Grr sprained ankle

[Lyndsf]

Advice please. Sprained my ankle yesterday not while running. I carried my grandson over muddy field lost my footing and bam. What should I do rest it or walk through the pain? Meant to start WK4 D1 tomorrow. So disappointed 😞 

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

How frustrating for you! Definitely rest, elevate and ice. Also, don't attempt to run on it until you are pain free. The programme will wait - you don't want it turning in to a worse injury by attempting to run again too soon. Good luck- hope it settled soon.☺

[Irishprincess Graduate]

As Sandra says, definitely rest and ice it and do not run until the pain goes. It should be only a few days.

[Phoenix891119 Graduate in reply to Irishprincess]

I'm just back from the minor injury clinic with a sprain but I've been in real pain for the last 10 days. The nurse there said no running for me for 6 weeks! Is that not the usual advice?

[Lyndsf in reply to Phoenix891119]

Ouch poor you I'm just really disappointed as I was doing so well 

[Phoenix891119 Graduate in reply to Lyndsf]

Me too. I graduated a few weeks ago and was loving my runs. I have even started doing a fitness DVD in between runs. Now I feel like a caged animal!

[davelinks Graduate]

Sorry to hear about that! It probably only needs a few days rest, you'll soon be back into it. My wife is on w4r3, she bought some ladies running socks from Lidl's yesterday, and they have a reinforced stability frame bandage built in to support the ankle and prevent painful twists, only £2.99 a pair. I bought some men's one's for myself as I can have a niggly ankle.😊