Medieval Ankle Sprain Recovery LARP Survival Guide

[@LivingAnachronism]

The thumbnail was made with Gimp. This is a pun. Boots and leg wraps available at Burgschneider.com/livinganachronism, or use code LA10 to get 10% off

[@RyuuKageDesu]

I always use GIMP, and it has nothing to do with my always twisting my ankle... At least, I don't think it does.

[@neoaliphant]

@@RyuuKageDesu ive been gimping for over 24 years....

[@RyuuKageDesu]

@@neoaliphant Sounds about right.

[@Wastelandman7000]

LOL

[@Wastelandman7000]

@@RyuuKageDesu I used to GIMP now I Krita. LOL

[@robertjensen1438]

A man on crutches walks into his local Ice-Cream shop. He asks the lady behind the counter for a banana split. She says; "Crushed nuts?" He says; "No, a sprained ankle"

[@MomoTheBuilder]

Good luck on your healing adventures

[@borjaslamic]

Personaly, i prefer my medkit to be as conspicuous as possible, so A) is easy to find and B) it's clearly something happening above game.

[@LivingAnachronism]

That's a really good point

[@brucelee3388]

I had an acquaintance who had to walk out of a rocky canyon, through a creek, in a storm, with a broken ankle over about 2 miles/3 kilometres. The terrain was so rugged they couldn't safely get a helicopter in to lift her out from where she broke her ankle, not even a rope or a drop of equipment. As for 'gangrene' - its caused by lack of blood flow, not generally abrasions. So for a 'sprained ankle', one way to get gangrene would be to bandage the ankle so tightly that it cuts off blood flow to the foot and toes. Same with any limb really, cut off bloodflow and you have about 20-30 minutes before permanent muscle damage occurrs (tourniquet). You can get gangrene with cuts and abrasions - what happens there is the the tissues are so damaged that there is no bloodflow through the damaged area, the bacteria get into the wound and there is no bloodflow to let the white blood cells get to the site and kill off the bacteria - this is one that even ER departments can get wrong (yeah, happened to another acquaintance's son, luckily she is a qualified nurse and spotted what was happening when she changed his dressings).

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

I have brandy and a saw, it'll be fine.

[@Victor-dm4qv]

Never thought of using mundane injuries for my characters, but now that I think about it, it certainly can add more than I expected it to. Say you are a scout sent by the king to learn the land beyond the borders of his realm, and in this new land you are met with terrain that is both strange and uncomfortable to traverse. As you explore, you find yourself slipping, tripping and falling a lot, causing some minor or even major injuries. Thanks for the video.

[@TheHordeOfPinecrest]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video. A few weeks ago, I bought an English-style vintage tweed suit for some weddings and possibly a Wizarding World cosplay, but I had shoulder surgery before I was able to try it on. An old adventurer's injury caught up to me (history of service-related dislocations) and the chirurgeons had to suture it all back together. But I was in a weird funk. You reminded me that I had this suit, needed to satisfy my adventurer spirit and I (with much effort and a small amount of discomfort) got all dressed to the nines. I could feel the fugue fade away about the time I got the suspenders on. Thanks again, and I hope all heals well.

[@NevisYsbryd]

For ice, it depends, actually. People stored ice in underground cellars and such with insulative material, such that some places did have (finite amounts of) ice throughout much if the year. That was dependant on the environment, economy, and technology, though, so varied both by location and over time.

[@NevisYsbryd]

So my connection is shot right now and it stopped loading after the opening joke for several minutes. "Yes, I have to get it amputated. No, there is not anything else, that is the entire video." o-o

[@LivingAnachronism]

The rest of the video is just a loading screen

[@CreepyMF]

Its really hard to deal with injury but seeing you do the best of the situation and uploading a good video is really impressive.

[@LivingAnachronism]

Thanks!

[@annatarsoly941]

Yes, the hardest part about a lot of injuries is the mental part. To accept that for a few weeks you might not be able to do as much, you might need crutches to even walk... This makes this video even better, to know that he managed to find somethig that helps him deal with his situation.

