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How long do Sprain Ankles take to heal?

It depends on how well Kanter plays. If he puts another game like today Al will be back the very next game.
 
NUMBERICA said:
In all seriousness, it really depends on a number of variables. Deron's still dealing with his sprain from 2008. I sprained mine a year ago and it's still not 100%. Depending on the sprain, you can sometimes make the argument that a break is preferable.
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i sprained mine 4 years ago couldnt walk for 3 days.
it was so bad it ended my basketball playing days.
i cant risk playing basketball anymore and sprain it.
since i need my ankles for my job
 
DutchJazzer said:
kanter leading jazz to the playif avg 18-9
then jefferson comes back and kanter getting 5 minutes in the playoff
that would be epic.
i would personally come down to utah
and hunt corbin down.

and yes mods this is a threat ;) :P
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We'll all testify on your behalf.


Well, maybe not. But we can ask the warden if you can continue posting from your prison cell.
 
I sprained my ankle really bad in HS once.

I am now in my mid 20s and it still hasn't healed up all the way. It's stiff, aches, and is clearly weaker than the other :( Maybe I should have this checked out?
 
I played ALOT of basketball in my youth and had weak ankles so i sprained my ankles alot (and broke my left one twice and my right one once) and usually it was at least a month before i could play basketball again.
Of course my sprains were usually quite bad and my ankle would swell up to the size of a softball.

Stupid thing is that i never injured my ankles when wearing my ankle braces, but they were so uncomfortable and made my lateral movement horrible, so i didn't wear them as often as i should.
Now i wear my braces whenever i play, which isn't much since im getting kinda old now.
 
IUhoosiers said:
Been googling this. Some say 1-2 weeks... ANyone have experience with this before?
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....I can say unequivocally, that I am an amateur ankle sprain "expert" in that I have sprained both of my ankles probably a half dozen times each (possibly a slight exaggeration) over the years of my playing tons of basketball!

I will admit this, I'm not sure about the "high" ankle sprain, because I don't know how many of those I had, or if I even had them. Depends on how high does it have to go to be classified as a "high" ankle sprain!

That being said, let me get started. Generally speaking, a basketball player will sprain his ankle when he jumps up and then comes down on the side of another players foot. Could be an opponent, could even be his own teammate! Depending on how high he was jumping at the time generally will indicate how bad the ankle sprain will be. Another big factor is did he have any support at all for the ankle when the sprain occurred? If he was wearing "high tops" (something I never did) it may have helped just a little. I say "just a little" because high tops don't really give much support to the blow of an ankle sprain.

Now, MOST NBA players are required to have there ankles "taped" before each and every game! They don't use an "Ace" bandage wrap as they are completely useless to protect an ankle sprain. They use the athletic tape that can almost make your ankle "cast" like in that it won't move much, if at all, when you come down on a players foot. Again, there are variables which as stated above, include how high was he jumping when he landed on the players foot. If a player did NOT have his ankle taped, then he's definitely going to have a full-blown class 1 ankle sprain that will keep him on crutches for about 4 days or even longer! The high ankle sprain they tell me is much worse. Have to do more research on when the sprain goes from low to high! As someone mentioned, I hear football players seem to get more high ankles sprains than basketball players for some reason.

The younger you are, the quicker the sprain will heel. Also, modern medicine and treatment has certainly improved from my day, thus probably making it easier to get back on the court. Then too, each player has a tolerance for pain as we all know! And some players will feel completely inhibited in their movement and cutting unless they feel the ankle is completely healed. Being a white guy, I never could jump very high and on defense I played "ball denial" thus I did not have to be 100% physically with my ankle to actually be 100% effective on the basketball court!

I finally got smart after all those ankle sprains and began to invest in the athletic white tape (about $2 bucks a roll in my day) that just about prevented anymore sprains in my basketball career.

Deron Williams ankle sprain was particularly bad since he came down on the guys foot after taking a jump shot and may not have been taped at all or taped properly, the later being less likely than the first! I played with some guys who refused to tape their ankles as they felt it inhibited them from movement they felt necessary to be a dominant player!

