So much for training for a while... - Page 1

Well I had a great training day at the club Sunday.... Xena did a very nice track... OB was great and protection was nice. So you figured it would end there....... RIGHT??

Well.... NOT.....

I got home and later that evening I was in the back of my truck moving the dog crate and when I stepped out of the truck over the tailgate.. like I have done hundreds if times I ended up slipping and falling off the back. Which is about a 4 foot fall since I drive a F250 4X4. I landed on my left leg first and ended up badly spraining my left ankle and knee and I also have contusions to my left knee. My right shoulder is sore also, not really sure why the right. I got to spend several hours in the ER last night doing xrays to see what happened. Luckily nothing was broken.. so now I get to sit on my ass for the next 6 to 8 weeks for this to heal.. what a PAIN IN THE ASS...lol. As I type I am sitting with an ice pack on my ankle and knee, which might I add now are frozen solid .. so they dont hurt at the momment..

I know this will sound odd, but I would rather be at work than doing sitting like this.... it has only been a little over 24 hours and I am BORED OUT OF MY MIND..... I want to go tracking.... do some OB... protection work, just something.

Don't write yourself off, you can work on
things like obediece positions etc while
on crutches.

I have yet to see sprains slow most
dog people down 

You know, if you're that serious, there are other people that haven proven they can do it from a wheelchair.

When I was in my 20's, I was working at a riding stable. I got thrown off a horse at a gallop, and landed on my left foot. The resulting bruising went halfway to my knee. I was very, very lucky the ankle/leg didn't fracture!

I took a week off work. I think by day 3, I was weight-bearing on the ankle. It hurt like hell getting up in the morning, but then it got loosened up as I used it.

My doc showed me how to tape it to prevent re-injury. Sports medicine doctors have since found out that the old method of casting a really bad sprain didn't work, and just made it harder to recover mobility. The method I used with this sprain was actually the best, as long as you prevented the weakened joint from being re-injured by TAPING IT. Note: TAPE, as in surgical tape, NOT just a Tensor bandage! My doctor told me, "Tensors just keep the ankle warm. They dont really support it properly."

Here's how to tape: Put several strips of tape overtop of your ankle bone, going under your foot, and up the other side, like a stirrup. Your foot should be in a flat position (90 degrees to your leg) when you're doing this. Start the tape several inches above the ankle bone on one side, and finish several inches above the bone on the other.

Second, put a strip of tape on the top of the foot, then bring it overtop of the inner ankle bone, and behind the foot, then overtop of the outer ankle bone. Cross it over your starting point before cutting it. The shape should be like the breast cancer ribbon shape (ends of the tape form an 'x'.) Do the same thing with 2 or 3 more pieces of tape. Try waggling your foot up and down in between pieces to check how secure/comfortable it is. You want to be able to move the foot up and down to walk, but not to twist far enough to the side to cause another sprain.

Before I learned how to do this, I was constantly re-injuring the ankle. I couldn't take time off work, and my job was very physical. (I went right from working at the stable to doing a canoe route survey of the rivers in S. Ontario!)

I have a long, long history of sprains, probably because my feet are small compared to my height. My mother is 3" shorter than me, yet we wear the same size shoes. SO, I've had a LOT Of experience dealing with this.

Don't let your injury stop you.........You sitting there - you can work on a multitude of exercises. 

I have had back surgery, 1 very bad sprained angle, foot broken in 4 places, broken fingers, I could go on and on.......all in 3 years - accident prone I have to say.....

But one thing for sure - sitting in the house didn't stop me working on my holding exercises, recalls, retrieves, platzing, as well as long downs........

Hope you get well soon.

YogieBear

Sorry, Jyl, hope you feel better soon! jackie harris

SORRY Jyl

Hope you find some comfort till all heals.

Might be a good time to teach the gsd with a towel on your refridgerator door to open it and bring you your  canned coke or drink...Cans work so there is a new trick for you to do while in a sedatory position..


LOL

YR

I will be working on some minor OB stuff...... just cant do alot of heeling and exercises in motion... which is what I have been working alot on...I will work on dumbell stuff and fronts and finishes at focus work. I know I am not totally screwed so to speak.. it just SUCKS...lol..
I had planned on doing the TR1 soon, so that is going to be on hold for at least 6-8 weeks until my ankle and knee heels enough so I can start laying tracks again.

Right now ice and advil ( or as Jim, slamdunc, calles it Vitamin A) is my best friend..lol

Sorry to hear about your injury.  Get well soon.

YR's idea sounds like a winner.

My dogs would learn how to open the refrigerator door and just feed themselves.

Michele

 Hey Jyl,

  I'm so sorry to hear that  you hurt your self. I  sure hope your ankle / knee start feeling better real soon!