Re: Kedrick's Ankle

["Cecil" <cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Speaking as one who suffered a fractured ankle in high school football, I
can assure you that I was taped up each game when I returned to play
basketball and football.  I didn't tape it when I played baseball since it
just wasn't a concern for me.  During football season, as a Linebacker, the
opposition was always trying to get to my legs.  I had it taped I guess for
as much a security blanket as anything else.  I was told afterwards that my
fracture was better for me in the sense that it would heal completely rather
than a sprain which could become aggravated over time, a point I think
Kestas has made before.

Cecil


----- Original Message -----
From: <Tammo29@AOL.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: Kedrick's Ankle


> Thank you. I think I said that taping helps to physically prevent sprains
> foronly the first 10 min or so, according to experts. The tape loosens up
too
> muchafterwards. Still, it may help neurally - by improving
> proprioception(knowledge of your body's position), the same reason
high-tops
> allegedly help.As you probably know, it's the unexpected physical
resistance,
> not theexcessive force per se, that causes most sprains - i.e., your
joints
> andmuscles not being ready to deal with that particular situation. If you
> knew that you were going to land on someone's foot, you could prepare and
it
> wouldbe no problem (try it at home some time :>).- Kestas
>
> ======================================================
>
>   I'm certainly no expert on the subject, perhaps Kestas could give his
> opinion here, but I do remember reading somewhere that some people believe
> taping your ankles may put more pressure on your knees in the event of a
> misstep.
>  The feeling is the pressure has to go somewhere and if not your ankles
it's
> going to be your knees.
> Given the choice between an ankle injury or a knee injury most athletes,
> especially basketball players, would prefer an ankle injury which are
usually
> less serious and easier to recover from.
>
> Nothing against Tommy but he is sort of behind the times on some things.
> Last night he seemed incredulous that anyone would have to go to Hawaii
for a
> big man's camp.  Well, it isn't just "a" big man's camp it's "the" big
mans
> camp, and it's been held in Hawaii for almost a decade now.
> Last year I was astonished that he asked why some players wear knee
straps,
> which are said to relieve the pressure from jumpers knee or tendonitis.
> They've been around for many years now and you'd think if I knew what they
> were for Tommy would know.
>  It seemed he thought they were some sort of fashion statement.
>
> BTW, I heard on the radio that Kedricks x-rays were negative but he is out
> indefinitely.
>
> TAM