[pct-l] tendonitis...minor injuries

[Toby Maxwell]

Great! I have been icing it a few times a day so far and am taking some
alleve. thanks for the on trail advice too, I am intrigued by the idea of
massaging the other ankle, but I will also definitely start to stretch my
knee and other aspects of my leg etc on your advice.  thanks again,

-Toby

On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Brandon McGinnity <bmcginnity at gmail.com>wrote:

> Excellent advice, Glenn! I didn't know that about the sympathetic
> treatment,
> very interesting.
>
> On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Glenn Bradford <glenn.bradford at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > You can definitely do some things to help too...
> >
> > Find the exact sore spot and give it a good rub - don't injure it
> > more, but definitely give it a little pressure and movement. You're
> > trying to get circulation into the area, and especially into the
> > tendons which don't cycle blood that well.  When you're done, put
> > something cool on it - a water bottle, a splash of water, a slurpee,
> > whatever. If you're near a coldish water source, soak it until it's
> > numb to the touch. That cooling then warming back up flushes a lot of
> > crapp out of the area of the injury.
> >
> > Also, if you know it's safe for you, definitely take some Ibuprofen to
> > get the swelling down so that it can heal. It's vitamin I after all!
> >
> > Sounds like it can tolerate it, but injuries like that should be
> > lightly stretched a couple times a day if it can be done with only
> > mild pain. If the pain is mild and stays that way, definitely stay on
> > it, just take it easy on the injury area if you have that option. The
> > cool down the area injury like I described above.
> >
> > If you can't cool it down, then just try rubbing and working the
> > *other* ankle. Sounds weird, but there's a lot of research that shows
> > sympathetic treatment of your body on the side opposite the injury can
> > help you heal 30% faster.
> >
> > Last thing, make sure your calf and knee are stretched out on both
> > sides. In massage therapy, the saying is the ankle starts at the knee.
> > Keeping all that stretched will take pressure off those tendons.
> >
> > Oh, the other last thing, slightly elevate it at night if you can,
> > that will also keep the are flushed out.
> >
> > Have a great hike!
> >
> > Glenn
> >
> > ~ Moccasin
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