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Not myself, but I've of my adult students had an accident years before he started. He has a screw in his left foot and his left elbow/arm has basically been reconstructed. (Face had a lot of repair with as well.) we've modified a few breaks for tests and I keep in mind some of his joints don't have full range of motion (left arm doesn't quite straighten, I know his kicks are likely only getting so high).
Talk with your instructor and they should help you modify anything that needs changed. My student has done a good but of extra stretching work on his own.
Yeah, you're out for a long while there chief. One legs kicks, while the other pivots. You can't take it easy on an ankle in TKD. And a broken one? You aren't training for a long time
I have a plate and screws in my left ankle. Broke it while playing paintball out in the wilderness. Had to hop half a mile on one foot then drive a manual transmission car home with the broken ankle. It was quite awful. But it heals. It hurts a bit still 20 years later, it seems to heal stronger than before and it doesn't keep me from Taekwondo at all.
I ate a lot of yoghurt, hoping it'd promote bone growth. then I got on my mountain bike as soon as the cast came off so I could exercise it without impact like running
I broke my right ankle when I was younger (29), and several months after I injured my left ankle badly as I had issues walking with my right foot lol
I had never "fully" recovered (I am 43 now), but my physiotherapist recommended using ankle braces with straps, they have been a godsend. I only use them when I train TKD.
I am using this [model](https://www.mcdavidusa.com/products/ankle-brace-w-straps) (it is a little bit rigid, but I am able to do almost every movement), but you need to review with your Doctor / Physiotherapist when you can start using it / which model fits you.
We had a student break his leg, get plates and screws. He had 3 or 4 surgeries on it, but came back after the plate was out. Certainly doable, but like others have said, things will need to be modified for you.
I've returned to training after a torn meniscus, torn cartilage in my shoulder that required surgery, arthritis that required injections, and I'm currently rehabbing a partially torn Achilles and a torn calf muscle. None from actually doing taekwon-do, although the meniscus was from judo.
My experience is that if you are diligent about doing the physical therapy and careful and cautious about returning to sport, you can usually return from serious injury if you have adequate medical care. You might need to modify things for awhile and phase back carefully, but it's usually possible. However, it will be hard and take discipline.
I've broken my ankle 2 times (no plates or screws), and I healed just fine and I have no issues - I'm 40 now, breaks were at 16 and 26 for what that's worth. Sorry if this doesn't help
I have a plate and screws in my right ankle from when I was 13. I stopped TKD afterward (although it was an accident in a different sport) but returned to my other sport in 5 months. Eventually, when I was 20 and on a study abroad, I returned to TKD and more or less picked right up where I had left off (2nd Poom/Dan).
The key to returning to sport is to have frequent and thorough physical therapy and to keep up with the exercises you're assigned. You should also take things slow and listen to your body once you're approved for sport and ramp your way back up.
I was young, so I healed fast, but now I have no functional differences between my right and left ankles (except that I sometimes knock one of the screws in my ankle against things)
Not similar, but I ruptured my Achilles (full) in 2012, 46 years old. Did the surgery, rehab and was lucky to have full recovery.
Very likely you will be fine, do the PT to the letter. If you do end up with limitations, talk to the instructor about modifications. You can still do this with your on.
I’m in my mid-30s and broke my ankle during tkd about 3-4 months ago (mcdojo, white belt holding a paddle so incorrectly that I accidentally over pivoted to strike it).
I’m basically out of the sport for the foreseeable future because PT is out of the question due to monetary reasons in my area. While I can get around relatively fine now, trying to pivot too much on it is a catastrophically bad idea.
That said, I broke my leg when I was younger and was able to get back into my sport just fine. Your ability to get back into things without worrying too much is largely contingent on age, physical health, and resources. Take your time letting it heal.
All of the advice of, “talk to your instructor” is a little wild to me because any decent dojang should tell you to rest. If nothing else, letting someone with a severe injury continue to train during the healing process opens them up for a massive liability problem if your injury gets worse due to the training.
Generally speaking, listen to your body when it comes to returning to the sport. Depending on your age, basically double the amount of time needed to do basically anything substantial on the ankle. Ankle breaks are often as obnoxious as they are because your ankle is a fairly complex mechanism and it’s incredibly difficult to simply keep it immobile without a boot.
Get back to the mats. Do what you can and modify the rest. Keep moving forward. Talk with your instructor before and just be like “I’m going to do what I can”
In some jurisdictions those giving medical advice can be held liable if that advice leads to furthering the injury. General sports injury advice that is globally accepted is fine (e.g. RICER, or physio-taping an injury), but anything beyond this should not be posted and the advice should only be "see a medical professional". Please read the rules in the sidebar/about section of r/Taekwondo. The normal process is warning (which this removal will count as), if the rules are breached again a one week ban, then if breached again a permanent ban. We keep a tight ship here, please play within the rules.
