Ankle sprains: when to seek assessment and how rehabilitation progresses
Begin with relative protection and comfortable weight-bearing, then restore movement, calf and foot strength, balance, hopping and sport-specific direction changes. Practical guidanceStart with a manageable change rather than complete rest or repeated painful testing. Record activity, symptoms and next-day response. An assessment can tailor exercise, technique and load; progress should be steady rather than based on a promised timetable. When to seek helpInability to take four steps, bone...
By BDYMAP · Sports therapy & massage, Loughton
Begin with relative protection and comfortable weight-bearing, then restore movement, calf and foot strength, balance, hopping and sport-specific direction changes.
Practical guidance
Start with a manageable change rather than complete rest or repeated painful testing. Record activity, symptoms and next-day response. An assessment can tailor exercise, technique and load; progress should be steady rather than based on a promised timetable.
When to seek help
Inability to take four steps, bone tenderness, deformity, severe swelling, numbness, or cold pale foot warrants same-day assessment.
Book in Loughton
BDYMAP offers sports therapy and sports massage at Muscleworks Gym in Loughton for gym users, athletes and active adults. SST member 9202. Book via Cliniko: https://bcosteopathy.uk1.cliniko.com/bookings
Begin with relative protection and comfortable weight-bearing, then restore movement, calf and foot strength, balance, hopping and sport-specific direction changes.
Practical guidance
Start with a manageable change rather than complete rest or repeated painful testing. Record activity, symptoms and next-day response. An assessment can tailor exercise, technique and load; progress should be steady rather than based on a promised timetable.
When to seek help
Inability to take four steps, bone tenderness, deformity, severe swelling, numbness, or cold pale foot warrants same-day assessment.
Book in Loughton
BDYMAP offers sports therapy and sports massage at Muscleworks Gym in Loughton for gym users, athletes and active adults. SST member 9202. Book via Cliniko: https://bcosteopathy.uk1.cliniko.com/bookings