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Ice It Or Heat It? What To Do About 6 Common Sports Injuries
It’s an age-old question among athletes: Should you use ice or heat after an injury? Jumping into an ice bath might not be the most comfortable situation, but ice is the most effective treatment for acute injuries, experts say. You should never heat the immediate area after injury. As a rule of thumb, between five…
Ankle Sprains: 2-Legged Squats
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…
Ankle Sprains – 4 Point Star Balance
This exercise retrains your balance, strength and proprioception and will help you regain functional mobility faster after an ankle sprain. Start by putting your weight on the side of the affected ankle and hike the opposite foot up off of the ground. Remember to keep your inner core tight below the belly button. Then with…
Ankle Injuries & Ankle Sprains: 1 Legged Squat
The one-legged squat is an excellent exercise after injuring your ankle from a ligament sprain. It works your quad, posterior hip, core muscles and your balance and proprioception to help with your functional recovery. Starting with tall posture, engage your core muscles below the belly button by drawing the lower abs inwards toward the spine….
How to Strengthen the Ankle to Improve Performance
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…