Ankle Sprain and advice for the speedy recovery

 Ankle sprain injury is caused due to roll, twist or turnsin your ankle in an awkward way. A twist can tear the tough bands of the tissue that is ligaments which help hold your ankle bone together.

The Ligaments help stabilize joints, so as the preventexcessive movement. A person suffers from a sprained ankle occurs when the ligaments has forced activity from normal range of motionwhich can cause one or more of the ankle's ligaments to stretch, partially tear or tear completely.Also, it involvesinjuries to the ligaments on the outer side of the ankle.Ligaments. Ankle sprains can range from a mild injury to a very severe one and a common ankle ligament injury depending on the damage to the ligaments.

Causes ofAnankle sprain injury may be due to fall, injury due to jumping, walking or exercise, sports activity etc

The main symptoms of Ankle sprain are suffering from the pain that is having difficulty in managing your body weight, not able to move ankle,swelling and bruising in ankle, redness and warmth and major trouble in walking.

The risk factor for sprained ankle is sports participation, prior ankle injury, injury due to falling from surface, poor physical condition, improper shoes

When a patient suffers from ankle sprain treatment for depends on the severity of the injury.  As a precautionary measure you must take self-care measures and over-the-counter pain medications,a medical evaluation are important for the right kind of treatment.Ankle injury treatment can be cured by Physiotherapy.

Once you consult a physiotherapist , there will be diagnosis the reason ankle sprain or cause for discomfort after physical examination your ankle, foot and lower leg and recommend the imaging scans, X rays, CT Scan, ultrasound,  to rule out a broken bone or to evaluate the  detail the extent of ligament damage:

Normally,Ankle sprain can be managed by Medical management, surgical management, Arthroscopy,Reconstruction but Physiotherapist will help you with exercises for muscle strengthening and to reduce stiffness and increase flexibility. In order to find out cause of your ankle pain and then schedule treatment plan physiotherapists will conduct a thorough examination.

All ligaments have a specific range of motion and boundaries that allow them to keep the joints stabilized.

Physical therapy:

To recover movement of joint, improve balance, and strengthen the ankle muscles, physiotherapist will plan for exercises and stretching. Physiotherapist included treatment plan like exercises on a balance board, as well as other specialized services. We will help you to ease your pain quickly and boost your circulation. As a physiotherapist we will advise you to evaluate and recommend lifestyle changes or orthodontic footwear to prevent more problems in the future. After that you will notice a great relief in your ankle sprain. 

Physiotherapy is required with functional therapy of the ankle shown to be more efficient than immobilization. Functional therapy treatment can be divided in 4 stages, moving onto to the next stage as tissue healing allows 

At Physiokare, you will feel at home with appropriate advice and suggest appropriate therapy techniques for speedy and fast recovery 

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