Ankle Sprains: What To Do Once It's Done

High on the list of events that Geezer is not eager to experience, or even imagine, is spraining an ankle. He remembers all too well the moment of realization that the entire weight of his body has just forced the bones of his ankle into a position they were never intended to assume. There is the strange clicking sound that bones are not supposed to make, and the rush of nausea informing us that we will spend the next few days doing something that doesn't involve walking. Sprained ankles hurt. And they can do permanent damage.
What to do once it's done? Geezer recommends sending the wife out for nice Rioja and renting a good movie--The Savages, perhaps. The New York Times has some other ideas, (forget about taping). Read the Times' suggestions for getting back in the game in the wake of a sprain.