High Ankle Sprain............

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I just can't seem to get a good grasp on this 'high ankle sprain' that runs rampant in the sports world now...keeping people out of games for extended periods.

I am trying to figure what we called this particular malady
in the olden days. I, for the life of me, can't ever remember an 'ankle sprain' keeping athletes out that long...so we must have called it something else. Any body got any words of wisdom regarding this?

Or our ankles much taller now than ever before...and therefore more vulnerable at their highest part????
 
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What is a high ankle sprain?
The high ankle ligaments are located above the ankle, as opposed to the more commonly injured ligaments on the outside of the ankle. These high ankle ligaments connect the tibia to the fibula. It is important to have stability between the tibia and fibula at this level because walking and running place a tremendous amount of force at this junction.

A high ankle sprain occurs when there is tearing and damage to the high ankle ligaments. These injuries are much less common than a traditional ankle sprain.
 
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There has always beens ankle sprains in sports. My belief (I am not an athletic trainer) is that we see fewer ankle sprains than in times past because of tight taping of ankles, but this results in high ankle sprains although at a lower frequency.
 
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I rolled my ankle in high school 1985, had grass stain on sock at my ankle bone. Dr. said high ankle sprain. It took 6 weeks to get back to normal. I wasn't a starter so there was zero rehab for me.

The trainers are all over the NCAA athlete to rehab injuries.
 
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I'm beginning to think it has something to do with the cleats players are wearing nowadays. Obviously Von and Ethan both have this, and I saw yesterday where Eric Berry and Jamal Charles both have high ankle sprains.
 
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Has your ankle swollen like a roll of socks and has your leg turned purple up your calf? I rolled mine in high school and couldn't walk for 2 or 3 weeks. It makes my stomach hurt thinking about it. Tearing ligaments in the ankle is probably worse than breaking it. Ouch!!!
 
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Gp_rocky top said:
I'm beginning to think it has something to do with the cleats players are wearing nowadays. Obviously Von and Ethan both have this, and I saw yesterday where Eric Berry and Jamal Charles both have high ankle sprains.
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That's exactly what I said in another thread. If you look the cleats the ankle support looks weak.
 
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Gp_rocky top said:
I'm beginning to think it has something to do with the cleats players are wearing nowadays. Obviously Von and Ethan both have this, and I saw yesterday where Eric Berry and Jamal Charles both have high ankle sprains.
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Ethanol was a bruised knee.
 
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Carl Pickens said:
What is a high ankle sprain?
The high ankle ligaments are located above the ankle, as opposed to the more commonly injured ligaments on the outside of the ankle. These high ankle ligaments connect the tibia to the fibula. It is important to have stability between the tibia and fibula at this level because walking and running place a tremendous amount of force at this junction.

A high ankle sprain occurs when there is tearing and damage to the high ankle ligaments. These injuries are much less common than a traditional ankle sprain.
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This sounds really smart for: "**** is torn up. It'll be fixed'n a couple weeks."
 
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EB was injured through most if training camp too. Looking at the chiefs schedule, it's hard to find more than 3 wins.
 
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It has to do with the position of your foot and how the ankle turns. The motion to cause the more common lateral ankle sprain is inversion and plantar flexion - down and in. Look at film from Darr's injury in the USU game. The high ankle sprain is usually a combination of dorsiflexion and external rotation. If you watch Pearson, his ankle was planted, and he got spun around, causing the external rotation. Different mechanism, different ligaments involved, and a different recovery.
 
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I had a high ankle sprain and I ad a fracture in the other ankle. The sprain hurt worse. It was about the same recovery time for both
 
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Its been a long time ago but I remember back in 2000 when Donta Stallworth missed 4 gms with a high ankle sprain. They say its one of the worst sprains to recover from.
 
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jimallvol said:
Its been a long time ago but I remember back in 2000 when Donta Stallworth missed 4 gms with a high ankle sprain. They say its one of the worst sprains to recover from.
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High AS is the hardest to recover from, I broke my right tibia riding bareback broncs took 7 weeks to recover , and in my right leg had a High Ankle Sprain that took almost 4 months to get back normal, the scar tissue had to be removed on two ligaments in my right ankle which ended my rodeo career (3 years, more of a hobby than career)
But everyone's different , high profile athletes will recover fast.
 
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All I know is it sucks...

I have had a high ankle sprain and a broken ankle and honestly the pain and swelling both times was about the same. Some say that a break actually heals better and/or faster than a bad high ankle sprain. Were it not for having to have surgery, I'd probably agree.

I was in a boot for about 2-3 weeks with the high ankle sprain, but it was a couple months before I was running again. But I didn't get the treatment these athletes get. It took about 9 months for it to feel close to fully healed. It really gave me problems.

It was 3 months before I was able to fully bear weight with the ankle surgery. 4 months and I was running again. Long term the ankle felt better quicker than with the sprain, but I have lost range of motion, but overall not too bad. I'm a little over a year and a half removed from surgery.

I've also had low ankle sprains, but they're nothing. Alot easier to play through the pain.

I was fortunate to never get hurt too bad in my high school (ball playing) days. But as soon as I got out and quit training and exercising so much I started pulling quads, hamstrings, and breaking ankles.
 
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Dr H Lecter said:
There has always beens ankle sprains in sports. My belief (I am not an athletic trainer) is that we see fewer ankle sprains than in times past because of tight taping of ankles, but this results in high ankle sprains although at a lower frequency.
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Agree.
 
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I suspect it is because the tight ends and receivers are blocking better and more physical and it exposes them to more risk of injury especially high ankle since they tend to be standing more upright and someone can hit them from behind.
 
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