Vixen
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Post by Vixen on May 10, 2004 13:51:10 GMT -5
Just getting to the site today after about a week. I hurt my ankle last week and had to stop. I was told it was tendonitis and to stay off it, ice it and stretch... My doctor wanted to send me to PT and I did make an appointment. I cancelled it today because my ankle is feeling better. I am going to have to wrap my ankles from now on and stretch really good. Can I use shoes on the soft pad or will it rip it? I am thinking about getting a hard one but not sure what type to get... I have a Playstation 2, so does anyone have good suggestions? I hope to get back to DDR tonight. Wish me luck!  |
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Cowman715
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Post by Cowman715 on May 10, 2004 13:57:29 GMT -5
Well now... I would recomend to just stay off it all togeather... Um... It depends what songs you'll be playing. Basic songs will not rip but if your going to play Maniac songs... well Just be careful with that leg
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jrd
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Post by jrd on May 10, 2004 14:11:24 GMT -5
I would really consider gettin it check cause you could easily get a/or have a tendon tear, which is ten times worse than a broken ankle, cause it takes months to heal correctly
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Post by crazeelilgirl on May 10, 2004 14:16:59 GMT -5
Advice? Go to PT, tendonitis won't go away by itself. I had it in both of my knees and had to wear these patches on them that had steroids in them that soaked into my tendons (it worked kinda like a nicotine patch). It took over a month of PT and the patches to completely get rid of the tendonitis.
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Vixen
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Post by Vixen on May 10, 2004 17:41:28 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies. I guess I will go to PT. I figured that since the pain is gone that it was healing... Any thoughts on a hard pad with shoes? I know, I know that I really need to stay off it but but but but I am sooo addicted to it and it makes me feel really great! Oh by the way, I recently saw a post that said to add a yoga mat under the dance pad and so I checked with my doc on this. She said that it is a bad Idea and allows for you foot/ankle conform to ways it would not normally do if you pronate/over pronate. Just a though. Take care! ;D
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Post by iamjay on May 10, 2004 21:25:25 GMT -5
maybe you can hop on the one foot and play basic songs? I did that once, untill I fell.  |
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jrd
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Post by jrd on May 13, 2004 7:38:28 GMT -5
maybe you can hop on the one foot and play basic songs? I did that once, untill I fell. LoL - that must have been priceless to see  |
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Post by DevilHunterWolf on May 19, 2004 19:33:38 GMT -5
My advice for getting a hard pad is to get one that has a good strong name and a nice warrenty behind it. I'm regretting having bought my metal pad from a cheap nobody 3rd party company. Next time, I'm going RedOctane. They have a reputation for great DDR products. If you REALLY have the money, the Cobalt Flux I believe it's called is supposed to be the best metal pad that money can buy. I don't know if that's a huge hype or if it's really built that strong. At a price of over $400, I'm not that willing to find out. There are termed hard pads out there, but in the end they're made of plastic. Someone that has tried them would be able to offer more advice about them.
Look for a reputation and a warrenty. That's my advice in a nutshell.
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Cowman715
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Post by Cowman715 on May 19, 2004 19:43:36 GMT -5
I've got insurence on my metal mat XD
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Post by iamjay on May 21, 2004 8:38:17 GMT -5
I got myself a ghetto 30$ mat stapled to a 12$ piece of 1inch wood
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hughie
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Post by hughie on Jun 9, 2004 2:44:46 GMT -5
I just got an ankle injury too, no ddr for a couple weeks for me  |
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