Kind of embarrassing to admit, but after 42 days of pulling off my Raptors in the parking lot, I've really pulled some tendons/ligaments on the outside of my ankle, right below the "knob".
Slowly improving, but I'm on a 7 day ski trip, and it's tough to rest. Any remedial ideas would be appreciated.
TIA!
Sounds like what happened to me late last season - and it was a warm spring day on the mountain so my Raptors should actually have been easier to get off. But I was in a hurry and my right foot got a little jammed when trying to get it out of the boot. So, rather than being patient and pushing my foot back into the boot & trying again... I tried to just muscle it out. Ended up with a similar injury as you. I also got some bruising and numbness along the right side of the (right) foot, between the knob & cuboid area.
Saw the 'doc & he confirmed a likely pulled/torn tendon. Chose not to do an MRI as it was pretty clear what the problem was. Despite the 'doc's advice, I skied a few times a couple weeks later (with some pain, but not bad). BUT: getting the boot off (very carefully) at the end of the day was pretty painful.
It took 3 months for my right ankle to be 100% again. PT helped a lot. But, later in the summer, lots of weight lifting (building multiple retaining walls with large 50-60lb blocks) and lots of walking/hiking seemed to contribute the most to recovery.
I should point out that my right ankle has always been problematic due to multiple sports injuries when I was younger. It's one reason I was drawn to skiing. I mean, once I get the ankle into a tight performance ski boot it's pretty much locked in & good to go & I can fully enjoy the sport.