Ankle Sprain
Missing a step, stepping into a pothole – Next thing you see your ankle swells up, blue and black below the ankle. A trained physiotherapist is able to provide a proper diagnosis of soft tissues injuries you sustain from ankle sprain and advise if you need an X-ray to diagnose an ankle fracture.
Why Rehab?
Because early weight bearing is encouraged for minor ankle sprains, complete rest is not the best treatment, get the soft tissue injuries diagnosed and treated, which allows you to regain confidence in your ankle’s ability and to generate higher level of force needed for your sports demand.
Recovery Time
Everyone will ask ‘do I need an X-ray after an ankle sprain?’ The answer is if you’re able to bear weight, taking more than 4~5 steps, you do not have an ankle fracture, so X-ray is not needed. After sustaining a minor ankle sprain, you can start your physiotherapy immediately after your sprain and it will take 6~12 weeks to return to sports.
Treatment Approach
Taping technique
- Acute ankle sprain: The patient should be treated from day 1 of the injuries and gets treated daily for the first 2 weeks, a few minutes of deep friction is ample, more than 2 weeks of deep friction treatment is seldom needed.
- Chronic ankle sprain