[@amandajones8841]

My left ankle also sprains easily! Sprained it when I was 12, and basically every 12-18 months since. Turns out I'm hypermobile, which is part of it (on top of the repeating injury). If your ankle likes to roll, consider getting checked on the hypermobility spectrum. A huge game-changer for me has been doc martens with lace-in zip panels. Good enough ankle support to protect from sprains, and the zip means it's removable with less stress. Considering making some spats to cover the zip area for appearance sake (given I wear them with my 13th century pretty dresses too). One thing I've invested in is a good adventuring cane made from 22mm tasmanian oak, nicely shaped and oiled, with a full-on crutch tip fitted to it. Based on medieval pilgrim staves, but with a rubber tip instead of iron spike, to make it usable indoors as well.

[@kris99596]

Hope your injury doesn't make it too hard on you for doing your show. Besides, the saying is "break a leg" not "sprain a leg."

[@RichWoods23]

And don't mention the Scottish play. Which Scottish play, you ask? Macbeth. Oops!

[@darrinrebagliati5365]

Find a good stick and a friend with mead!! Laughter is the best medicine!!

[@Bjorn830]

Hope you're better soon! I like your first aid videos. They are very good info to get out there. I've found preparation is key to dealing with stuff. My group has two large bags we always bring. One contains various crafting supplies, thread, buttons, pegs, cord, etc. and is referred to as the "Oh sh-t I broke it" bag. The other is a large first aid bag, called the "Oh sh-t I'm broken" bag. It is a full on field trauma kit assembled by a member who is a former military medic. Both have proven very useful.

[@theunwanted6122]

As a someone that likes to skateboard anytime I injure myself . If the injury doesn’t make me sweat or dizzy, it’s always walk it off sweetheart. You screwed up do it again. If the pain doesn’t go away on its own, I usually use a tens unit. If you’re medically capable of using them, they work wonders.

[@americantoadsarecool]

Not a doctor but: I think they are starting to rethink RICE method. Walking around at a wedding might be closer to some of the new advice than you would expect.

[@jbstandsforjasonborne3847]

Kramer on Krutches

[@Kargoneth]

Alliteration!

[@the.mothsmith]

i unfortunately just caved and bought a nice pair of non-decorum hiking boots for battle for safety. i'm bummed my kit wont be 100% period but i think the safety is unfortunately worth it to me after learning the consequences of spraining my foot :(

[@LivingAnachronism]

Safety is 100% top priority. For me personally, I'm lucky that barefoot shoes work for me and make it less likely to sprain my ankle, as I have a pair that has enough traction to survive rain and mud, but are leather and look passable as a medieval shoe. Before I had these boots though, I definitely swapped out to a pair of combat boots in treacherous terrain to protect myself. My moccasins are nice, but in a limited range of environments.

[@neoaliphant]

doing viking reenactment for practice/sparring/training weekends 95% of people wore modern footware for safety, otherwise youll be slipping everywhere....dont worry about it. i often fought bearfoot rather than leather shoes for better traction on grass. forest floor is different matter.

[@the.mothsmith]

@@neoaliphant so true. Yeah i've been wearing my leather boots at larp but they don't have any ankle support and i have really flexible ankles. so first day of the week at bicolline i slipped on grass at battle training and sprained my foot for the week. missed out on every battle but the last. so i am taking my own advice to prioritize safety over decorum and learning from my mistakes haha

[@neoaliphant]

@@the.mothsmith exactly, not worth it, especially if its training, if its costume/cosplay then its a bit different....

[@schnek8927]

9:06 *Saftey* notes, very important.

[@jmoneyjoshkinion4576]

14:55 did you know that during filming of the lotr-💥... ok I'll shut up...

[@nightfall3605]

The difference between an Acute & Chronic injury: Acute = SHARP Swelling Heat A loss of function Redness Pain Chronic = SAP The Heat and Redness are no longer present. (Inflammation, which is separate from Swelling/fluid retention) It is helpful to differentiate the two types because treatment will differ.

[@jim7217]

Love the idea of turning a negative into a positive and seeing a different way to RP

[@mdksailormoon]

13:43 I'm knitting right now as I watch lol Great video, and wish you a speedy recovery!

[@mathewweeks9069]

Your awesome be safe out there my thoughts and prayers go out to you

[@dirtywhitellama]

Also, the idea of using ice on an injury is from 1978 research; it's been removed from recommendations for sports medicine since 2019, since it inhibits the body's natural inflammation process, which surprise, is actually necessary to the healing process. It's often still recommended by people who are not familiar with the latest information - PRICE was replaced by POLICE which is now replaced by PEACE&LOVE, lol. But ice is no longer part of the most up to date recommendations.

