Either or, if your physio is suggesting 3 weeks then he feels that its mechanicaly strong enough to commence kiting. However its probably what will give you more confidence is the real question. How did you injur yourself in the first instance?

iggypop said..
Wasn't kiting just rolled it badly with my body weight coming down on it as it rolled ,coming down a step
it made a loud noise
one doc said it was broken
physio dis agreed and says its a tear
Im thinking tear as well

ummm maybe get a xray.....

Xray is needed possible avulsion fracture.
I have had numerous ankle fractures, the worst being an avulsion, the ligament comes away from the main bone.
Surgery fixed it no more ankle rolls in 10 years and long may it continue. I felt safer in boots but i worry about my knees when the feet are imobile. It takes time for the confidence to come back. If you have doubts about diagnosis get a proper examination and diagnosis. reinjury could be a lot worse if a fracture is missed or unstable.

There are boots and there are boots. I've seen many anckle injuries while in boots. Take care. A little time unstrapped will improve your general kiting and not risk further injury.

Yeah I got an x ray
doctors said he could see a fracture
but I think he made his mind up before looking at it
the physio reckons not a break , but a bad tear
I have more faith in the physio than the doc as its his field doc has to know a LiTTLE bit about every thing
so far physio instructions and predictions have been good
but the noise it made when it happened it could have partially released tendon from bone for sure ,bloody hurt that's for sure

You can for sure hurt your ankles in boots there's just much less chance of it happening than in straps. I've hurt mine before on a bad crash where I flexed my ankle too far down to the board, mind you they are both already hammered from old skateboarding injuries.

Don't quite agree, full recon 22 years ago with no break. Ruptured all 3 outside ligaments and crushed the inside. Haven't had a problem since my rehab.

Its all about a good surgeon, dedicated rehab and a bit of luck.

It's my other ankle now that's started giving me the sh!ts.

Boots kick arse over straps for dodgy ankles though.

Is it too late at 8 weeks out from injury to cat scan or will it show up still
i am also pissed at the treatment and being left not knowing exactly whats wrong i will look it up thanks for heads up i knew id find something useful in here

I havent been out for a quite a number of weeks, went out last weekend and I got mega cramps in my feet after just 20 mins of kiting. Went out again after a rest and my feet were sore after just 10 mins. Now that winter is coming on and kiting sessions are going to get more sparse, this is going to become more of an issue.

Would boots help in my sitch? Or maybe warm up exercises?

Hey Iggy, not too sure if it will still show, mine was hard to see even at the start, i couldnt see anything but my Orthopaedic Surgeon could, id say its best to spend the money and get a specialists opinion

For the original question, i have been pondering the same thing and talking to a lot of different people and im thinking of going down the strapless path and hopefully that will help strengthen my ankle when i get back into it though ill have more insight come September - December (hardest thing at the moment is just getting into shoes, cant imagine trying to get my foot into wake boots anytime soon)

Phoney- I would suggest getting a physio to look at your feet as thats not normal, has it been a recurring problem or a previous injury?

Greggor said..
Hey Iggy, not too sure if it will still show, mine was hard to see even at the start, i couldnt see anything but my Orthopaedic Surgeon could, id say its best to spend the money and get a specialists opinion

For the original question, i have been pondering the same thing and talking to a lot of different people and im thinking of going down the strapless path and hopefully that will help strengthen my ankle when i get back into it though ill have more insight come September - December (hardest thing at the moment is just getting into shoes, cant imagine trying to get my foot into wake boots anytime soon)

Phoney- I would suggest getting a physio to look at your feet as thats not normal, has it been a recurring problem or a previous injury?

i ride strapless or boots only,

ankle will get a shake strapless, i find that the response from the deck shakes the bone (and my plates) much much more than when riding in boots.

be careful and don't rush back in. re injuring will suck and take you out for longer.

sir ROWDY said..
I usually re-injure my ankles rollerblading. Even boogie boarding I find it tough on my ankles.

Fixed that for you champ. lol

Hardest problem with ankle injurys is getting you foot in the boot. I busted my ankle a while back and I still struggle to get it in with out pain.

personally as a physio I would have referred you for an x-ray - it's good clinical practice post ankle injury depending on where your swelling was. The sensitivity of plain film xrays to pick up small fractures are not the best, MRI or CT is much more sensitive to pick up tibial plafond or talar dome fractures - the time frame still makes sense for a decent ankle sprain - 12 weeks, especially with surf based sport. We also know that when bone is immobilized / no weight bearing it takes ~ 6-8 weeks to heal, then you need to begin to load it again to finish of strong healing. Did you have a period of non weight bearing?Xray at this stage probably won't show up anything and if you have ongoing pain with it, i'd be chatting with your physio regarding MRI / CT.