How to Sleep with a Sprained Ankle? | Broken foot, broken ankle, foot surgery, ankle surgery
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- This video will provide details on equipment, positioning and strategies for getting a good night sleep after a lower leg injury!
0:00 How to sleep with a Sprained Ankle?
0:34 Prepare for sleep
1:46 Equipment
5:18 Back sleep
6:56 Side sleep
8:18 Stomach sleep
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Foot Tent/Blanket Lifter
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5 weeks with a fractured left ankle , sprain on right - I figured the ideal position to sleep in - I slept with my feet hanging out -
Great video
Thank u for this . No one helped me at hospital 😢God bless u.
I’m sorry, but glad I could help ❤️
I had the same experience in the hospital, I hope you're doing good 🙏🏻
Same, very much appreciate this video!
That is an interesting idea to sleep wearing the fracture boot to protect from the weight of the blanket. I had kept my foot sticking out from under the blanket but it was chilly. The hospital did not even show me how to use crutches so I had to look it up on youtube although for me crutches are painful to use.
Thank you so much for this! I’ve been struggling to get a good nights sleep but your tips have made a vast improvement!
needed this so badly, have had so many bad uncomfortable nights, hoping these help
I just bought the wedge for a broken ankle. Much more comfortable then pillows.
Awesome!
Thank you for this. Holy cow those boots feel like they’re made of cement.
Definitely, I am wearing one and can’t bear weight on my foot yet. It’s like dragging a ball and chain and I have to hold it up! Exhausting!
Thank you so much for this video. I’ve been struggling to sleep with my cast and this helped a lot. I fractured my talus, tibia broke my fibula in a near death experience. I Really appreciate what I’ve learned from you!
Have a nice Christmas!
Even thought I never needed this, it is so good to know in case. And a reminder to Thank God I've been so well so far. And thank you.
Thank you soooo much! I didn't hurt my foot or my ankle tho, but i did tear my MCL playing soccer, so it my knee, but it still works and helps so thank you!
Thank you I hadn’t been wearing my boot at night because I couldn’t figure out how to sleep with it on. But my foot is so sore when I wake up in the morning that I have to start wearing my boot! Side sleeper& back sleeper thank you so much.
Very informative. Thanks
These videos are so helpful and what a great teacher! I just broke my ankle and it certainly is a re- learning experience on how to function day to day.
It's amazing how much changes with just a simple fracture! Best wishes on your healing.
@@EquipMeOT I was trying to figure out if it is worth the price of the pillow. Can a side sleeper use it? After recovery can it be used as a back rest? It looks very comfortable. Also, can the foot tent be used on a platform bed? You have been so helpful during this experience.
Unfortunately i face the ankle fracture recently and recover after three months .this video really helpful for me.the frame and the boat is very useful and no one have the idea how to set tje position on the first day...its very useful and it also worka.thank u
Thank you excellent techniques
Love the stand idea I can try to put the walker at end of bed and place comforter over it. Excellent helpful videos, thanks.
Great idea!
Since I need walker next to my bed when I get out, I placed a crutch at the end of the bed tilted and that worked really well as well. Thanks
Hi Lindsey! Thank you for this video. Is this applicable after surgery? Like theres a titanium inside my fibula and screw in malleolous? How do I make sure, these parts aren't moving? And if I move, how to ensure theyre in place?
Can I rotate my ankle?
This was very helpful. Fractured my ankle over the weekend and have been struggling to sleep since I have a splint on. About to have surgery so this video has got me ready!
Hi, how you doing now...I am having same issue....1.5 months ...
Can’t tell you how grateful I am to come across your help with these instructional videos!! Phew, what a relief to have a visual, well-organized step by step process to all my trials and tribulations figuring out how to manage my ankle fracture. You’re an angel!!
You are so welcome! On week 8 of an ankle fracture recovery myself! I wish you the best possible healing journey!
Thank you so much
Thanks I really was searching for the sleeping position in this situation 😊i hv complete tear in my ankle ☹️i was struggling from so many nights n I couldn’t get help for this. Thank u , i think it will help me. God bless U
Wonderful suggestions!!
Thanks!
Totally buying the wedge. I’ve been using 3 stacks of 3 pillows long ways. Just had foot surgery
Going through same surgery process
I’m going through this now I hit a tree a week ago and broke my foot and have stitches all over my my left leg and ankle and heal of my foot 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I’m in soooo much pain on top of that I have a neck injury along with spinal cord injury and a blood clot on the back of my brain I this is the second time my injuring this leg last I was moving my king size bed by myself and it fell on me I had a big bruise on the back of my lower leg 🦵🏾😭😭😭😭😭😭 I recovered and hopefully will do the same thing again soon💜💜💜 thanks for sharing this video 🥰🥰🥰
Very helpful sleeping positions
I loved this💯💯💯
Ty so much
Thank you im having surgery in 2 weeks this is helpful
Glad to help!
Thank you so much! I have been struggling with sleeping properly since I tore my Achilles a week ago.
Ouch! I wish you restful sleep and quick healing!