[@DH-xw6jp]

So the infamous ice rod scene from Blue Mountain State isn't appropriate medicine anymore?

[@SimpleDesertRose]

I recently had a choripractor tell me that the Chinese who practice traditional healing say that ice is for the dead. It constructs the capuarues and slows the body's natural healing process.

[@nikkibrowning4546]

I'm going to disagree with you a little. I have had both knees seen by sports medicine even had one operated on (both within the last 10 years). The doctor's advice in both instances was using ice to moderate the swelling and help with pain. They advised 20 minute intervals whenever it was swollen and feverish: this they said was because some swelling was good, but too much meant blood flow was being hampered by the swelling.

[@dirtywhitellama]

@@nikkibrowning4546 "Within the last 10 years" could still have been before 2019 when the updated recommendations were made, or if more recent, could have been made by doctors who hadn't seen the latest research yet. Doctors have difficulty keeping up on the latest research even in their own field as there's just so much of it. Ice certainly used to be the recommendation.

[@sw33n3yto00]

Hoping for a quick and full recovery.

[@concertunes156]

Best wishes for your speedy recovery.

[@justalaborer713]

Push through it, man. It happens to the best of us from time to time when kicking down trees.

[@RoseKB22]

Hey, I hope your ankle heals up soon! Thank you for making a video despite being in pain and stuff

[@Glorfindel_117]

honestly if there's a few short topics you like talking about that fit the theme of the channel (just like this) it'd be great to get a few more of these little sit and talk videos from you. Keeps you sitting down, keeps you busy, and keeps us entertained.

[@pawelnfm6495]

Take a good care of Yourself. Thank's for a good video.

[@Batty77]

A knee hight stool with a pillow for your knee will allow you to stand without putting as much strain on the ankle or foot. It is kinda like using a knee scooter but less mobile 😊 I spent a couple months with a badly broken ankle that had to be fixed surgically. The knee scooter allowed me to continue working as an overnight stocker in retail & do most of my normal activities. I think the padded stool would be totally medieval appropriate!

[@rogueshadow5280]

I sprained my right ankle two weeks ago and it's still healing

[@josuesepulveda6850]

I hope you get well ✝️🙏🏻

[@greenmoss9079]

Ahhh the ankle! Yes I know how close I have come to a sprain!! Look for the well being of all I applaud you for this discussion. Kramer I got to wonder how many fell in the battlefield because of their ankle? Take care and get well 😊😊

[@GerardMenvussa]

The adventurer has been defeeted 😵

[@hollyingraham3980]

Bone-setter was another blue-collar specialty, not infrequently done by women.

[@workingmothercatlover6699]

Hey, Kramer, I have been watching you since Shadiversity introduced me to your channel. I've been highly influenced by you. Until the weather turned colder, I've been wearing a fleece lined rawana cloak and orange witch hat to work, proclaiming that life is an adventure, I'm just dressing the part. Been getting a LOT of complements, BTW. Well, last night, I sort of followed you again. I didn't sprain my ankle, but I slipped and bent my little toes back further than designed. I called out to work today and have tomorrow off so I can have some time to recover. I'm still going to be influenced by you, so be careful. 😊

[@57WillysCJ]

I will never forget reading how Thomas "Pegleg" Smith was shot below his right knee and ended up amputating his own leg. He passed out just before he finished. Some accounts say he did it himself because his companion started getting sick at the sight. In those days they cut a lot of boots off. I can imagine the cost of loosing your pants leg and boot as well as the injury.

[@TheGrinbery]

I feel your pain man, bith figuratively and physicaly (also a weak ankle haver, but not from continuesly spraining it. Just ine questionable injury was enough for it lol). I hope your ankle heals quickly!!!!

[@ladyneanna]

When I saw the initial notification you posted yesterday about your injury and change of video topic, I had to chuckle to myself at the impeccable timing (I just spained my right ankle Sunday morning.) Wishing you a speedy recovery, I shall commiserate with you! 😅

[@the.mothsmith]

this is crazyyy i sprained my foot at bico this year and i'm doing PT for it T-T

[@georgewolf7063]

Aw man! I hope you pull through quickly! BTW, I used to sprain my ankles all the time, but when it happened in Tae Kwon Do, after it healed, my teacher taught me a very basic exercise technique for strengthening my ankles and improving my balance! After that, I've had much better luck with my ankles. (the exercise involves standing on one foot and slowly lifting the other foot up in front, swinging it down and to the rear, down, and to the side without touching the floor with that foot. It helps to count slowly to 10 for each position, and of course do the same exercise with both feet)

[@Wastelandman7000]

Kramer, I have a possible outdoors solution for you. Look up The Shepherd's Leap from the Canary Islands. Basically you use a long spiked pole to slide down instead of leaping. And yes this is an actual thing. Think of it this way, you have a staff anyway. Putting a spike on the end gives you a weapon and a means of escape. even in difficult terrain. Credit: AJ Picket at The Mighty Gluestick. He was suggesting it for halflings in a D&D campaign.

