Ankle
Do you have trouble walking, running, jumping, going downstairs, or performing other everyday tasks because of discomfort in your ankles or feet?
- You expected the discomfort to subside after a few days or weeks, but it has persisted instead?
- Despite your efforts, heating pads, ice, and home TENS devices had no effect?
- You went to a masseuse a few times, but the discomfort returned after only a few days?
- You visited a doctor, who examined you, gave you an injection, or prescribed some tablets, but the effects wore off quickly?
- You've gone through physical treatment before, and it didn't work?
- You've concluded you can get along OK if you only refrain from aggravating activities?
We're here to assist you in locating lasting solutions.
- Arthritis
- Ankle Sprain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy
- Achilles Tendinopathy
- Midfoot Pain
- Morton's Neuroma
Typical Causes
- Impaired Mechanics: Weakness and muscle imbalance limit the joint's stability, while joint stiffness and muscle weakness reduce the range of motion.
- Injury: an abrupt force or strain on the tissue
- Chronic compensations: an injury in the past or the threat of an accident in the future may cause people to avoid utilizing specific muscle groups while concurrently overusing other tissues.
Using CoActiv Physical Therapy
- The pain cycle can be broken by enhancing tissue mobility, manual treatment, and education.
- Enhance the area's joint, muscle, and nerve mechanics during everyday activities and exercise or sport-specific activities.
- Increase the tissue's strength, power, and endurance so it is better equipped to handle all required demands without worrying about suffering another injury.
Treatments Particular to the Ankle and Foot
- Reduce tissue inflammation using massage, taping, and bracing
- You can increase tissue mobility by cupping, dry needling, stretching, and instrument-aided mobilization.
- To lessen erratic pressures via the ankle, improve core, hip, and knee control.
- Boost calf and intrinsic foot muscle strength.
- Restore complete range of motion and improve joint nourishment
- Improve your single-limb control and balance.
- Plyometric and functional exercises advance (jumping, running, cutting, squatting, climbing)
- Improved aerobic and endurance training
- Discuss suggestions for appropriate footwear
Important Facts to Remember
Tissues Recover. The body is meant to mend itself, but occasionally it gets stuck in the inflammatory phase of tissue repair and needs assistance to get to the recovery phase.
The correlation between x-ray and MRI imaging results and the source of discomfort is typically weak. Imaging can reveal tissue damage that does not produce discomfort or functional difficulties. It is also conceivable for there to be no apparent results on imaging despite the presence of pain, which is typically the consequence of hypersensitive nerve tissue.
Not only is post-exercise soreness not desirable, but it is also not usually cause for alarm. True strength improvements necessitate a system overload that generates micro-damage. As the tissue heals, it becomes thicker and more robust than it was previously. Soreness should be utilized to determine if the tissue is ready to take on an additional load, if it should remain at the current level, or if the training intensity should be reduced until the tissue is better prepared.
A return to previous/desired activities is nearly always achievable through education, adequate mechanics, and incremental tissue loading.
You don’t have to sacrifice the runs you love over problems that can be fixed.
Sincerely,
Dr. Sabino Emil Cocos
Co-owner of CoActiv Physical Therapy
