I went for another physio session today, and was put through a whole range of exercises to see how well my ankle is doing. I spent a fair bit of time balanced on one leg on a wobble board with a 2kg weight in each hand. It takes some concentration to stay upright, but, as you know, I like a challenge. The good news is that my ankle continues to improve, and there is now very little swelling after exercising on it.
My posterior tibial tendon is still the bigger concern...apparently tendons take a long time to heal, and I had a grade two tear. I'm nearly six weeks in, but I'm looking at another six weeks before the healing process gets well under way.
In the mean time, I need to do lots of cardiovascular exercises to keep my fitness levels up, so I'll be swimming, using the exercise bike and visiting the gym.
Unfortunately a migraine-type headache wrote off the rest of the afternoon, so it's not been the most productive of days.
My aim for the next few weeks is to keep gently stretching my calf muscles, build up the strength in the muscles around my ankles and not do anything that aggravates the tendon. I'm in the process of drawing up a comprehensive list of activities to avoid, starting with washing up, ironing, gardening, vacuuming....
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