jorgelito

I was wondering if anyone knew a good ankle injury rehab program.

I recently severely injured my left ankle:

I was playing IM volleyball when I went up to block a kill when the other guy came under the net and I landed on him rolling my left ankle really badly that I couldn't walk. Did the whole RICE thing the first night.

I went to the doctor a few days later - X-rays were negative. I was on crutches for a week. The doctor was shocked at how bad my foot looked (it was all black and blue and so swollen (puffy). It looked like a cartoon: my toes were normal but the rest of the foot was all swelled up. Apparently I did evrything BUT break it - torn ligaments etc.

It's been like 4-5 weeks. I'm walking and light exercising: running (more like jogging) 1/4-1/2 mile on a track once or twice a week. Played one game of volleyball (my IM team made the playoffs). But I know I'm not 100%. I can feel it. I for sure cannot play basketball (my 1st love), no way I can cut and stop or even jump and bang around in the post. Most of the time I walk a lot all over campus or when I walk my dog.

I really want to recover well.

Does anyone know of any kind of regimin for rehabing an ankle?

For now I try to "roll" my ankle and stuff like that when I sit at my desk, in lecture, or at the busstop. I'm even taking glucosamine (I heard it was good for the joints and the ankle is a joint right?).

I'm going on a crazy trip this summer which involves vigorous walking etc for 2-3 months and I want to be 100%.

Thanks.