wobble board

peter-pantslez

done a bit of ligament damage to my ankle and my doctor told me to get a wobble board to build it back up again!

does anyone know where in dublin i can pick one up??

thanks in advance for any help you guys can give me

hunnymonster

http://www.irishfit.eu/balance.html

peter-pantslez

tanks hunny monster:)

LightningBolt

piece of wood on top of the cushion does the trick. Trust me. Save your cash

peter-pantslez

LightningBolt wrote: »

piece of wood on top of the cushion does the trick. Trust me. Save your cash

cheers lightening il try that later

LightningBolt

just make to put a small towel around the cushion and rough underneath the wood if possible. It stops it from sliding.

If you've seen a physio, try standing on your injured ankle and jump forwad using injured leg to keep balance. Jump back again. Then do left and right jumps. Only do these if there's no knee jerk reaction ie me nearly putting my fist through physios wall when I first attempted it! Another thing to do is some gentle lunges, again I stress only do them if no pain or to the point where there is no pain.

hope it helps

peter-pantslez

to be honest lightening its ligament strain to both ankles that wrong with me!!!

i dont do things by halves:D:D

it only hurts when i walk so the lunges should be managable

thanks for all your help!

shepthedog

Theres a physio supply shop between Irishtown and the new Garda station in Sandymount..

Roper

Go into Smyths toy store and get lo lo ball!

Hanley

shepthedog wrote: »

Theres a physio supply shop between Irishtown and the new Garda station in Sandymount..

physioneeds.ie is the website for that place.

This might sound odd, but stand on one leg, close your eyes and try to maintain your balance. I started doing this recently just to make sure all the supporting structures in my legs stay in decent shape and you can really feel lots of different muscles from the soles of your feet right up to your hips firing to stabilise you.

LightningBolt

Try doing that when there's a gale force wind outside:D

peter-pantslez

Hanley wrote: »

physioneeds.ie is the website for that place.

This might sound odd, but stand on one leg, close your eyes and try to maintain your balance. I started doing this recently just to make sure all the supporting structures in my legs stay in decent shape and you can really feel lots of different muscles from the soles of your feet right up to your hips firing to stabilise you.

thanks hanley il try that......when noone is around of course:D

javaboy

Hanley wrote: »

This might sound odd, but stand on one leg, close your eyes and try to maintain your balance. I started doing this recently just to make sure all the supporting structures in my legs stay in decent shape and you can really feel lots of different muscles from the soles of your feet right up to your hips firing to stabilise you.

My physiotherapist had me doing that after a broken leg. It's amazing how much harder it is than doing it with your eyes open.

peter-pantslez

javaboy wrote: »

My physiotherapist had me doing that after a broken leg. It's amazing how much harder it is than doing it with your eyes open.

i was doing this last night i really works

and yeah its mad how much harder it is when you close your eyes:)