About the condition: The ankle joint and joints of the foot are very important to the movement and support of the human
body. As humans use two limbs for walking the whole weight of the body is transmitted through the ankle and foot.
Most of us will have twisted an ankle at some stage of our lives. The most common injury to the ankle, the ‘ankle sprain’, is usually caused
by turning the ankle by stepping on a stone or the edge of a kerb or during participation in sports. Only occasionally, the end of the bone
on the outside of the ankle breaks. More often, however, it is the ligaments of the ankle on the front and side that tear and produce
swelling and bruising.
Treatment: It usually takes between four and six weeks to recover naturally from the immediate injury but sometimes the joints and ligaments of the foot don’t fully heal. This can cause problems to recur in the ankle or other areas to be put under strain such as the knee, hip and even the joints in the lower back. The ankle, or other joints in the foot, may remain restricted, or the ligaments may not repair satisfactorily on their own. Because the injury may have healed poorly in this way, it is common to roll the ankle and sprain it again after the initial injury.
The importance of healthy ankle and feet joints:
“Because of the extremely important function of the foot and ankle joints as Chiropractors we take into account the full impact on the body problems in the lower leg might have. This includes the knee, hip and joints in the low back. We aim to speed up the natural healing process and through various techniques promote the body to heal naturally and in the strongest way possible so the problem does not recur. We adjust the locked joints in feet, stretched out the muscles in the legs and give effective exercises to relieve the tension in leg muscles.”
