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Message: [QUOTE="NineOneSeven, post: 1707191, member: 871"] On the topic of ankles- I sprained my right ankle December of 2013 extremely badly (was wearing high tops, but they were old). Playing ball with friends around the holidays (Manlius, NY for those familiar). We had one guy who we almost never played with, and that is whose foot I landed on. Freak accident, but you cannot convince me that he wasn't standing in a spot where most people wouldn't be (he doesn't play much basketball). At the time I knew it was bad (crazy swelling, could put zero weight on it for a bit), but no idea just how bad. Stubbornness, ignorance, improper rehab, severity of the injury, and the fact I had injured that ankle before (albeit not nearly as badly), and here I am, almost 2.5 years later still dealing with it. Some days are worse than others (today being one of them, hence this rant :) ), and it's frustrating. I guess I would call it chronic pain. I've actually been able to work back a decent amount of mobility compared to where I was a year ago when I could barely squat down 6 inches due to lost dorsiflexion. For someone who likes to lift weights and be active, very discouraging. I did get an x-ray about 10 days after the initial sprain in January of 2014 at an urgent care, and it showed no fracture. Looking back, I wish it was a fracture. I also got another x-ray in 2015 from a specialist just to confirm. Still no sign of a fracture. I imagine an MRI is what really will show me what I'm looking for, but hard to justify the point/cost at this point. I went to a few physical therapy sessions in fall of 2014 (probably way too late, but again, I wasn't prepared for how bad I actually injured it), and while that did help, it was insanely expensive. In fall of 2015 I got some active release therapy done which definitely helped break down scar tissues for sure, but it seems those are more short term solutions. The ankle is a very complicated joint with a lot of ligaments and structures involved, so it's very hard to determine exactly what is going on, especially since the entire kinetic chain can be involved. I thought impingement could be a big factor, or bone spurs, but wouldn't x-rays pick that up? Doctor said it is all soft tissue related. I've done a lot of joint mobilizations, foam rolling/lacrosse ball rolling my calves, voodoo wrapping, stretching my achilles, rolling my tibilias anterior etc, but literally every day it's hard not to constantly be thinking about it or noticing it. I really seem to notice pain when I sit on my knees and then sit back onto my feet, forcing plantarflexion. That is very difficult and painful (not to mention, shows how tight my quads get). Pain seems to also be on the medial side, almost at the lower shin region most of the time, and can be noticed when I try to twist my foot away from me and force dorsiflexion/plantarflexion. Some days much more noticeable than others. Simply walking, there is not any pain usually. It's strange, I almost wish I had sprained both of my ankles. Having one constantly stiff just makes the entire body feel non-symmetrical, and I am fairly certain this has been a big reason for other injuries the last couple of years. Good times indeed! [/QUOTE]

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