Best 3 exercises for an ankle sprain.

by | Jul 25, 2021 | Ankle, Sports Injuries

Clinical Physiotherapy St Ives Best 3 exercises for an ankle sprain.

Ankle sprains are one of the most common sporting injuries across all field sports.

The best way to rehabilitate it, is to move it! To do this, you will need to work on your calf strength (exercise no.1), proprioception (exercise no.2) and hip/knee/ankle flexibility and coordination (exercise no.3).

Ankle sprains have a very high recurrence rate of approximately 30%. A complete rehabilitation program, based on your key deficits, can dramatically reduce the risk of re-injury.

You can also try this test below, which is used to determine your ankle flexibility. You want it to be the same both sides and ideally have greater than 10cm of range.

You can read more about the facts and figures and anatomy of ankle sprains in our blog from 2017 Here.

 

About the author: Andrew Clark

About the author: Andrew Clark

Director, Level 6 Physiotherapist & Clinical Educator

Andrew Clark is a father of 4 and the Director and Clinical Educator at Clinical Physiotherapy, St Ives.

He graduated with a Masters degree from the University of Sydney in 2010 and has extensive experience working in musculoskeletal private practice. He has undergone further professional development and has experience treating a wide variety of patients and musculoskeletal conditions. Andrew started the St Ives clinic in 2016 and enjoys the roles and challenges that come with owning a small business and training and leading a healthcare team.

​In his spare time, Andrew keeps fit with running and resistance training, gets to the odd Sydney Swans game and most of all enjoys spending lazy Sundays with his wife Bridget and beautiful kids Sophie, Harry, Angus and Thomas.

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