I’m not much of a basketball player, but most Tuesday nights I manage to run up and down the court for about 90 minutes. After this week though I won’t be playing for awhile. Last Tuesday while coming down from a rebound I looked down just in time to watch the outside of my right ankle bend over and touch the floor. To make things worse I heard that wonderful cracking sound that lets you know that something bad has just happened. After getting home I found my ankle was quite swollen.
I spent most of yesterday at the getting checked out by my doctor, getting x-rays, crutches and an air splint. The good news was that the x-rays didn’t show a broken or fractured fibula. Not much fun sitting around icing my ankle trying to get the swelling down though.
So if you’ve ever looked down and wondered how far your ankle can bend, yes it can bend around touch the floor and snap back. After having done this myself I confirm the possibility, but wouldn’t recommend that you try it yourself.