I hope this proved helpful in regard to the ankle sprain question! I'll do some more investigating on the matter an get back with anything else that may be helpful!
 
carolinajazz said:
....I can say unequivocally, that I am an amateur ankle sprain "expert" in that I have sprained both of my ankles probably a half dozen times each (possibly a slight exaggeration) over the years of my playing tons of basketball! I will admit this, I'm not sure about the "high" ankle sprain, because I don't know how many of those I had, or if I even had them. Depends on how high does it have to go to be classified as a "high" ankle sprain! That being said, let me get started. Generally speaking, a basketball player will sprain his ankle when he jumps up and then comes down on the side of another players foot. Could be an opponent, could even be his own teammate! Depending on how high he was jumping at the time generally will indicate how bad the ankle sprain will be. Another big factor is did he have any support at all for the ankle when the sprain occurred? If he was wearing "high tops" (something I never did) it may have helped just a little. I say "just a little" because high tops don't really give much support to the blow of an ankle sprain. Now, MOST NBA players are required to have there ankles "taped" before each and every game! They don't use an "Ace" bandage wrap as they are completely useless to protect an ankle sprain. They use the athletic tape that can almost make your ankle "cast" like in that it won't move much, if at all, when you come down on a players foot. Again, there are variables which as stated above, include how high was he jumping when he landed on the players foot. If a player did NOT have his ankle taped, then he's definitely going to have a full-blown class 1 ankle sprain that will keep him on crutches for about 4 days or even longer! The high ankle sprain they tell me is much worse. Have to do more research on when the sprain goes from low to high! As someone mentioned, I hear football players seem to get more high ankles sprains than basketball players for some reason. The younger you are, the quicker the sprain will heel. Also, modern medicine and treatment has certainly improved from my day, thus probably making it easier to get back on the court. Then too, each player has a tolerance for pain as we all know! And some players will feel completely inhibited in their movement and cutting unless they feel the ankle is completely healed. Being a white guy, I never could jump very high and on defense I played "ball denial" thus I did not have to be 100% physically with my ankle to actually be 100% effective on the basketball court! I finally got smart after all those ankle sprains and began to invest in the athletic white tape (about $2 bucks a roll in my day) that just about prevented anymore sprains in my basketball career. Deron Williams ankle sprain was particularly bad since he came down on the guys foot after taking a jump shot and may not have been taped at all or taped properly, the later being less likely than the first! I played with some guys who refused to tape their ankles as they felt it inhibited them from movement they felt necessary to be a dominant player! I hope this proved helpful in regard to the ankle sprain question! I'll do some more investigating on the matter an get back with anything else that may be helpful!
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Too long, didn't read..... also to few paragraphs, didn't read.
 
carolinajazz said:
....I can say unequivocally, that I am an amateur ankle sprain "expert" in that I have sprained both of my ankles probably a half dozen times each (possibly a slight exaggeration) over the years of my playing tons of basketball!

I will admit this, I'm not sure about the "high" ankle sprain, because I don't know how many of those I had, or if I even had them. Depends on how high does it have to go to be classified as a "high" ankle sprain!

That being said, let me get started. Generally speaking, a basketball player will sprain his ankle when he jumps up and then comes down on the side of another players foot. Could be an opponent, could even be his own teammate! Depending on how high he was jumping at the time generally will indicate how bad the ankle sprain will be. Another big factor is did he have any support at all for the ankle when the sprain occurred? If he was wearing "high tops" (something I never did) it may have helped just a little. I say "just a little" because high tops don't really give much support to the blow of an ankle sprain.

Now, MOST NBA players are required to have there ankles "taped" before each and every game! They don't use an "Ace" bandage wrap as they are completely useless to protect an ankle sprain. They use the athletic tape that can almost make your ankle "cast" like in that it won't move much, if at all, when you come down on a players foot. Again, there are variables which as stated above, include how high was he jumping when he landed on the players foot. If a player did NOT have his ankle taped, then he's definitely going to have a full-blown class 1 ankle sprain that will keep him on crutches for about 4 days or even longer! The high ankle sprain they tell me is much worse. Have to do more research on when the sprain goes from low to high! As someone mentioned, I hear football players seem to get more high ankles sprains than basketball players for some reason.

