Rehabilitation Exercises for a Broken Ankle

Following a period of immobilisation in a cast, it is important to follow a thorough rehabilitation programme following a broken ankle. These exercises can be used to encourage full range of motion and strength at the ankle.

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[carlosaliyah07]

my mother had broken her ankle about 2 years ago and she needed surgery to put screws in and she never fully recovered. She walks with a limp and can't stand for a long time. Her ankle bends inward. She couldnt get therapy because no ins. What kind of Exercises would be good for her?

[sportsinjuryclinic]

@carlosaliyah07 The ones that are shown in this video, provided they do not cause her more pain.

[sportsinjuryclinic]

@Soulfear420 It is possible to regain most of your movement in this time, but again it is down to how much you have lost and what associated injuries there are. Just keen doing the exercises as regularly as you can

[Soulfear420]

@sportsinjuryclinic I was mistaken, I actually Compleatly Shattered My Talus, they were actually able to save a big enough piece to Put some screws in, 2 weeks with out going to the Ortho not recomended When they say follow up Do just that,Im 5 weeks past my surgery and just got the hard cast taken off yesterday,And just started these excersizes and I have to go back in 5 weeks for a follow up,do u think Ill have full mobilty by then or possibly sooner by following these excersizes???

[sportsinjuryclinic]

@omegaSEAL1988 Yes but it depends on the severity of the injury, exact break location and any other soft tissue injuries. Provided the bone healed ok (did you have it x-rayed again?) then I would guess the pain you are suffering is due to associated soft tissue injury. You may need to get a physio or someone to look at this for you.

[omegaSEAL1988]

@sportsinjuryclinic Is a comparable recovery usually expected for a medial malleolus break? I'm recently out of cast and boot (which were worn for 9 weeks), and I find myself having issue regaining range of motion, much less motion without pain. The pain is worst at the base of my achilles tendon and on the lateral half of the ankle and foot, rather than at the break location, which is where I expected most of it be.

[sportsinjuryclinic]

@Soulfear420 Yes you will be able to recover without undergoing surgery. Fractures to the lateral malleolus are pretty common and don't usually require surgery. If you can weight bear now with only minimal pain then I think you will be fine. It's going to take a good 6-8 weeks though until you can even think about returning to sports.

[Soulfear420]

@sportsinjuryclinic I fractured the outside bone on my right ankle about a week ago but am able to move my toe's and am able to stand on it with some pain but not unbarable and am able to move my ankle some,but my ankle is swollen but not as much as when it happend do you think I can heal from this without surgury and possibly make a full recovery and do these excersize's and be ok..Note that I play Hockey how long before I can do this again?

[WorldReligion]

@DYNAMIK775 Its not cause your mexican. Its cause your irresponsible with your insurance. I know it was a joke but this is the kind of comments that make the responsible mexicans look bad.

[DYNAMIK775]

i fucking hope they do kuz i dint go to rehab either im having the same problem i hate being mexican lol