DPS Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Trip: The ankle specialist - It's worse than I thought Date: 12/4/2006 Trip Report: So I went to see a Podiatrist who specializes in sports medicine and ankle injuries because my ankle was still bothering me after 'spraining' it while skiing. Well, not so much skiing as falling. The doc re-xrayed my ankle and it turns out I actually broke my tibia. So, I am now in a removable cast for a month and then I get to start physical therapy for the sprained ligaments and tendons. Bottom line is I will be out for 4 months before I can return to my prior level of physical activity. D'oh! Gear Notes: Removable cast Approach Notes: Don't do what I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Shizzy, get better :tup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Think of it as an advantage to do more upper body workouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pup_on_the_mountain Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Shit Dan .. So sorry to hear that. As they always say, them hills will be there for next time. Hope you get well soon. I'll stop by to say hi if I'm near the 'quah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plexus Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Do you have a campus wall and vast quantities of beer? Another hobby like model plane building or ships in bottles would also be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradclimbguy Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Tape + Vitamin I = screw sitting on your ass for 4 months. Just go skiing anyway and let it heal over the next 6 months. If you didn't tear anything keep crankin. No sympathy, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sampdx Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I tore the ligaments (sprained) my ankle pretty badly coming out of The Enchantments in August and it's still really stiff and painful. I agree that tape (and good boots with ankle support) help and can get you out there, but I also suggest good, solid help from a sports injury specialist if you want to avoid chronic tightness and pain. Ankle "specialists" blew me off, too. Once I got my cast off, they said I was cured, but I still have a lot of tightness and pain. Try Jeff Robinson. He's awesome. His number is 503-593-7640. He's a Pac 10 ref, works with the Kings in Sacramento, etc. and really cares about getting you back into action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Dang!!! * keep doing pull-ups * catch up on the honey-do's * enter a wheelchair marathon * read all the Beckey's cover-to-cover(again!) * cure that tendonitus once and for all * mark your calendar four months from now ...and climb like an uncaged beast next spring!! (Oh...and you're dead to me now. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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