Your Symptom: Ankle Sprain

An ankle sprain occurs when the ligaments are stretched. This causes tears in both ligaments and small blood vessels. The result is pain and bleeding into the tissue.

First Aid for a Sprain:

As soon as possible, and for 72 hours after you sprain an ankle you should use the RICE method to reduce swelling and control bleeding.

Rest: take it easy and only move within the limit of your pain
Ice: As soon as possible and for 20 minutes every 2 hours apply ice or frozen gel wrapped in a damp towel.
Compression: Firmly bandage the entire ankle and lower shin
Elevation: Elevate your ankle higher than you heart as much as possible.

How Fiveways Physiotherapy can help you:

• Assess your injury
  When you see a physiotherapist at Fiveways Physiotherapy the first priority will be to assess your ankle to determine what type of injury you've sustained and how severe it is.

• Treat your injury
• Mobilisation
• Taping
• Fitting a brace
• Strength-building, flexibility, and balance exercises
  
  
• Advise you on how to prevent a recurrence
  
• Teach you how to address issues of balance and flexibility
• Teach you how to retrain your muscles to react quickly to changes in ankle position.

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