Image via WikipediaHave you ever sprained or twisted your ankle? If you have you know how much it hurts. I don’t know any adult who has never sprained their ankle. But why after the first ankle sprain does it get easier and easier to sprain your ankles? The answer could very well be Chronic Ankle Instability. Chronic Ankle Instability is a condition that plagues many athletes who have sprained their ankles in the past, or a couple of times. The problem occurs when the ankle doesn’t heal completely after a sprain. The muscles and ligaments are weakened or even torn so that your foot can not even keep you balanced while you’re standing. If your foot constantly slips out from under you, making your foot roll onto it’s side, you probably have this ankle problem.
There are ways to build up the muscle and ligaments again in your ankle. If you can build them up, you won’t have to have surgery performed on your ankle to tighten the ligament. If your ligament is torn, chances are you will need to have surgery to fix or replace the torn ligament. To correct the problem without surgery, you’ll need to go through physical therapy, wear an ankle brace at least during times when you are active, and maybe have to take anti-inflammatory medicine to keep the swelling down, allowing your body’s healing processes to get into the injury and work at fixing it. Also, the more rest you give the ankle the better. By being active all the time, you run the risk of injuring the ankle again and again. If you’ve had Chronic Ankle Instability for a while, you know that it doesn’t take much at all to sprain your ankle again.
If you have sprained your ankle, you need to have it looked at by a doctor. If you need a podiatrist, contact Upstate Footcare to schedule an appointment with Dr. Hans Blaakman. He’ll help you to enjoy all you love to do again!
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