These exercises will help put more weight on the injured foot as well as strengthen it. Perform each one 10 times in a row.
Single Leg Stance
- Stand on the injured foot while lifting the uninjured foot off the ground.
- Hold the position for 15 seconds.
- Relax and put your weight back onto your uninjured foot.
Standing Calf Raise
- Stand on the injured foot while lifting the uninjured foot off the ground.
- Raise up, standing only on the ball of the injured foot and lifting your heel off the ground.
- Hold the position for 15 seconds.
- Relax and put your weight back onto your uninjured foot.
Lateral Stepping
(Increase the speed of this exercise as your healing progresses.)- Place a rolled towel or short object on the ground to the side of your injured foot.
- Step over the towel with the injured foot and remain on that foot.
- Then bring the uninjured foot over the object and stand on both feet.
- Step back over the towel with the uninjured foot and remain on that foot.
- Then bring the injured foot back over the towel and stand on both feet.
Lateral Jump
(Increase the speed of this exercise as your healing progresses.)- Place a rolled towel or short object on the ground to the side of your injured foot.
- Hop over the towel and land on the injured foot.
- Then hop back over the towel and land on the uninjured foot.
