Today let us discuss about ankle twist on a broad spectrum, how to get it treated as well as how to avoid it's recurrence. Confused, about what's exactly is there to discuss about it? Or how should we get effective treatment for it? Well ankle twist is not as simple as we make it out to be; especially in case of the athletes & sport persons. During ankle twist we have great chances to injure our medial ankle ligament named deltoid ligament & lateral ankle ligament which is comprised of three ligaments namely ATFL(Anterior Talo Fibular Ligament), PTFL(Posterior Talo Fibular Ligament) and CFL(Calcaneo Fibular Ligament).
During ankle twist the lateral ligament complex has tentatively more chances of sustaining injuries than the medial ones reason being the medial ligament complex is made up of a single strong ligament while the lateral ligament complex is made up of multiple small ligaments. When the ankle twist in eversion & pronation there are chances of injury at the deltoid ligament, while ankle twisting in inversion & supination may lead to the injury of medial collateral ligaments of the ankle joint.
Physiotherapy plays a very crucial role in the rehabilitation in this condition. Once either of your ankle ligaments get injured due to a reason or another they have a chance of recurring again & again throughout your life.
The role of physiotherapy is to avoid the recurrence of the injury, treat the swollen joint in it's acute phase, help in healing the injured ligament and help you with your pain. We as physiotherapist also help in regaining the loss of proprioceptive balance that may occur due to the injury at the ankle joint. We here at PhysioNautics provide you an holistic treatment to treat your ankle twist. So next time you have an ankle twist think twice before neglecting it. Contact us at PhysioNautics to book an session or consultation appointment.
