Self Mobilization for Ankle Sprain Recovery

Rehab for a high ankle sprain vs a lateral ankle sprain will look different in the acute phase, and for good reason👉 A high ankle sprain generally occurs when there is a high impact external force to the foot and ankle that places the foot in a relative amount of external rotation. This causes increased stress to the connective tissue, the interosseus ligament, in between the tibia and the fibula resulting in pain and discomfort with weight bearing, ankle dorsiflexion (pulling the toes up towar

Part 2 exercises for ankle sprain recovery. [As a reminder, this is for educational purposes! See your physiotherapist in person!]Regarding this post: once the sprained ankle is able to bear weight, it’s time to progress with mobility and light strength initiation exercises. These can help! Most of these are 2-3 sets of 8-15 reps. Do what you can. The goal is to continue to reduce pain by improving movement and contractile tolerance in all planes of motion. These shouldn’t be a big workout, but