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Originally Posted by Medusa99
I sprained my ankle pretty badly two years ago. Ever since then, when I go jogging my ankle feels like it's going to sprain again and it hurts. Anyone else experience this? I've pretty much given up on jogging as exercise and do something else instead.
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I know exactly what's you're talking about Medusa!
I used to be a ballet dancer, and got some of the most godawful injuries to my ankles. Sprains, breaks, dislocations, the works.
And after the brunt of them, I could not run without some sort of feeling like my ankle was going to get injured again. I went all over to see if I could do anything about it. But here's the fact: sprains do more damage in the long term than breaks. And you better believe it, I've had several people back me up on that. :P
So basically, try to do less jogging on treadmills and such. I use machines like the eclipe, which keeps your feet on two pedal-ish platforms and your legs perform the same actions they would while running. Your cardio gets a good workout on the machine too with it. ^_^ You should try machines like the eclipse out instead.
Braces might work in day to day stuff, such as chasing your son down at the park. :P I hardly use my brace anymore, I think I'm pretty used to that possible sprain feel now.