Ankle Sprain Treatment
Let me tell you the best secret to never sprain an ankle again. When this secret is done after an ankle sprain, your ankle is unlikely to roll again and if it does, it most likely will not sustain an injury. The secret is ankle strengthening exercises. Strengthening exercises improve balance, ankle strength, and the muscles surrounding the ankle allowing it to handle balancing your weight.
The ankle is a key feature holding up the legs and the body. Physical Therapy after an ankle sprain, twice per week for 6 weeks, makes sure the chances of you spraining your ankle again is much slimmer.
Our Howard Beach physical therapists put together an extensive exercise treatment plan and under attentive supervision, you follow this plan when you come in for Physical Therapy. Giving your ankle back some of it strengths works a long way to help the damaged ankle tissue heal.
Cross Bay Physical Therapy has helped patients in Howard Beach for over 30 years and it’s talented physical therapists ensure the highest quality of care.
Ankle Sprain Exercises
Here are two great home exercises that help improve ankle strength:
- If you have a Bosu ball and balance on this ball several times each day or every couple of days, the balance and strength of the ankle gets extremely strong. This exercise quickly rehabilitates the ankle and is part of the Cross Bay Physical Therapy treatment method. This treatment is best done under the supervision of a trained physical therapist.
- Another great exercise is to grab a resistance band and strengthen the muscles around the ankle. For example, wrap the band under the arch of your foot and push the foot away from the body. Repeat 10 times for 3 sets. Next, tie the band to a post or piece of furniture and put the top of the foot in the band. Lift the foot upwards and raise the toe to the ceiling. Repeat 10 times for 3 sets.
Along with exercise and stretching, a physical therapist will perform a range of therapeutic modalities to invigorate and help produce new healthy tissue. This includes therapeutic massage, ice and/or heat, and electric stimulation at the end of each treatment to help the body heal itself after becoming stronger.
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By Benjamin Bieber