself up about not being productive or progressing fast enough. Your tips definitely encouraged me! Grrr I was told by my ortho that have joint space narrowing and arthritis already forming which was expected so this could be why I’m in so much pain. The bone is growing back so he told me I can switch from my walking boot to a brace with my shoe. However, on the flip side, the first week of weight bearing progression also caused several lows. Once you can bear weight on your sprained ankle, do this instead of the seated calf stretch. I broke my ankle and had surgery (while awake) back in March. Be careful with your hands and wrists. Extra weight puts a lot of flattening force on the foot. That means on the outside, not the inside. Nice to share how to make these activities a little easier. So will make more of an effort going forward. Carrying on is but the only choice we have! It’s interesting how different everyone’s experience is! Regenexx® Procedures are non-surgical injection treatments that are intended to help reduce pain and improve function for those who are suffering from pain due to common injuries, arthritis, and overuse conditions. how difficult it is to continue the activities of daily living and how tiring they are. How are you now? Dr. told me to do some WB ( had to ask for a percentage, it’s such a vague instruction!) Thank you so much again!!!!! Do it ALL at home or anywhere you want! In my follow-up, he said 90% in 2 months, but that the last 10% would take a long time. I had a traumatic injury on ice with dislocated ankle fracture requiring ORIF. On May 27, the cast came off and was transitioned into a walking boot. My biggest issue is the inside incisions were painful from the metal part of the boot pushing on them. As for the PT, my exercises so far have been to strengthen my foot and to work on dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, inversion and eversion with weights and elastic bands. I’ve been non-weight-bearing this whole time with a moon boot (no cast). Needless to say, it has been a crazy few months. You have to do it. (Ditto for crutches – I was walking around all day in the boot without crutches before I began transitioning out of the boot). In the first interval (30 days), there was 1.88% weight loss, 2.10% BMI reduction and 0.70% of fat reduction, 2cm decrease in hip & waistline observed in both groups. it’s better not to rush the healing process. Stand facing a wall with your hands against the wall about shoulder height. 2,000 fewer steps a day, for life***. I can’t use my crutches at all. Thank you. I’ve been non-weight-bearing this whole time with a moon boot (no cast). Found inside“You must not put any weight on your ankle. ... ask your husband to carry you or use the walking stick or crawl if you have to, but keep the weight off your ankle or it won't heal properly. ... “It won't bear any weight. Most ankle sprains involve injuries to the three ligaments on the outside of your ankle. Any advice would be appreciated!! Met with Ortho who said if I don’t have surgery, I’ll gain 50 – 60% back, with surgery 95% back. Lose weight to shrink your feet. I am accustomed to going to work all day and being with people. I will now. Found inside – Page 195In This Chapter t Common knee injuries t Overuse problems with your legs t Taking care of your feet and ankles t Prevention is key Your knees are your body's workhorses, ... bear weight on it, it's best to have it checked out. I like your advice about progressing out of the moon boot too: I will work on it! Thanks for your detailed account of your progression back from injury. You’ll also probably end up with a boot with lots of velcro straps. Presentations and poster content from @DanaMLewis at #ADA2019, Week 8: Working with a broken ankle | WebCami Cafe. Thanks again for all those who wrote in and to Dana for starting it! Sorry to hear about your accident. I opted not to have surgery there and try to recover at our cabin. The pain has been so hard to stay on top of and I feel there is more going on than just the broken fibula. Other advice for the return to weight-bearing: If you’re like me, you’ll switch back to weight-bearing accompanied by getting out of your hard cast and getting a walking boot of some sort. He didn’t give me any sort of other timeline or goals, just said to take my time, do as much as I can tolerate, and use the crutches as needed. I am now in the boot and last week was given 100 percent with and without boot from ortho doctor, like I should just drop the crutches, remove the boot and walk out. Oh no, how stressful!! Now 12 weeks post op and had 5 weeks physio. So our general recommendation is that it is good idea to wear arch supports or custom othotics to help prevent the foot from flattening over time. Thank you for all the information on transition to weight bearing. Thank you again. Combines simplicity with the most current research to naturally improve recovery times from a sprained ankle. Wearing the boot itself is painful even without doing anything in it. I have a knee scooter and crutches to get around, but am feeling so frustrated not getting any fresh air or exercise. My ortho doctor said I can start PT next week to get some ROM back before allowed to weight bearing in 4 weeks. I broke my fibula 7 The BEST device I have is a BREG Kodiak Cold therapy system with the foot wrap. 3rd week: boot only no crutches. Assess ability to bear weight after determining bony tenderness; One drawback to the Ottawa rules is the fairly low specificity, which generally is around 30 to 40 percent. weeks ago falling of my bike with my whole bodyweight landing on my ankle. At ER they did x-ray, broke ankle in 3 places, tore ligament and dislocated. Your post has been very helpful! I believe I was in and out of the surgery centre within 5 hours and could immediately bear weight. If you’re not a notebook type person, use an app or note on your phone. Commonly Treated Conditions: Arthritis; Ankle Instability; Plantar fasciitis Ankle pain is a common problem for runners. I fit this category too, even receiving contradictory