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...yards. But on the play, Lorditch got caught up in the tackle and came down hard on his ankle.“At worst, it’s a broken ankle,” Murphy said. “At best, it’s a high ankle sprain, which he’s out for at least a month, four to five weeks.”Losing junior Mike Cook to a torn pectoral in the preseason, sophomore Marco Iannuzzi to a broken collarbone last weekend, and now Lorditch, the Crimson’s wide receiving corps has, according...
...Joint injuries earlier life - even in childhood - tend to set people up for arthritis, especially if the injuries aren't treated correctly. "Even a bad ankle sprain could raise the risk of osteoarthritis," says Buckwalter. He therefore advises getting the best possible care after injuring a joint. This can be as basic as resting and icing a sprained ankle or knee and then resuming activity gradually and carefully, starting out with physical therapy, if necessary. "If you have joint injury, make sure that you select activities that don't increase risk. You want to avoid repetitive twisting and pounding...
...Currently, everything Rollins tries appears to be working, but this season was not without a major setback. This came in the form of a high ankle sprain just a couple weeks before the start of school, and the injury threw off Rollins’ schedule. After training all summer, she was put into a boot for about a month and then a cast, keeping her out of most of the team’s preseason workouts...
...Keep It Together: To avoid burns and unintentional cartwheels on your way down the slide, keep your heels up and your arms crossed over your chest. A lot of injuries happen when people hit the ground and sprain an ankle or break a leg because they came in out of control. Also, women should avoid wearing spiked heels and pantyhose when they fly. Pantyhose can melt onto the skin in the heat of a plane fire (as if you needed another reason not to wear pantyhose...
...Crimson (0-4) competed without freshman Corey Jantzen (141 lbs.), who was recovering from a sprained knee, forcing it to forfeit the 141-lb. weight class for the length of the three-meet tournament. The team was also without junior Andrew Flanagan (165 lbs.) due to a high ankle sprain that has repeatedly sidelined him this season...