Ankles and tendons

[CarlKnoch]

Originally posted by MyraTrue
[BOooops. Landed on my butt for it too. But I DID get my point. [/B]

You didn't get the point if you fell on your butt! Hits while falling are discounted.

But back to the topic. When you do go to see a PT, and if it's a chronic problem then you will need to see one to get it back to some semblance of normality, make sure that you understand this.... The ankle is likely to feel worse (more soreness than before) after starting the visits to the PT. They will be strengthening the area with movement, and that will cause some soreness that you may not be having right now. Don't let that scare you away. It is a long road to rehab, as I'm finding with the shoulder problem that I have. Just stay ON the road to rehab until you're done! I injured my shoulder more than 4 years ago, and didn't do anything about it until last spring. (Stupid of me to let it go that long) I'm still working to rehab the thing. It takes time. And the longer you wait to go get it looked at, the longer the rehab.

[MyraTrue]

Ah, but I DID get the point. Actually, I wonder at it, myself. But I hit him, but kept going till I heard the halt. I am told I scored the point, then make another step forward, tripped on his foot. The rest is history.

As to the aspect of things feeling worse before they feel better, I'll keep that in mind. I'd rather do something painful for a while than do what I'm doing forever.

[Inquartata]

Originally posted by CarlKnoch
Hits while falling are discounted.

Not any more they aren't.

I fenced a fellow at Sectionals last year who, after I chased him almost off the end of the strip, tripped and fell on his keister, but parried and riposted in mid-fall. He was awarded the touch...and I'd have protested if he hadn't been, I think---that sort of performance in adversity ought to be rewarded, not punished.

[JEC]

The rule was reversed (or clarified).

[Marcos]

Originally posted by Inquartata
That business about wearing high-tops weakening your ankles may well be true, but then, I say rather a lot of people fencing in Palm Springs wearing low tops with an ankle brace on at least one ankle, so if it's a choice between weak ankles and strong ones which are always getting injured I'll take the former...

I go with that - I injured my front ankle in 2 successive tournamens in Ireland - both times because of dirty/dusty surfaces...I now wear high tops

and I have found that, when I slipped a few days ago, the high top protected the ankle nicely

as for whether they weaken the ankle - how do they? I only wear them for a small amount of the day...and you can also do exercises that strengthen the ankle