The younger you are, the quicker the sprain will heel. Also, modern medicine and treatment has certainly improved from my day, thus probably making it easier to get back on the court. Then too, each player has a tolerance for pain as we all know! And some players will feel completely inhibited in their movement and cutting unless they feel the ankle is completely healed. Being a white guy, I never could jump very high and on defense I played "ball denial" thus I did not have to be 100% physically with my ankle to actually be 100% effective on the basketball court!

I finally got smart after all those ankle sprains and began to invest in the athletic white tape (about $2 bucks a roll in my day) that just about prevented anymore sprains in my basketball career.

Deron Williams ankle sprain was particularly bad since he came down on the guys foot after taking a jump shot and may not have been taped at all or taped properly, the later being less likely than the first! I played with some guys who refused to tape their ankles as they felt it inhibited them from movement they felt necessary to be a dominant player!

I hope this proved helpful in regard to the ankle sprain question! I'll do some more investigating on the matter an get back with anything else that may be helpful!
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agree too long did also not read.
did you rant about the colleration between jailhouse tats and sprained ankles?
the more jailhouse tats the more likely it is to get a sprained ankle?
 
Hopefully 3 months for Al and Paul. I really have no interest in ever seeing either of them play for the Jazz ever again. Starting right now.
 
DutchJazzer said:
agree too long did also not read.
did you rant about the colleration between jailhouse tats and sprained ankles?
the more jailhouse tats the more likely it is to get a sprained ankle?
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.....no connection between jailhouse tats and sprained ankles....unless the player with the most jailhouse tats jumps higher than the guys with less tats....in that case then yes, maybe there would be a connection! Hey, I know it was long, but it was also very thorough! He wanted an experts opinion.....I gave him one!
 
I did some more checking on the difference between the high and low ankle sprain......and this is what I found!

"High ankle sprains occur from sudden twisting injuries, which occur commonly in contact and cutting sports. Athletes will typically say the pain radiates up the leg from the ankle, and is worse with cutting motions that mimic the original twisting injury. The high ankle sprain is typically treated with the same treatment principles as for the common ankle sprain: Rest, ice, compression, and elevation – the RICE protocol. However, since the syndesmosis is subjected to such high forces with each step, the amount of rest needed tends to be longer than for the common ankle sprain – nearly twice as long in most studies. If the ligament is severely sprained, or even torn, a screw is sometimes placed between the tibia and fibula to hold the two bones together to allow for the ligament to scar and heal. Athletes will typically return to play within 6 weeks, but about half will experience symptoms for up to 6 months."

The complete link to this discussion is the following.....although quite lengthy! https://www.hss.edu/conditions_high-ankle-sprain-whats-different.asp
 
carolinajazz said:
I did some more checking on the difference between the high and low ankle sprain......and this is what I found!

"High ankle sprains occur from sudden twisting injuries, which occur commonly in contact and cutting sports. Athletes will typically say the pain radiates up the leg from the ankle, and is worse with cutting motions that mimic the original twisting injury. The high ankle sprain is typically treated with the same treatment principles as for the common ankle sprain: Rest, ice, compression, and elevation – the RICE protocol. However, since the syndesmosis is subjected to such high forces with each step, the amount of rest needed tends to be longer than for the common ankle sprain – nearly twice as long in most studies. If the ligament is severely sprained, or even torn, a screw is sometimes placed between the tibia and fibula to hold the two bones together to allow for the ligament to scar and heal. Athletes will typically return to play within 6 weeks, but about half will experience symptoms for up to 6 months."

The complete link to this discussion is the following.....although quite lengthy! https://www.hss.edu/conditions_high-ankle-sprain-whats-different.asp
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You're a much better poster when race isn't involved.
 
Tony Parker out 4 WEEKS with his ankle sprain? They didn't say it was a "high" ankle sprain, just a grade 2 type! Sounds to me like he may be a panny waste, apron string, momma's boy, umbilical. sissy! Out 4 WEEKS!!! Low tolerance for pain.....and probably did not have his ankles tape to begin with! Bad break for the Spurs, although they'll probably still win 70 percent of there remaining games!
 
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