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Dizzy, your predicament is clear. There is nothing great about being injured or incapacî itated when open spaces and winding footpaths are calling you. My take on the matter will however lean towards being conservative . Serious injuries like yours is best served with patience and wisdom. Your doctor's response follows that line from a medical model perspective. The issue of re-injury flows from there. I would sttongly advise you to rehabilitate your ankle first before you tackle any camino. In the long run it will show itself to have a more lasting outcome.First, if this isn't the correct place for this post, I apologize.
Now, my issue. Last week I broke my ankle just bringing the trash can in from the street. I had planned for a camino this year. My doctor has said it would be healed in time and out of the cam boot but he is very concerned that I would reinjure it if I attempt the trip this year. He did think that next year would be better.
His recommendation includes boots that are higher around the ankle and a brace, but gave no definite "brands".
For anyone on this forum who has broken an ankle, have you successfully walked the Camino after breaking an ankle? What equipment did you use? What would you recommend? Are there training tips for rehab you would recommend? When on the camino, what should I expect now from my ankle (pain, sore, slow, ??) ? Any specific brands of boots or braces that are recommended?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Last year I had a double displaced ankle fracture with soft tissue injury and nerve damage, and it is pinned and plated. I have just walked the Magna Via Francigena across Sicily, which - although short - is quite strenuous. The ankle gave me no trouble whatsoever - my knees did though!First, if this isn't the correct place for this post, I apologize.
Now, my issue. Last week I broke my ankle just bringing the trash can in from the street. I had planned for a camino this year. My doctor has said it would be healed in time and out of the cam boot but he is very concerned that I would reinjure it if I attempt the trip this year. He did think that next year would be better.
His recommendation includes boots that are higher around the ankle and a brace, but gave no definite "brands".
For anyone on this forum who has broken an ankle, have you successfully walked the Camino after breaking an ankle? What equipment did you use? What would you recommend? Are there training tips for rehab you would recommend? When on the camino, what should I expect now from my ankle (pain, sore, slow, ??) ? Any specific brands of boots or braces that are recommended?
Thanks in advance for any help.
My heart goes out to you with this - I too have just broken my ankle (yesterday). Our Camino was planned to begin four weeks from today after receiving much help from AJGuillaume and peregrina2000 (to both I am deeply grateful) but all things were scuppered by a simple at-home accident.
Although we won't be walking this May (and I'm gutted) I hope we can do this as soon as is possible. Perhaps somethings are meant to be and when the time is right, it will go well.
The Camino will wait for us.
Heal well and stay strong x
My husband and I used Solomon high top boots. I have sprained and hairline fractured both ankles on diff occasions years ago and find they have been somewhat weakened bc of it. These boots give the extra support I need. That said it takes a long time to heal so you may want to heed (sp?) ur doctors advice to take extra care.First, if this isn't the correct place for this post, I apologize.
Now, my issue. Last week I broke my ankle just bringing the trash can in from the street. I had planned for a camino this year. My doctor has said it would be healed in time and out of the cam boot but he is very concerned that I would reinjure it if I attempt the trip this year. He did think that next year would be better.
His recommendation includes boots that are higher around the ankle and a brace, but gave no definite "brands".
For anyone on this forum who has broken an ankle, have you successfully walked the Camino after breaking an ankle? What equipment did you use? What would you recommend? Are there training tips for rehab you would recommend? When on the camino, what should I expect now from my ankle (pain, sore, slow, ??) ? Any specific brands of boots or braces that are recommended?
Thanks in advance for any help.
When I was 71 I broke my ankle on the VDLP in April shortly after Seville. I was taken back to the hospital in Seville where they operated and inserted plates and screws because I had broken both leg bones. I stayed a hotel in Seville for about 3 days before flying first to my sister in London for a few days and then back to the US. The orthopedic surgeon in the US was very pleased with the work done in Seville and I wore a boot for about 2 months followed by physical therapy.First, if this isn't the correct place for this post, I apologize.
Now, my issue. Last week I broke my ankle just bringing the trash can in from the street. I had planned for a camino this year. My doctor has said it would be healed in time and out of the cam boot but he is very concerned that I would reinjure it if I attempt the trip this year. He did think that next year would be better.
His recommendation includes boots that are higher around the ankle and a brace, but gave no definite "brands".
For anyone on this forum who has broken an ankle, have you successfully walked the Camino after breaking an ankle? What equipment did you use? What would you recommend? Are there training tips for rehab you would recommend? When on the camino, what should I expect now from my ankle (pain, sore, slow, ??) ? Any specific brands of boots or braces that are recommended?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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