what is the best way to prevent ankle injuries?
611357
Wear a brace or high sneakers that have ankle support, socks with extra ankle support...
250886
You probably have a weak ankle.  It's not good to keep letting it give out like that.  Go to your doctor.  He'll probably give you a script for physical therapy.  With one or two visits to the PT you will be able to learn the exercises you need to know to strengthen your ankle.  You may need to wear a support when you strenuously exercise on it.
700922
actually it depend with the doctor's prescription and about how he sees your condition. some ankle injuries really need imobilization and using crutches will really be a big help... to hasten recovery and promote comfort as well.
351986
Practice and use ankle weights
89613
Rest. Sometimes taking it easy a day or two can help with recovery.\n\nApply ice if it gets very painful. This helps keep any inflamation down.\n \nPerform rehabilitation exercises (low-impact) regularly. Swimming and cycling are excellent activities for an individual with shin splints. Try to avoid excessive impact while recovering.\n\nWear shock absorbing insoles in shoes. This can prove helpful when getting back to a running routine if the shin splints still hurt.\n\nI know what you're going through...shin splints are a pain. x.x Hope these help.
783298
buy some ankle weights they work really good and just wear them every where u go.
985161
rub the dust off of the bottoms. and other than that you just need to make sure your shoes are good. i have some bad shoes that are worn out they are like ice skates on the court. if i play hoops too hard with them im bound to really hurt my ankles. so newer shoes are better with grip
264327
Rest and ice are the best things you can do to get rid of shin splints. Ice them for 15-20 minutes every four hours. The easiest way to ice them is to put a frozen gelpack against your shin and wrap an ace bandage around it.\n\nTwo things come to mind: your shoes and your running surfface. What kind of surface are you running on? If it's mostly sidewalk, try running on pavement/asphalt instead, if possible. Each time your feet hit the ground, the shock energy needs to go somewhere. Shoes do a large amount of shock absorbtion, so a good match to your foot and running style is pretty important. If you can add softer ground to the equation, it'll help minimize or alleviate your splints.
717108
Well, you need to stop excercising until it feels better because if you dont, you are going to make the injury worse because you aren't allowing it time to heal. I use a method called the ice massage. Fill a paper or strofoam cup about half way up with water and freexe it. Once it is frozen, peel away the paper or styrofoam a little bit to reveal teh ice. Now, massage it onto your ankle without stopping for about 10 minutes. Your ankle should be completely numb by the time it is done. I have bad tendons in my ankle and have to do this everyday after I work out. It really does help heal the problem and prevent the pain.
617533
Stand under a basket jump straight up, about 25 times at a time... do as many reps as you can...see how high you can get on the net... then do some other stuff, like practicing your shooting or dribbling... then do it again, jump as high as you can with both hands up, do it 25 times... as you do this, your legs will get stronger, and your stamina will improve as well...(doing it under a basket will allow you to guage your progress as you get closer and closer to your goal).\n\nJump rope a lot too... this helps build your legs, and your stamina as well...\n\nDon't mess with ankle weights UNLESS A DOCTOR TELLS YOU IT'S OK...your joints aren't used to that, so even if you use them, you'll have to build up gradually.  Don't listen to anyone who tells you how much ankle weights did for them, or for their cousin, or for their next door neighbor... every body is different, you should check with a doctor or trainer to see how ankle weights might be used as some point.\n\nWith three years left to achieve your goal, you should be able to do it... don't let anyone tell you that you can't... well, I guess you can't stop them from telling you that, but just don't listen to them... it's easy to sit on the sidelines and criticize, and tell everyone that what they're trying to do is impossible, but people who do that end up never amounting to anything...\n\nGood luck to you!\n\nbtw, talk to you coach about this goal of yours as well... he/she should be glad to help... tell them about the ideas from the answers on this page (don't need to tell where you got the ideas) and see what he/she says...
438072
strength shoes.\n\nhttp://www.strength-shoes.com/\n\nPlay with ankle weights.
789792
Ankle braces offer support to keep you from damaging ligaments and tendons by rolling your ankle.  I've sprained each ankle around 8 times playing volleyball and basketball, so I don't play either sport without them.  In a sense, they do improve my game by helping prevent injuries and keeping me on my feet.  You can't play v-ball worth a crap if you've got a sprained ankle....I've tried.
591246
While your ankle is recovering, try stationary biking. It is good cardio and works your legs without the risk of re-injuring your weakened joint.  Also develop a circuit of weightlifting--arms, legs and abs.  Those machines are designed to have very little, if any, impact on your ankles.  \nIt is so important to rehab your ankle though!  If you don't you may have problems with that ankle for many years down the road.  Walk on it as much as the pain and swelling will allow, and every day do all those exercises with the resistance bands (you can get them from a doctor or physical therapist).  Remember to ice for 15 minutes after each workout and I'm sure you'll be back on your two feet in no time!
107361
from one basketball player to another. I learned how to jump playing volleyball. stand against the wall and jump as far as you can, have someone mark it and then try to touch it again and again. as time goes on move up the mark and try to touch it. you have to do this about 30 times I'd say about three times a day. You can put ankle weights on too, just wear shoes.
453453
Read these articles about shin splints. There are simple treatments and preventative measures that you can take to avoid them\n\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/80/96441.htm\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_splints
737304
I would start a physical therapy regimen.  However you may need to see an orthopedist to make sure you aren't injuried seriously.  you could have tendinitis or arthiritis if you have been playing for a long time.  If your tendons and bones are okay however you should be doing excersies in the gym to strengthen the area and working the area in question.  Make sure you are stretching before your activity and icing after you play.  I would buy ankle wraps so that you don't have to tape them up everytime.  Look into sports therapy and sports medicine websites, there you can get a list of excersises that will help your cause.  \n\nGood Luck!
668424
I just severely sprained my ankle and slightly tore some of the ligaments and my doctor told me to get one of two braces.  The one I went with I got from Dunham's and it's called an Active Ankle and it works great.  I highly reccomend an Active Ankle ankle brace.