Broken ankle

tintinr35

i broke my ankle about 6 weeks be4 christmas and was given little physio in the hospital. i went to a private physio. ive been doin all his excercises but in the last couple of days have noticed that my muscels at the front of my leg have become very stiff. i also joined the gym about a week before my accident and am a bit hesitant as when to start going back and what excercises to do.
any advice??????? :cool:

angeldelight

Why don't you ask your physio to do out a rough plan of any exercises you should avoid and for how long etc? Surely they'd know best?

tintinr35

never asked at the time presumed the excercises wud be enough. dont wanna have to pay another 50 yo yo's

angeldelight

Might be better than injuring yourself tho...

Easygainer

I'd a broken ankle, torn achilles and torn ankle ligaments and calf muscle before (same injury - ouch!)

I started training at this time, upper body only obviously, but as my leg got better I was introduced to some simple exercises.

You really want to get strength back in your calves so start off with one leg standing calf raises on a step. You'll need the support of your arms at first because trust me, the strength will be gone!

You also want to get flexibility in your ankle but I can't help you here because I don't know which bone you broke. I broke the load bearing one so I'm guessing the exercises I was given would be different to what you may need.

sound_wave

Get a wobble board,

http://strength-systems.com/images/item/baWobbleBoards.jpg

to help with flexability and strength, i used it after i tore some ligaments in my ankle and i found it a great help when trying to recover after injury.