Lateral ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries one can suffer from. However, a lot of people who get sprains tend to nurse the swelling, take a lot of pain medications, and not move at all. These are the actions that you should stay away from. In this podcast, I will share my experience regarding a lateral ankle sprain and how I recovered quickly from it. I will also tell you how movement can actually help you a lot post spraining your ankle. In this episode we discuss: [0:20] Lateral Ankle Sprain [0:30] How people get nervous about movement when they have ankle sprains [0:45] What an Ankle Sprain is in relation to a ligament[1:55] First experience with an ankle sprain[4:45] Tips on the things you need to do when you sprain your ankle[5:00] All swelling is not bad [5:40] Why you need to keep the load while walking normally despite having a sprained ankle [6:50] Working on your balance [7:05] Proprioception [7:45] Strengthening your Muscles to pick up the slack for the stretched out ligament [8:00] Get back to your activities as soon as possible [8:15] How your muscles get smaller [8:45] How your small muscles affect the possibility of a re-injury[9:00] The likelihood of suffering from another ankle sprains [9:15] Getting medical help or assistance from experts [9:35] Sign of a possible break [9:55] Physical therapy helping with the healing Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode and learned a lot from it, please subscribe and rate! See you next week! Follow me on Instagram and Facebook.
