THINK ABOUT ALL the activity taking place on your feet—walking, standing, taking the stairs, running, jumping, squatting, lunging. The ankle supports nearly every movement involving the foot. Training ...

This week we are going to discuss the importance of proprioception in ankle rehabilitation. What sounds like a long medical term is actually a descriptor of the sense of position that the ankle has ...

Most people can start ankle rehabilitation exercises within three days after the ankle injury, if it’s not too severe. But there’s no set timetable. Listen to your own body, and follow your doctor’s ...

Injury to any of the ankle bones, ligaments or tendons, and several types of arthritis, can cause ankle pain. DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my early 50s and enjoy an active lifestyle. I recently heard ...

This week we are going to discuss something which occurs all to often in fall sports and something which has a bit of surprise when it comes to rehabilitation the lateral ankle sprain. Lateral ankle ...

Everyone has sprained an ankle at least once. They’re painful and recovery can take a long time. Producer Mitch rolled his ankle just before his very first 5k. We brought in sports medicine specialist ...

You're making like Dr. J, driving hard to the basket, when all of a sudden, you zig when you should have zagged. Your ankle rolls under you like a possum playing dead. The game stops, but you bravely ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my early 50s and enjoy an active lifestyle. I recently heard reports of an increase in ankle sprains and broken ankles particularly in an older population, due in part to ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my early 50s and enjoy an active lifestyle. I recently heard reports of an increase in ankle sprains and broken ankles particularly in an older population, due in part to ...

The proposed study will be a randomised controlled trial. The study design and flow of the athletes are shown in Figure 1. The study design, procedures and informed consent procedure were approved by ...