The ankle joint is one of the major weight bearing structures in the body. As a result of this function and partly due to its structure, the ankle is the most commonly injured joint. Every year, an estimated 2 million people are seen by a physician for ankle sprains, strains, and fractures.
Injury to an ankle can increase the risk of re-injury to as much as 40-70%. For this reason it is important to strengthen and stretch your ankle after injury to help decrease your risk.
Rehabilitating your ankle should be done in a step wise manner. Starting with non-weight bearing exercises, moving to resisted exercises, and then weight bearing activities is the usual step wise progression of an effective rehabilitation program.
Review the ankle exercises below to rehabilitate your ankle to recovery.