information from different surgeons. Thus this interval proved, lifestyle changes didn’t bear drastic changes. Still no normalcy to walking from limited range of motion but hopeful. I was in Mexico on vacation. Eventually this could result in injury and pain. Found inside“He says I can take the crutches home and bring them back when I can bear weight on my ankle without it hurting.” “I guess we're ready to go then,” Maggie said. “Would you like me to tell Shep you're ready?” Sela asked. Im back for xrays and check up tomorrow. While in there, he did some manual manipulation and was happy with the spacing, so he didn’t need to do the longer pin through fib/tib. The listing of different items (e.g. That means that the ligament in the front. I’m still in a cast , I can move my toes alittle but their still quite numb my ankle in the cast I feel gets quite achy towards the end of the day then I get little twitches and like spasms where my ankle like sort of jumps sorry it’s hard to explain. He said he expects me to start bearing weight by this weekend. Just venting ugh. articulated in the last post about actually breaking bones. getting worse every day. Check out a few videos Doing flex exercises. Im sorry for the rant bout I think you’ll get it. Sept 30 will be my first day of physical therapy. Thanks for this blog. There goes the biking season. from HEM Ankle Rehab. Nearly two weeks on, I feel I have made no progress. It’s a *lot* of work to regain strength in atrophied muscles while still also doing the internal healing on the broken bones! The crutches ended up causing another “injury” for me as well – I actually had shoulder surgery to release the adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) that had shown up first in one shoulder, than the other. Thank you Dana & everyone for your posts. NWB for 15 weeks and blood clots that hindered my PT. today morning. I bought a special pillow to keep it raised. I have Lyme disease on top of all this, so the use of my shoulder and knee joints has been taking its toll too. Found insidethe broken ankle bones. But you're going to let yourself hang from your wrists because it will hurt too much to place any weight on your shattered ankles. Got it? ... Until you can't bear the weight onthe broken bones. They should go to the clinic and, first of all, the orthopedic surgeon should take a look at it. It is almost two weeks later and I see the doctor in a couple of days. I am week 4 post surgery and in a soft cast. Perfect example: my ortho didn’t tell me what kind of boot I would need, and I looked at various boots online and saw they ranged $50-100 on Amazon. I’m 3 months post op ( trimalleolar fracture) and now one month weight bearing. I’m typically a really active person, have found in the mornings it’s almost impossible for me to get started and just doing showering and miscellaneous things around the house have me exhausted and needing to take a nap in the afternoon. It’s good to have friends who know people, so the surgeon here (home) said go straight to the ER. Thus this interval proved, lifestyle changes didn’t bear drastic changes. Net. I’m 62 so she will possibly go against me too. I have a shower seat and we installed handrails in the shower, which is a large walk-in shower, so much easier to use than having to navigate over a tub rim. Found inside – Page 219For years veterinary surgeons had tried different ways to save horse's damaged ankles. ... the limb stabilized enough so the horse would be both pain-free and able to bear weight on it right away, decreasing the chances of laminitis. I had a pilon fracture to my left ankle when I slipped and fell on my mountain bike (with my 7 year old son!) As your injury was just before mine I wondered what I should expect at 14 week. I suffered multiple fractures from a 20ft fall. Does anyone have any information about rehab once the casts come off. There are other symptoms too – very individual. Best of luck and lots of support and encouragement to anyone who’s working their way to weight bearing after an injury, and many thanks to everyone who’s supported me and cheered me on virtually along the way! After only one...let me repeat that, ONE series of the stretching exercises, I am walking with barely a limp, and at about 75% less pain and stiffness. Was just told I can start to weight bear wearing the boot and crutches as tolerated over the next 1-2 weeks with no directions whatsoever – just “see how I go!” Thank you for the advice on discomfort versus pain – that helps a lot and gives me something to work with. In any case, you’ll get there – it’ll be slow and painful (and slower than we always want it to be), but you can do it! X-rays after six weeks revealed that my fracture wasn’t healed yet, yet they told me to start weightbearing as that might stimulate more bonegrowth, so that feels extra scary with a fracture. Lose weight to shrink your feet. That will not happen because of the COVID-19. This tibia and fibula volume provides a state-of-the-art resume of treatment for traumatic disruption of the lower leg. HEM was designed to supercharge the body’s natural healing response to an injury. This article has been so helpful since I’ve been depressed about my progress. Due to Covid and more insurance issues I wasn’t able to get surgery for another 9 days, I went in on May 21st for surgery and ended up staying in the hospital for 5 days. Had the cast off after 6 long weeks. I went to bed and apparently my daughter stayed up late doing the rehab. Once I recognized this, I set the goal to always tough out a 15 minute session after I calibrated on the scale by walking slowly around my apartment. When the dust settled I was NWB for 9 weeks. However, it's still in the hands of the treating surgeon or orthopedic surgeon whether the patient does need the radiographs or not. I am 28 and on June 4 2021 I broke my ankle skateboarding. Proper [Inaudible 00:05:22] exercises would work meaning that the physical therapist can teach the patient how to better control the ankle. 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