| How long it takes to heal a sprained ankle depends | | | | that stated an ankle sprain would take 2-3 months to |
| on the severity of the sprain, the age of the | | | | heal. |
| person,and the physical condition of the person, but a | | | | I have personally experienced much faster recovery |
| grade 1 or mild grade 2 sprain should reasonably be | | | | than that. In fact, with an aggressive physical therapy |
| rehabbed in a maximum of 2-3 weeks. It all depends | | | | regimen, I was able to rehab a severe grade 1/mild |
| on how fast you heal and how severe the damage is. | | | | grade 2 ankle sprain within 5 days. By rehab, I mean |
| But you must have realistic expectations for | | | | that I was able to compete at NCAA division 1 level |
| completely rehabbing a sprained ankle and not rush it. | | | | basketball within 5 days of a severe ankle sprain. |
| You need to learn how to listen to what your body | | | | Don't fall for the wait and it will all work out approach! |
| is telling you and then react appropriately. Good | | | | You are letting life pass you by! Treating a sprained |
| sprained ankle care demands that ankle rehab is only | | | | ankle with an extremely conservative approach after |
| to be started after visiting a doctor and verifying | | | | the doctor has confirmed there is no structural |
| there is no structural damage. | | | | damage is keeping you from enjoying your life. |
| Only a few years ago, when an athlete would tear | | | | There are a lot of good ankle rehab programs on the |
| his ACL it was a career ending injury. Then surgeons | | | | internet that don't require you to spend thousands of |
| started repairing ACL damage through surgery. The | | | | dollars on equipment, weeks in physical therapy with |
| injury was no long career ending, but just delayed | | | | time off from work...not to mention the cost of gas |
| the career 12-18 months. | | | | just driving to the physical therapists office. |
| Now, with the advent of arthroscopic surgery a large | | | | If you do a Google search on the internet for |
| number of athletes with knee injuries are able to | | | | "sprained ankle rehab", you'll be able to get a program |
| return to competition within the same season. | | | | that is proven to rehab ankles quickly and that will |
| Another example is recovery after heart bypass | | | | strengthen them as well. |
| surgery. Back in the 70's my grandpa had heart | | | | Sprained Ankle rehab and treating a sprained ankle is |
| bypass surgery and was put on bed rest for 2-3 | | | | easy when you follow a proven and safe program. |
| weeks and then only allowed limited activity for the | | | | Don't settle for following RICE. RICE protocol was |
| next 2-3 weeks. | | | | only created as a method of first response after an |
| Less than 2 years ago, my father-in-law had | | | | ankle injury. It does not rehab a sprained ankle. |
| quadruple bypass surgery and was encouraged (read | | | | Make sure that the ankle rehab program you choose |
| that forced) to stand up and walk hours after he | | | | has a guarantee. You get the results you want or |
| came out of recovery. | | | | you get 100% of your money back. |
| The medical community has figured out that | | | | Look for a program that has success built-in. The |
| movement is critical to fast recovery. | | | | easier it is for you to do the exercises, the more |
| So why is it that with the advancement of medicine | | | | likely you will actually follow through and do them. |
| most people still believe that an ankle sprain should | | | | Good luck in getting your ankle healed and in getting |
| take 2-3 months to heal? | | | | back to your life. |
| I just read an article in a respected running magazine | | | | |