Category: Ankle
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Ankle injuries that can cost a season, and how to triage
READ MORE >>: Ankle injuries that can cost a season, and how to triageSome foot and ankle injuries can be watched and rehabbed, because they can still be addressed surgically later. Others need an accurate diagnosis within days, because delay can allow arthritis or lasting weakness.
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Swelling Limits Rehab: How We Work Around It
READ MORE >>: Swelling Limits Rehab: How We Work Around ItSwelling sets the ceiling on how far a joint moves and how much load it tolerates, which is why it is managed before the hard work and cooled again at the end of the session.
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Regaining Ankle Motion After a Fracture: What Helps
READ MORE >>: Regaining Ankle Motion After a Fracture: What HelpsWhen an ankle still feels stiff months after a fracture, the joint itself is often not the reason. The real limiter is often tightness in the muscle and connective tissue around the ankle, or tension along the nerve running down the calf and shin, and the only way to know which one it is, is…
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ATFL Thickening on MRI: What the Report Means
READ MORE >>: ATFL Thickening on MRI: What the Report MeansChronic thickening of the ATFL is one of the most common findings on an ankle MRI, and on its own it does not mean the ankle is unstable. Dr. Nick Strasser said it shows up constantly, often on scans ordered for something else.
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Ankle Fracture Takes More Than Strength: Relearning It
READ MORE >>: Ankle Fracture Takes More Than Strength: Relearning ItAfter an ankle fracture, the calf loses size and strength, and the quick connection from brain to muscle goes fuzzy. Rebuilding both is why early heel raises look slow, supported and deliberate.
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Why your hip complains after an ankle injury
READ MORE >>: Why your hip complains after an ankle injuryWhen an ankle will not bend forward, you change how you walk, and the hip absorbs the difference. That is why we chase ankle motion even when the ankle itself does not hurt.
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High Ankle Sprain Can Cost a Season. The Plan Matters
READ MORE >>: High Ankle Sprain Can Cost a Season. The Plan MattersA high ankle sprain does not get one standard surgery. Dr. Nick Strasser explained that the sport an athlete returns to changes the fixation he chooses, so two athletes with the same injury can leave with different hardware.
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A Broken Ankle Can Steal Your Trust. Rehab Rebuilds It.
READ MORE >>: A Broken Ankle Can Steal Your Trust. Rehab Rebuilds It.Bone union and confidence run on two different tracks. Strength, balance and graded loading are usually what close the gap between a mended ankle and an ankle you trust again.
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High Ankle Sprain In Season: How the Call Gets Made
READ MORE >>: High Ankle Sprain In Season: How the Call Gets MadeWhether an athlete plays through a high ankle sprain or shuts it down depends on the grade of injury, what the exam reproduces and where the athlete sits in the season. As Dr. Nick Strasser put it, there is no one right way.
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Back to Walking Confidently After an Ankle Fracture
READ MORE >>: Back to Walking Confidently After an Ankle FractureRebuilding strength and mobility after an ankle fracture comes down to letting swelling resolve fully and reloading the ankle with exercises set at exactly the right level of difficulty.