If your ankle hurts even if it’s just dull pain that comes and goes, here at ProMovement Physio we can help you figure out the root cause. Then, we’ll design a personalised treatment program so you can experience pain relief as well as get back to your normal or active lifestyle.
Why does my ankle hurt?
Common causes are:
Exercising too much (e.g. your ankle started hurting after an intense or repetitive exercise)
Wearing shoes that are too tight
Sports (especially those that require sudden quick changes in direction)
Infection
Fractures
Osteoarthritis
Tendonitis
With enough rest (and you stop doing the intense exercise or sporting activity), the pain might naturally go away after a few weeks. However, the healing might take much longer depending on the injury and your condition. Also, getting back to doing your sporting activity might be dangerous because you might get injured again. You want to do it in the safest way possible and you want to make sure that you’ve truly recovered.
Ankle injuries and physiotherapy
One way to make a safe recovery is through physiotherapy. Through joint mobilisation and therapeutic exercise, this will stimulate your body’s natural healing process. It’s true that with enough rest your ankle can still naturally heal. But with the help of physiotherapy, you can speed up the process, help minimise the chances of the pain from surfacing again and prevent the injury from getting worse.
Physiotherapy can provide you with the following benefits:
Pain relief
Proper recovery from an ankle injury
Prevent further injury
Improve your range of motion and flexibility
Athletes, weekend warriors and everyday people who are busy at work or at home visit us whenever they have concerns about their ankles. That’s because even a slight pain in their ankle can cause them to worry or prevent them from carrying out their essential and leisure activities.
Here at ProMovement Physio, we help them restore or maintain their mobility by designing a personalised treatment program according to their present health condition, lifestyle and immediate and long-term goals. As they recover or achieve progress, we further modify the program so that every effort they take is always worthwhile (therapeutic exercises require effort and time).
If your ankle hurts whether because of an accident or you’ve pushed yourself too hard, the ProMovement Physiotherapy team will work closely with you in helping you recover and improve your range of motion and flexibility.
