Rolled Your Ankle? Here’s How to Recover Faster with Physiotherapy

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Whether you’re playing footy at Princes Park, hitting the gym, or running along the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail, ankle sprains are one of the most common sports injuries we treat at our physiotherapy clinic in Tullamarine & Carlton.

Here’s how physiotherapy can help you heal faster and prevent re-injury. Ankle sprains occur when the ligaments around your ankle are overstretched or torn, often from:
– Twisting (in or out) your ankle during sports or at work
– Landing awkwardly from a jump
– Running on uneven ground
– Sudden changes in direction
Ignoring an ankle sprain can lead to chronic instability, recurring ankle injuries, and a lack of confidence or fear of movement when return back to sport or work. Our physiotherapy clinic in Tullamarine and Carlton have experienced physiotherapists in managing sports conditions such as ankle sprains and the latest technology such as VALD – force plates and dynamometers to accurately access, diagnose and rehab the ankle.

How The Physio Crew Treats Ankle Sprains for Fast Recovery

Phase 1: Immediate Care – Education on Swelling reduction and pain management, compression, and taping/bracing for stability. De-loading the ankle to promote tissue healing.
Phase 2: Pain-Free Movement – Gentle stretching, balance training, and mobility work to regain ankle range of motion and promote tissue healing. We use VALD and dynamometers to access deficits in strength, balance and mobility to create an effective rehabilitation plan.
Phase 3: Strength & Stability – Progressive strengthening and agility drills to prevent re-injury. Focusing on improving confidence in the ankle. Our clients can use our gym facility in Carlton and Tullamarine at no cost to perform high level strength exercises such as squats, deadlifts, split squats and plyometrics.
Phase 4: Return to Sport – Sport-specific rehab to ensure a full recovery. Ability to return safely and confidently back to sport or work.

Why Athletes Choose The Physio Crew for Ankle Injury Recovery
  •  Expert Sports Physiotherapists – We being over 30 years of experience in footy, basketball, running & gym injuries. Our physiotherapists actively manage many sporting clubs ranging of footy, rugby and soccer clubs.
  • State-of-the-Art Facility in Tullamarine and Carlton– Gym facility available for our patients to perform their rehabilitation. We pride ourselves on Manual therapy and use techniques such as dry needling, taping and have a large referral network with orthopaedics.
  • Individual & Effective Rehab Plans – Get back to your sport safely and effectively while minimising the risk of re-injury.

If you are suffering from an ankle sprain or ankle injury, contact our friendly staff to book in a consultation with on of our physiotherapists and start your journey to return back to your sport or work safely and confidently.

Tullamarine Clinic: P: 9116 8691 – 1/191 Melrose Drive, Tullamarine, 3043
Carlton Clinic: P: 9116 8693 – 2/221 Drummond Street, Carlton, 3053

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