dan259
Freshmen Member
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Post by dan259 on Aug 20, 2008 0:26:39 GMT -6
Hey Coaches I know this might seem a little stupid, but does anyone have some home remedies for a bad ankle sprain, My stud LB (Team Captain) and heart of our D went down today at practice he rolled it on another players foot swelled up really bad Doctors say it may take a while to heal. (just a really great team player and teacher on the field)
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Post by coachbdud on Aug 20, 2008 0:56:25 GMT -6
the thing that i swear by is the ICE Bath.
we had an absolute stud LB/TE my senior year. and he played like 5 games on a severely sprained ankle, as in it was possibly broken. He knew if he had a fracture in it the doc would give him a cast and that meant no more football that year, so he refused to see Dr. about it.
get a bucket, fill it with ice, then put water in it just to cover the top of the ice. then have him put his foot in it for 20 minutes without moving his foot. do this every couple of hours all day til the swelling stops. then you can work in massage and heat treatments, once his injury has left the inflmation stage and gone into the proliferation and remodeling stages.
Another ting that a doctor and a chiropractor told me is ibuprofen. I have seen it work miracles for a CB we had on the team the same year as the LB. really bad groin pull and he swears the ibuprofen is the only reason he didnt miss the season
although on the bottle it says to only take pills, the 2 Dr.'s told me it is safe to have kids take 1600 mg of ibuprofen every 6 hours. I know we cant give kids or tell them to take any meds, but if my son had an injury, he would be taking 1600 mg of ibuprofen every 6 hours.
*i dont know if this is the best but it is something i have seen work in the past. Im not telling every coach out there to hand their kids a bottle of ibuprofen and say pop away
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Post by kboyd on Aug 20, 2008 9:26:13 GMT -6
In between the ice baths have him draw out the letters of the alphabet with his foot in the air. This helps to break down scar tissue and seems to help speed things up.
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Post by raiderpirates on Aug 20, 2008 11:10:14 GMT -6
Make certain they mix no alcohol at all with ibuprofen though. Ankle good, liver bad, not good news for player or team.
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Post by td4tc on Aug 20, 2008 16:57:55 GMT -6
be sure somebody reliable sees him and makes sure its not a "high ankle sprain".no amount of" tough it out" will help one of those.they need to be managed differently than a normal lateral ankle sprain and take much longer to get better.
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Post by bleefb on Aug 21, 2008 0:09:59 GMT -6
"In between the ice baths have him draw out the letters of the alphabet with his foot in the air. " Range of motion with resistance according to pain tolerance between ice treatments. Pick up marbles and roll up towels with your toes.
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Post by coachcoyote on Aug 21, 2008 0:32:17 GMT -6
Having had just about every injury , myself, or seen just about all of them[and some I didn't want to see]. Everyone reacts differently to injury. It's almost a crap shoot sometime. Tried and true is Rice/ice bath, as has been mentioned. Remind them when they leave. Find a moment or have a captain call and remind. The most foolish[read stupid] thing is for the kid to attend practice and stand all day on crutches. Have him there, and Rice him. At least you know it's being done. If he has to move with a group, let his team mates take turns moving him. If you're lucky enough to have a golf cart, transport him, then put him back in the bath. If you don't have one, there should be a wheelchair at your school, somewhere. God forbid your administrator would let you use their cart, if they have one. If you've this far, I don't prescribe either, but I proviso with "I'm not prescribing because I can't, BUT I know what worked for me. Be sure to eat something with ibuprofin , Advil, etc. Check with your PARENTS to be sure you're not allergic, etc." Will it hold up in court, I don't know. I do know what my kids would, and have used in their careers. Forgive the tirade, but the parents don't know/care. Who can they turn to?
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