Not myself, but I've of my adult students had an accident years before he started. He has a screw in his left foot and his left elbow/arm has basically been reconstructed. (Face had a lot of repair with as well.) we've modified a few breaks for tests and I keep in mind some of his joints don't have full range of motion (left arm doesn't quite straighten, I know his kicks are likely only getting so high). Talk with your instructor and they should help you modify anything that needs changed. My student has done a good but of extra stretching work on his own.
Yeah, you're out for a long while there chief. One legs kicks, while the other pivots. You can't take it easy on an ankle in TKD. And a broken one? You aren't training for a long time
I knew it’d be a long time I just phrased it wrong I guess I just meant am I screwed forever
Depends how old you are and your constitution
No one can answer that besides time, your dr, physiotherapist, surgeon, and yourself. Everyone is going to heal differently.
I think they leave the screws in there, so I would guess so. /jk
I knew it’d be a long time I just phrased it wrong I guess I just meant am I screwed forever.
I have a plate and screws in my left ankle. Broke it while playing paintball out in the wilderness. Had to hop half a mile on one foot then drive a manual transmission car home with the broken ankle. It was quite awful. But it heals. It hurts a bit still 20 years later, it seems to heal stronger than before and it doesn't keep me from Taekwondo at all.
Hell yeah, I hope that’s how it goes for me
I ate a lot of yoghurt, hoping it'd promote bone growth. then I got on my mountain bike as soon as the cast came off so I could exercise it without impact like running
I broke my right ankle when I was younger (29), and several months after I injured my left ankle badly as I had issues walking with my right foot lol I had never "fully" recovered (I am 43 now), but my physiotherapist recommended using ankle braces with straps, they have been a godsend. I only use them when I train TKD. I am using this [model](https://www.mcdavidusa.com/products/ankle-brace-w-straps) (it is a little bit rigid, but I am able to do almost every movement), but you need to review with your Doctor / Physiotherapist when you can start using it / which model fits you.
We had a student break his leg, get plates and screws. He had 3 or 4 surgeries on it, but came back after the plate was out. Certainly doable, but like others have said, things will need to be modified for you.
I've returned to training after a torn meniscus, torn cartilage in my shoulder that required surgery, arthritis that required injections, and I'm currently rehabbing a partially torn Achilles and a torn calf muscle. None from actually doing taekwon-do, although the meniscus was from judo. My experience is that if you are diligent about doing the physical therapy and careful and cautious about returning to sport, you can usually return from serious injury if you have adequate medical care. You might need to modify things for awhile and phase back carefully, but it's usually possible. However, it will be hard and take discipline.
I've broken my ankle 2 times (no plates or screws), and I healed just fine and I have no issues - I'm 40 now, breaks were at 16 and 26 for what that's worth. Sorry if this doesn't help
I have a plate and screws in my right ankle from when I was 13. I stopped TKD afterward (although it was an accident in a different sport) but returned to my other sport in 5 months. Eventually, when I was 20 and on a study abroad, I returned to TKD and more or less picked right up where I had left off (2nd Poom/Dan). The key to returning to sport is to have frequent and thorough physical therapy and to keep up with the exercises you're assigned. You should also take things slow and listen to your body once you're approved for sport and ramp your way back up. I was young, so I healed fast, but now I have no functional differences between my right and left ankles (except that I sometimes knock one of the screws in my ankle against things)
Not similar, but I ruptured my Achilles (full) in 2012, 46 years old. Did the surgery, rehab and was lucky to have full recovery. Very likely you will be fine, do the PT to the letter. If you do end up with limitations, talk to the instructor about modifications. You can still do this with your on.
I’m in my mid-30s and broke my ankle during tkd about 3-4 months ago (mcdojo, white belt holding a paddle so incorrectly that I accidentally over pivoted to strike it). I’m basically out of the sport for the foreseeable future because PT is out of the question due to monetary reasons in my area. While I can get around relatively fine now, trying to pivot too much on it is a catastrophically bad idea. That said, I broke my leg when I was younger and was able to get back into my sport just fine. Your ability to get back into things without worrying too much is largely contingent on age, physical health, and resources. Take your time letting it heal. All of the advice of, “talk to your instructor” is a little wild to me because any decent dojang should tell you to rest. If nothing else, letting someone with a severe injury continue to train during the healing process opens them up for a massive liability problem if your injury gets worse due to the training. Generally speaking, listen to your body when it comes to returning to the sport. Depending on your age, basically double the amount of time needed to do basically anything substantial on the ankle. Ankle breaks are often as obnoxious as they are because your ankle is a fairly complex mechanism and it’s incredibly difficult to simply keep it immobile without a boot.
Chin up soldier. Sucks it’s hurt now. Just make sure to rehab the best you can
Get back to the mats. Do what you can and modify the rest. Keep moving forward. Talk with your instructor before and just be like “I’m going to do what I can”