There you go. My ter-kah.

Maybe we should have a comparison to see the great difference. Wahaha!

Mr Kenneth Tan is being kind when he said I just need the ‘loh’ and can start eating the ter-kah. -.-“

So what do we do if we have a sprained ankle? According to what I understand, we should immediately use the RICE method.

R = Rest
I = Ice
C = Compression
E = Elevation

According to http://orthoinfo.aaos.org, Mr Aw contributed to the statistic of 25,000 people who unfortunately sprained their ankles.

The ligaments of the ankle hold the ankle bones and joint in position. They protect the ankle joint from abnormal movements-especially twisting, turning, and rolling of the foot. A ligament is an elastic structure.

Ligaments usually stretch within their limits, and then go back to their normal positions. When a ligament is forced to stretch beyond its normal range, a sprain occurs. A severe sprain causes actual tearing of the elastic fibers.

Grade 1 sprain:
Slight stretching and some damage to the fibers (fibrils) of the ligament.
Grade 2 sprain:
Partial tearing of the ligament. If the ankle joint is examined and moved in certain ways, abnormal looseness (laxity) of the ankle joint occurs.
Grade 3 sprain:
Complete tear of the ligament. If the examiner pulls or pushes on the ankle joint in certain movements, gross instability occurs.

I think mine is a grade two sprain. And I had injured the calcaneofibular ligament and my talus is badly bruised. The swelling was pretty bad. Till now which is one week since I injure it, there is still some swelling. Anyway, back to RICE.

Rest your ankle by not walking on it.
Ice should be immediately applied. It keeps the swelling down. It can be used for 20 minutes to 30 minutes, three or four times daily. Combine ice with wrapping to decrease swelling, pain and dysfunction.
Compression dressings, bandages or ace-wraps immobilize and support the injured ankle.
Elevate your ankle above your heart level for 48 hours.

All ankle sprains recover through three phases:
Phase 1 includes resting, protecting the ankle and reducing the swelling (one week).
Phase 2 includes restoring range of motion, strength and flexibility (one week to two weeks).
Phase 3 includes gradually returning to activities that do not require turning or twisting the ankle and doing maintenance exercises. This will be followed later by being able to do activities that require sharp, sudden turns (cutting activities) such as tennis, basketball or football (weeks to months).

I think I am not doing a good job of resting as there are still games coming up. For your information, in another civil service competition for Netball, a MOE team represented mainly by Greendale Teachers clinched the Third placing! The first and second spots went to MINDEF and MOE Team (another team) respectively. For bball, the games are still going on. My point is this: Need to REST REST REST then can heal! Duh!

Wear these for protection? No need lah~ Wahaha.

The next day after I sprained my ankle, I went to see a Chinese sinseh (don’t know if it’s a good thing to do anot). Got to make sure there is no broken bone before you actually go and visit Chinese sinseh. The thing is this: After the treatment, I was so much in pain that I can’t really move out of the medical hall. I actually have to ask a young girl to give up her seat to me and let me rest! The Chinese sinseh also came out and ask if I am alright. I assured him that I will be okie after resting. So after some 5 minutes, I trudged on and made my way to the main road to hail a cab. But the interesting thing is this: Along the way, 4 people actually offered to help me, after seeing how my face is distorted by the pain in my ankle.

Trust me. My face was worse.

So, Singaporeans are helpful after all! Emm.. one side point is all those who offered help are elderly. Duh… Young people, young orh-nees, are you extending your yuan2 shou3 enough to those in need out there? =)

Doraemon!

Doraemon’s helping hand!

I’m writing in an un-orderly manner here. In a rush lah~ Now going for my 1st Salsa practice. Wahaha! Now you are having your one month’s holiday. Please make full use of your time okie. Once spent, it will never come back anymore.

Salsa Magic!

Remember: Rest well. Plan what you want to do. Do it. =)

Cya guys back in school. =D