I did the same thing 😢
Question not related to this video ..but you have a video of a slide board getting into an SUV ...however I got the slide board you have but my Kia Sportage is a bit taller and I'm in a locked brace and cant put my leg to the ground ..how would I get into the vehicle ..I can't find one video on the issue I'm having
What is that thing called? The one where you rest your foot and the double ice pack?
Thanks for the video! I fractured both sides of my right ankle. I fractued the fibula and Tibia (on the bottom of it) and its been most painfully sleeping at night. This aircast boot is making it worse. 😢 I'm having more pain in my knee and upper leg at night , im assuming its the muscles being sore ? I'm so confused .
Thank you for all your great advice.
You're welcome!
so helpful
Glad to help!
We didn't elevate right after the injury and wonder, if we elevate and ice several weeks into the injury will it still help?
You can continue to ice and elevate throughout the healing process!
I permanently need to wear a foot brace, so all of these are excellent tips. Thank you!
You’re welcome!
thx for video !!! 👍👍👍
You’re welcome!
You have balanced to m a ke worm and iceberg?
Just sprained my ankle and was thinking how am I going to sleep being in this much pain but this helps thanks minimal pain.
You’re welcome! Wishing you fast healing!
Can you do a video on eye drops and ointment. I get half my face covered before i get in my eye.
Does Insette ice Cooling Spray work on sprained ankle too help the painful pain? I had sprained right ankle for 8 days now it’s still really painful and i have a big bump it also feels shaky like it randomly shaking after days
For some it can be very helpful!
Uk….no pain relief prescribed told to buy some paracetamol , given crutches couldn’t even walk with them, couldn’t bear to put foot on the ground and no upper strength to use the crutches but sent on my way home from A&E, completely unhelpful and was feeling very sorry for myself with the acute pain I was in. These videos are really good and helpful, guess ‘healthcare’ in the UK doesn’t exist anymore….it’s ‘patch em up and get them out’ attitude. I will definitely buy the leg rest for nighttime when pain is at its worst.
Crutches are the worst. I use a knee wheeler.
Exact same with me lastnight in Canada
Me too ,broke my ankle last monday,i didnt know nothing on how to sleep and having to keep my leg lifted i had to find it all out off youtube
Can you use the wedge to sleep on your side? I am having ankle/ Achilles tendon surgery next week. I got a similar wedge but it’s a single not a double. Can I use it to sleep on my side?
Possibly, it might not be super comfortable because of the angle. It will depend on your tolerance for the position.
I get pressure on my heel.its painful how can you assist
Having my foot elevated just makes my pain excruciating
Could be from the stretched tendons. It's often more uncomfortable if you elevate with a straight knee. If you can elevate with a bent knee like in my video it might be more comfortable. If not, icing without elevation is the next best thing! Best wishes.
Would this wedge be good for hip replacement elevation?
Absolutely!
Very helpful thanks!
One question; i just had surgery for a left ankle fracture and I'm a 100% side sleeper.
Is it safe to sleep on the left side while using this same technique? I did last night and it didn't cause pain.
Absolutely! As a fellow side sleeper and ankle fracture survivor ;), I slept on my side as long as it wasn't causing increased pain or swelling. I did find initially the opposite side from my fracture was more comfortable, but inevitably would want to roll to my preferred side.
Thanks for the info I will give it a try! 😁
How many days or weeks does it take for a big bump too fully go away off sprained ankle just wondering
With regular icing and elevation it usually improves by the second or third week.
Llevo una bot walker pesa muchísimo no me deja descansar 😢😢😢
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Idea is very good
But i tosing and turning all night
i'm a left side sleeper, and having surgery on left foot . will be non-weight-bearing 6-8 weeks. can i sleep on the left side, or would i have to sleep on my right side?
Possibly able to sleep on your Left side if you area able to tolerate/keep pressure off the foot and or surgical area. You might be able to "float" your foot using a flat pillow.
Thanks , I recently broke my ankle!
Oh no! Best wishes on healing!
Wish I would have seen this video about a year ago.
I would sleep on my stomach cause it was only comfortable and would bend my knee side ways even though i was sleeping on my stomach
Can you sleep on your sides and stomach with the boot
Yes, the techniques I covered in the video will work with the boot.
I broke my ankle on the 16 of April 2023 I have a boot and I hate the part that it was on my 8th birthday party
That pillow is expensive. I had to buy one because I had a complete ankle replacement.
I’m having lower back pain due to my ankle injury. Are these positions back friendly? Does anyone have tips
Do situps in the morning.. I also had severe back pain after ankle twist.. Situps healed it very very fast
When can you make a video walking in the boot
I just hang my foot over the side of the bed😂
23:51 rn how the fk am i supposed to do this for a month i caaaaaant
How'd you manage?
@@pompeiiash it was hell for the first 2 weeks
@@KenEssi- yep checks out 😝
I have got my ankle hurting I can't not put my no weight on my ankle
Really same :(
I heard ice isn't that productive idk who to listen to anymore
Ice is still very productive on acute inflammation from trauma whether by injury or surgery. It is less productive on chronic issues.
Good explanation. You can try it.We are Knee Ankle Foot Fixation Support and other medical device supplier in China,I can show it to our client.
No products from China no no no no way!
I have to deal with a husband next to me 😢