This exercise is great for strengthening your injured ankle and retraining important muscle activation patterns on the injured side. Use a resistance band tied to a stable anchor and wrap it around the unaffected leg. With the affected ankle, stand either in front of the band or inside while keeping your posture tall and inner…
This exercise is great for retraining your Gluteus Medius after an ankle injury. After you sprain your ankle, the muscles all the way up into the hip on the affected side can be affected. Begin by lying on your left side to strengthen your left Gluteus Medius “Butt” muscles. Keep your right hip stacked on…
The two legged squat is a basic strengthening exercise that’s very effective in strengthening your ankle immediately after an acute ankle sprain for the first couple of weeks as long as you can fully weight bear on that ankle and foot and that there is no fracture from your sprain. Sometimes the ligaments can be…
Ever feel pain or swelling on the side of your foot? These symptoms may be due to a condition called Cuboid Syndrome, also known as cuboid subluxation or lateral plantar neuritis. In addition to pain in the lateral mid-foot, redness and a restricted range of motion in the ankle may be present. This syndrome is…
Running is most the natural and widely loved form of exercise, and there are numerous benefits associated with it. Some take it up as a part of their fitness regimen, some for psychological reasons, and some as a sport. Knee, foot, ankle, and calf injuries are the most common form of injuries affecting runners. Among…
Also referred to as an ankle fracture, a broken ankle involves damaged bones and ligaments in the ankle joint. Symptoms include severe pain, swelling, bruising and inability to carry weight on the foot. A broken ankle can take several weeks or months to heal. During recovery, you will need to stay off the ankle to…
Building on what we discussed last week, today we will be looking at how to strengthen the ankle joint to help prevent painful sprains from happening. Strengthening the muscles surrounding the ankle joint can also help to improve performance in a variety of activities because many land-based activities will require that you are upright, on…
Ankle sprains are by far one of the most common injuries, both in sport, and if you’re a bit clumsy like me, just walking normally down the sidewalk. The lateral ankle sprain is commonly known as the “rolled ankle.” Basically your ankle rolls outwards over your foot and pain is felt on the outside of…
Ankle sprains are the most common injuries in sports. One misstep can damage your joint and land you on the sidelines. Fortunately, people can help prevent ankle injuries with a mobility, stability and strength in three steps. Before we go into the three ways to prevent ankle injuries, we need to understand the anatomy of…