Tips for Preventing Foot and Ankle Injuries
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:10 am
Just imagine yourself enjoying your favorite sports like running, cricket, tennis and soccer with an injured foot. Horrifying and painful it is, right? Our feet make us walk which is nature’s onethe priceless gifts to us. Hands and foot posses both physical and emotional importance in our life. For example, the smile on your face while watching your child walking for the very first time is just exceptionally beautiful. This shows the importance of foot in the life of a person.
Warm up before activity
Do light stretching or slow jogging for two to three minutes to warm up your muscles.
Build your muscles
Gradually increase time spends on the physical activity over a period of week to increase the strength and mobility of muscle of particular body part. Even indulge yourself into other sports or physical activities also to help strengthen the entire body muscles.
Invest in good pair of shoes
Use sport-specific shoes, you can’t play cricket while wearing soccer shoes. Usually Cross training shoes are a better choice; however, if you will wear the shoes designed for a particular sport it will reduce the chances of injuries.
Replace
If you are an active sports person you should replace your shoes every six months.
Say no to uneven surfaces
Pick a good surface to run on and you should not feel any discomfort. However it is advised that you should practice on the surface you'll eventually run on.
Prevent injuries
People who have experienced ankle injuries before should use a brace or tape to prevent recurrent ankle injuries. If you have ankle pain, stop the activity to prevent further damage and seek professional consultation.
Warm up before activity
Do light stretching or slow jogging for two to three minutes to warm up your muscles.
Build your muscles
Gradually increase time spends on the physical activity over a period of week to increase the strength and mobility of muscle of particular body part. Even indulge yourself into other sports or physical activities also to help strengthen the entire body muscles.
Invest in good pair of shoes
Use sport-specific shoes, you can’t play cricket while wearing soccer shoes. Usually Cross training shoes are a better choice; however, if you will wear the shoes designed for a particular sport it will reduce the chances of injuries.
Replace
If you are an active sports person you should replace your shoes every six months.
Say no to uneven surfaces
Pick a good surface to run on and you should not feel any discomfort. However it is advised that you should practice on the surface you'll eventually run on.
Prevent injuries
People who have experienced ankle injuries before should use a brace or tape to prevent recurrent ankle injuries. If you have ankle pain, stop the activity to prevent further damage and seek professional consultation.
if you are going through minor foot injury you should not avoid it .. use mobility aid like walker, crutch