[@crocketgsxr6]

Real world first aid. if no Ice or snow, sticking you're ankle in cool or cold running water like a stream/river/ lake / pond helps with swelling. Of course you have to dry it and make sure your wraps and boots are also completely it to prevent trench foot. Along those same line making a poultice out of Red Clay/ lake mud/ black mud from around that lake and pond and and vinegar can be used. Along with the anti inflammatory herbs either take orally or applies to the foot/ankle wrap of course you can relay more on your handy adventure walking staff.

[@drrussdc]

My background, orthopedic surgery. Do not use heat in the first 72 hours. If you apply heat it will cause a lot more pain and disability. Once that period is over then contrast baths Heat followed by ice is helpful. 5,4,3,2,1 is useful. Start with heat 5 minutes then ice 1 minute, then heat 4 min, Ice 1 minute and so forth down to 1 and 1 at the end, ending with ice. Compression, NSAIDS and Elevation is also great for the first few days. Tenderness right over the bone may be a fracture, particularly if you cannot bear weight, go get an x-ray. You may have a fracture.

[@nephicus339]

2:30 - The blacksmith was usually the dentist, 'cause he typically had all the tongs anyone could hope for, at least based on my research. And you prayed he didn't crush a tooth during extraction. The barber-surgeon did everything else, though. That's actually where we get the red and white candy-stripe sign outside of barber shops!

[@brycetheviewer9986]

nice video man, keep it up❤

[@pkerep1]

Greeting from Croatia !!! Take care Man.

[@nooctip]

Crawling around in dark dungeons, facing dangerous traps, and fighting monsters. I'm surprised more cvharacters don't have I'm out for a week plans.

[@TheMadPoetHimself]

Who needs ice packs when you have leeches?

[@AngronIsAngry]

ahh, the joys of getting old

[@toyaleejb7714]

I can't stop looking at your hair. I wish mine looked half as good.😭😭😭

[@fauxmarmorer9544]

I will suggest exploration based games, or even just adventure, or role-playing. Both times I've dislocated my knee, I was laid up In a chair near immobile, playing minecraft or skyrim. Or planning costumes, I love window shopping for garb ideas. I make props and do the same thing, I'll Google something simple like "swords" and see what it brings forth and start drawing blueprints

[@rachelblenkin437]

"Of course we don't have ice. The recipe for ice is water and electricity!" 10:15 I have double-jointed ankles (inherited from my dad's side), and broke one when I was 19 - jumping off playground equipment. We were playing tag, and my foot just decided to fold before I landed (it would do that sometime when I was younger and just walking)

[@jordansorenson698]

I'll listen to how things were done in the medieval period all day. Sorry to hear about your ankle, but I got to hear a cool fact from it, so thank you?

[@YepImThatGuy66]

Talking about RP, when I was doing civil war reenacting, we would have "Doctors" in the camps. One day the boys went out to do some scouting and ran across the enemy. Musket fire started up and some young fella (New to the hobby) had his rifle go off with his hand by the muzzle. They wrapped it and needless to say, he had to go to the hospital to deal with the burns. I do hope you get better soon, and if you haven't tried it yet there is an old medieval treatment that might help with the ankle. Just Bleed it out.. O.o

[@goatranchgaming2922]

For the Ice you can substitute it with Lavander oil or mint oil or tree tea oil and I think vanilla oil there is a few other oils that are also cooling just don't put them on after a hot bath shower or washing your skin with hot water . You can also use a small sack of grain or sand or you can use clay .

[@LuxisAlukard]

Make a historicly accurate crutch for the next video, that could come in handy :-) Hope you heal soon! Cheers!

[@dirtywhitellama]

Good luck with that ankle! When it's feeling well enough to use again you might want to look into specific strengthening and anti scarring exercises (especially over the full range of motion rather than just the extremes like many exercises). It doesn't have to be forever weak!

