I swim several times a week and the one day I decide to walk I manage to wipe out and break all three bones in my ankle.After surgery to put in plates&screws I'm now heading into week three of doing nothing.I've been told I'm looking at at least 8-10 weeks of some type of cast or boot,and who knows how much PT after that.Ironicaly I broke my other ankle when I was much younger and swimming was the only excersize I felt comfortable with.However,I now have much higher expectation from swimming then I did when I was 5-and I want to get back to what I was able to do before this accident.
Where do I start once I'm cleared for excersize?Do I try to do this on my own or find a specialist who works with athletes?I need to know that I will be able to rebound from this,and what to expect-but right now I'm just completely discouraged!:toohurt:
This whole experience has made me wonder - does 'swimming only' promote weaker bones due to it being non-weightbearing?
I don't know if you can call them "weaker" bones but I have read studies that have determined that swimmers and cyclists run a risk of less dense bone structures due to their choice of exercise, especially when not including weight bearing exercises to augment their preferred exercise routine.
This whole experience has made me wonder - does 'swimming only' promote weaker bones due to it being non-weightbearing?
I don't know if you can call them "weaker" bones but I have read studies that have determined that swimmers and cyclists run a risk of less dense bone structures due to their choice of exercise, especially when not including weight bearing exercises to augment their preferred exercise routine.
