Ankle sprain is one of the sports injuries with high incidence. When playing football, an ankle sprain may occur. Once a sprain occurs, some measures need to be taken to recover. So, how to recover from ankle sprain after playing football? After ankle sprain, it needs timely treatment. Different treatment in different periods. In the acute/protective activity stage, manual therapy, instrument therapy, exercise therapy, etc. Can be executed. At the same time, it needs support and bearing, that is, wearing external braces. In the stage of gradual load/sensory exercise training, there are manipulative therapy, therapeutic exercise and activity, and special exercise training. When the calf is stationary, it gradually rotates outward with force or the foot is stationary, while when the calf rotates inward with great force, it is prone to external rotation fracture. Early support for patients with acute lateral ankle sprain requires external braces, and the weight of the affected limb should increase slowly.
The types of external braces and walking AIDS should be selected according to the degree of injury, healing stage, degree of protection, degree of pain and patient preference. If the condition is serious, semi-rigid ankle protection or plaster fixation below the knee can be considered. Related research shows that bandage is better than semi-rigid ankle protection for short-term swelling. However, semi-rigid ankle protection also has advantages, for example, the time from use to work exercise is relatively short, and subjective instability is not easy to occur. Manual therapy Manual therapy includes lymphatic shunt, active and passive soft tissue and joint activities, talus anterior and posterior activities, etc. Therapists use these techniques to treat patients with acute lateral ankle sprain, which can improve the painless movement of ankle and foot under painless conditions and help gait parameters return to normal.
Instrumental therapy Instrumental therapy includes cold therapy, electrical stimulation, low-intensity laser therapy and ultrasonic therapy. These methods also have a certain effect on patients. 4. Exercise therapy: exercise of ankle joint range of motion, resistance exercise, gradual weight-bearing exercise, etc. It's all exercise therapy. In the stage of gradual load/sensory exercise training, the following measures are mainly taken: manual therapy can improve the ankle flexion angle, proprioception and load-bearing endurance of patients. Therefore, some therapists will increase manual therapy when treating lateral ankle sprain. Related techniques include graded joint mobilization, massage, weight-bearing and weight-free mobilization, etc.