[@SimpleDesertRose]

If you are spraing your ankle so much you might want to seek out a specialist. There might be a bigger issue going on. I get it , once you sprain it the ligaments get streched out and never shrink back. If you don't have it looked at years down the road you could find yourself facing a bigger problem. Something that should have known above could have been prevented. If nothing is wrong then you will probably just come away with some streches and strengthen exercises. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[@Seriously_Unserious]

@LivingAnachonism - could you share the links to some of your research sources? I'm writing a medieval fantasy novel and I'm always looking for new sources to keep my world as true to the medieval period as possible and your videos have been a huge help in accomplishing that, but I can't find the links you said you'd include on some of your sources.

[@LivingAnachronism]

Link should be there, towards the bottom of the description, says "sources". It's a reference to greek sources though, rather than medieval. For medieval sources, must I found were depictions of setting broken legs, rather than sprained ankles, so I ignored them for this video as they weren't directly applicable.

[@Seriously_Unserious]

@@LivingAnachronism I found it, thanks.

[@rebilacx]

Years ago I stubbed my pinky toe by walking full stride into the corner of my guitar amp. I heard several cracks, like cracking your knuckles, and my toe was bruised and sore for about a month. I probably broke it, but it wasn't that bad at the time, lol.

[@theawesomecatmom8315]

Meanwhile me who brings an emt-b pack and a general care bag wherever i go. Yay chrinic illnesses 😂

[@mansfieldtime]

. You sprained you ankle, I pulled a muscles in my shoulder blade... twice. I did it last week and again this morning. I never had this issue but it really sucks. Restricted neck and arm movement, sourness and pain from the injury but it spreads all the surrounding muscles. And the research I did said it will last 2-4 weeks.

[@LaineyBug2020]

Not trying to offer advice, just curious. Have you had your ankle/ankles imaged for scar tissue or abnormal healing? Sometimes it can be from foot anatomy or improper footwear. Have you tried seeing a physical therapist for specific strength training? Either way, I hope you heal quickly!

[@maureencallahan1604]

Kramer you've overlooked something that would have been used which is horse liniments... These were used for centuries on humans as well as horses.

[@Green-HairedAnti-Liberal]

Lmfao. Your ankle life story is so similar to mine. I didn't know about the "P" in RICE now, though. Been a while since I've sprained since my last (13x between both of mine). Also, I, too, have done the drink alcohol and carried on (such as driving my stick shift home with pain killers once the alcohol wore off hahaha).

[@Non_Descript_Individual]

This is also beneficial knowledge for the Doomsday prepper who plans on bugging out - a term referring to the act of getting out of a populated area as the SHTF chaos unfolds, so as to reach a far less populated locale where you would then live in wait for the SHTF event(s) and their resultant chaos to subside into whatever eventual conclusion. In the case of the prepper (like me) who is anticipating having to bug out of town on foot into the surrounding high country, the knowledge you've discussed in this video is beneficial in the event that an on-foot escaping prepper sprains or otherwise injures one or both of his ankles and or feet. This can and in many cases will happen while hoofing it through the already largely demolished building rubble on his way out of town, or even over rough natural terrain once he will have made it into the wilderness well beyond the boundaries of what was once called 'civilization.' In that situation, there will likely be little if any modern medical care available to any useful degree, whether you have or have not yet made it all the way out of the chaotic urban and into the harsh wilderness environments; In the city that is then plagued with violent riots, crime and general destruction, any hospitals that do remain will already be overrun both with an overflow of critically injured patients and with all manner of violent sieges by gangs and rogue individuals. In worst case scenarios though, the civil unrest chaos will already have escalated to such a degree that any remaining medical facilities are now abandoned (if not demolished and or burned out) ruins with most or all the remaining medical personnel for that city being dead or scattered to the winds of the SHTF chaos at large. In the wilderness, the reasons for the lack of conveniently available modern medicine are equally obvious. So, knowing how to at least attempt to treat such ailments as a sprained/broken ankle or foot using primitive to medieval methods, is arguably VITAL. Thank you.

