J.P.'s ankle

[TMHoosierVol]

I was just wondering if anybody, perhaps hatvol, had any first hand knowledge of the severity of his ankle sprain. Moving from the football forum to the basketball forum, I find myself reverting back to my skeptical ways of reading between the lines.

I've been following NCAA Basketball for 45 years and I've seen it happen before, at other programs, too many times. Is it merely a coincidence that the injury that has kept him on the bench, in street clothes, for the last two games just happened to be the first two games played since final exams have been completed, or will we here "the rest of the story" at a later date. I'm talking academic eligibility.

If a student athlete fails a final exam, is there anything that can be done to regain his eligibility without sitting out an entire semister, such as an extra credit assignment? If I'm overreacting fine, but if not, are there things that can be done to rectify the problem and an official statement would not be released until those efforts had been exhausted. I'm just a little bit worried about the timing of this injury. Somebody set me straight, please.

 

[hatvol96]

I was just wondering if anybody, perhaps hatvol, had any first hand knowledge of the severity of his ankle sprain. Moving from the football forum to the basketball forum, I find myself reverting back to my skeptical ways of reading between the lines.

I've been following NCAA Basketball for 45 years and I've seen it happen before, at other programs, too many times. Is it merely a coincidence that the injury that has kept him on the bench, in street clothes, for the last two games just happened to be the first two games played since final exams have been completed, or will we here "the rest of the story" at a later date. I'm talking academic eligibility.

If a student athlete fails a final exam, is there anything that can be done to regain his eligibility without sitting out an entire semister, such as an extra credit assignment? If I'm overreacting fine, but if not, are there things that can be done to rectify the problem and an official statement would not be released until those efforts had been exhausted. I'm just a little bit worried about the timing of this injury. Somebody set me straight, please.

No underlying factor here. He twisted his ankle in a big way. He'll be back when he's healthy.
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[TennNC]

high ankle sprains tend to be problematic, don't they?

 

[sportsnut624]

high ankle sprains tend to be problematic, don't they?

I had that type of sprain in both of my ankles from soccer in my sophomore year of high school, and they hurt me for the rest of my two years in high school but not bad enough to affect my play. It will probably take him a couple weeks to get back to 100% but I don't think there will be any lasting effects hopefully.

 

[dickens821]

Lofton missed 4 games when he sprained his ankle 2 years ago

 

[velovol]

Ankle injuries have to be one of the toughest things to over come.
I have no data to back it up but it seems athletes can bounce back from knee injuries (minus ACL), back injuries, and so on quicker than they can ankle injuries.

I still play ball once a week and everynow and then I will roll my ankle and it will be sore for weeks and that is just rolling it.

 

[Vol Mania 21]

depending on if he tore any ligaments or not. if he tore them, then it'll be a month

 

[kiddiedoc]

Ankle injuries have to be one of the toughest things to over come.
I have no data to back it up but it seems athletes can bounce back from knee injuries (minus ACL), back injuries, and so on quicker than they can ankle injuries.

I still play ball once a week and everynow and then I will roll my ankle and it will be sore for weeks and that is just rolling it.

Minor ankle strains and sprains from inversion ("rolling in") generally respond well to conservative therapy and often improve enough to allow a return to play within 2 weeks or so. I think that the idea that ankle injuries are "more difficult to overcome" than knee or back problems is an overgeneralization. One of the biggest problems patients face with ankle (or any joint) maladies is that they try to push it too early.

 

[Vol Mania 21]

Ankle injuries have to be one of the toughest things to over come.
I have no data to back it up but it seems athletes can bounce back from knee injuries (minus ACL), back injuries, and so on quicker than they can ankle injuries.

I still play ball once a week and everynow and then I will roll my ankle and it will be sore for weeks and that is just rolling it.

i don't know where you get that idea. from a guy who's had several knee surgeries, i'll say that this is false. if i sprain my ankle and don't tear a ligament, give me a wk and i'm fine, if i tear the ligament, give me a month tops. tear ur knee, trust me it's not so easy

 

[velovol]

i don't know where you get that idea. from a guy who's had several knee surgeries, i'll say that this is false. if i sprain my ankle and don't tear a ligament, give me a wk and i'm fine, if i tear the ligament, give me a month tops. tear ur knee, trust me it's not so easy

Well like I said I have no data to back it up.
But it seems to me, another words my opinion, ankle injuries are more nagging.

I have injured both and find the ankle to be the more aggravating. I am sure it has to do more with the athlete type than anything else.

 

[Vol Mania 21]

i guess, after my knee surgeries i still had problems for the rest of my career, i would have to heat it(heating pads, and ultra sound) before practice, after practice back to the trainin room for ice, and electric stem. did this for my last 2 yrs.

 

[IPorange]

Minor ankle strains and sprains from inversion ("rolling in") generally respond well to conservative therapy and often improve enough to allow a return to play within 2 weeks or so. I think that the idea that ankle injuries are "more difficult to overcome" than knee or back problems is an overgeneralization. One of the biggest problems patients face with ankle (or any joint) maladies is that they try to push it too early.

Hopefully they have been cognisant of that, but it does make me worry that they tried to have him play last Tuesday, and he couldn't. I would rather they completely hold him out than to try and "check" to see if he can go before each game. But I am sure the medical staff know what they are doing.