Training w/sprained toe...anything to avoid?

Will_N.O. · 05-20-2008, 04:32 PM

Got my big toe rolled up under my foot last night and it is now a lovely shade of purple. It's a pretty mild sprain - not much swelling or pain and a decent range of motion. Definitely not enough to make me skip any training, I am just gonna tape it up and go.

But I always get good advice on this forum so I figured it coudn't hurt to check in here and see if anyone had any advice along the lines of "I have done that before and you might want to skip / take it easy with [fill in the blank]"

I figure at least half the people here must have dinked a toe at some point, and if anyone re-injured / seriously aggravated it in some way that's avoidable, that would be useful info.

DC-Chubbs · 05-20-2008, 04:34 PM

avoid toe holds

burton. · 05-20-2008, 04:57 PM

when coming into class, avoid stubbing said toe on the sides of the mats. That could send you into a fit of rage. It does to me.

codemonkey76 · 05-20-2008, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DC-Chubbs

avoid toe holds

do you even know what a toe hold is? It puts pressure on the ankle.

Thrawn33 · 05-20-2008, 05:03 PM

"....anything to avoid?"

In all honesty I'd think about training light or not at all. A toe injury can mess up your whole game. You try to compensate by shifting the weight on your foot and risk even more injury.

Been there done that on the Judo mat, not fun, ended up missing 3 practices due to my stubborness.

Meegle818 · 05-20-2008, 05:08 PM

i had this happen to me, take a few days off, maybe about a week or so. Your gonna have to tape your foot up for the next year or so, i'm still taping my injury from over a year ago

Thrawn33 · 05-20-2008, 05:15 PM

You'd be how one seemingly small injury to a small body part can hurt so much.

LikWid696 · 05-20-2008, 05:16 PM

no shots

DC-Chubbs · 05-20-2008, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by codemonkey76

do you even know what a toe hold is? It puts pressure on the ankle.

guess not ive actually never had it done on me. i jus figured toe hold = pain intoe sorry if this seem illogical

Chinaboxer · 05-20-2008, 05:53 PM

i did the same thing to my toe. here's what i did.

1. 600mg ibuprofen to keep swelling down and help with pain about 30 mins before class.

2. massage it with bengay or icy hot as i'm getting dressed for class.

3. tape to keep it from moving around and keep it stable.

4. when i get home after class. immediately ice for about 10 mins.

5. just before i go to bed, i take 5 arnica pellets(increases red blood cells which removes bruises quickly) and reapply sports cream.

it's been 10 days and i'm fine now.