[@ShagShaggio]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@swordpanda7panda795]

Okay -kramer this will sound insane but when your ankle is healed start hitting it with a stick tapping it lightly all around even the tendons and muscles - in the following weeks increase power slowly in the strikes not that it actually starts hurting but uncomfortable also do stretches with them before hitting them. This is a old way of ironing the body after days of war when most injuries happened it is a slow process and a pain in the Bu- you know what i mean, but it works May the stars always guide your path wanderer

[@LivingAnachronism]

Awesome advice, honestly I've always been too afraid to do it to my ankle, but I've used a similar method on my back and chest when I've had various injuries there

[@DH-xw6jp]

Hmm... Sounds kinda like how the shaolin monks would strengthen their hands, feet, and head by striking each other with canes.

[@swordpanda7panda795]

@@DH-xw6jp it is a similar concept and used even by the greeks, indians, etc i personally think it was used by every culture at some point in their history and also lost again if by days of peace or religeon having a influence on it being lost conditioning the body is a soldiers/worrior's pride and duty however maybe in the eyes of the people in the time it was seen as barbaric or unpractical going against providance (etc) i'd personally love a study about this concept and how it was found forgotten and rediscovered throughout history (Sorry i'm a bit of a sucker for these concepts)

[@swordpanda7panda795]

@@LivingAnachronism understandable hitting the vunerble limb sounds crazy why i mentioned to start after it healed and to start gently also stretching is a must and warm up only after doing these two you start tapping' and never go overboard slow and steady like a turtle too become a lionturtle' ( i wanted to sound wize but i think this was the opposit xD) anyway i wish and pray for a speedy recovery

[@amandajones8841]

As someone who gets sprains now and then, I can definitely say that ankle and knee sprains during an adventure is the WORST. Wrist sprains, I can strap it and go about my madness one-handed. Elbows and shoulders, the same. On the things I use to get around, though? Grrrrrr.

[@amandajones8841]

Broken toes are different. Often don't *really* hurt until you take the boot off.

[@leemansius6078]

Is this a short rest sprain or a full rest sprain?

[@NevisYsbryd]

If this is such a reoccurring issue, have you looked into bulletproofing exercises targeting your ankles? My calisthenics strength training (with health first, strength second, visuals third) of the last year or two, I have personally noticed that I have improving my proprioception in some areas and especially made myself more resilient to things like ankle sprains.

[@LivingAnachronism]

Yes, but no where near as much as I should be. As I said in the video there are exercises for strengthening arches for the barefoot shoes I wear, and as a ballet dancer there are definitely exercises and stretches for me to do as well, but I need to do some real, dedicated PT, because whatever I'm doing now clearly isn't enough.

[@theworldofcronis]

krya på dig som man säger på svenska. :) Get well soon

[@jabger]

Why does burgschneider have their boot measurements based on chest and waist? where's the foot size chart?

[@hendrikm9569]

Diabetes is kind of still called honey disease: the full name is Diabetes mellitus, which translates to honey-sweet flow-through, because diabetes leads to glucose in the urine.

[@martykitson3442]

🤠👍👍

[@AnachronisticSeaWolf]

I shall send thee a maester forthwith good Kramer! Also remember they used ro use booze for analgesia 😉

[@hanelyp1]

A sprained ankle should be within the skills of a proper ranger to treat.

[@LivingAnachronism]

My regimen so far has been good. Slightly worse sprain than my normal tweak stepping off a curb (which heals immediately for me) but no where near as bad as the time I jumped 8+ ft and by some miracle didn't shatter my bone. Day one I was in a plastic brace, limping around, day two only a medical wrap, started doing some stretches and added heat and massage for circulation, currently day three and limp is pretty much gone, no pain, just feel slightly unstable, but still can balance on the leg.

[@texasbeast239]

2024: "Medic!" 🩹 🏥🤕 1524: "Cleric!" 😵💀👻 My bad ankles mandate modern heavy duty, stiff, tight-fitting boots, which lace down to the toes. I work out in comfy, skimpy running shoes. No sprains in 2 decades.

[@MarcRitzMD]

Only in the US....no, if you need any medical treatment for an injury, you go to the ER. That's it. Don't research it or look for solutions yourself. If it is that bad, then it needs to be seen by a doctor. Every LARP in Europe would arrange for you to get to the hospital, you'd pay nothing and return within an hour or two. Don't larp if there is a risk of injury to yourself and others and no access to hospitals. There's never a justified reason to splint yourself or someone else at a LARP, unless you're trained and have access to medical equipment (not sticks)

[@Kargoneth]

You're on Addams Family?