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What
is an ankle sprain
Preventing
ankle sprains
Improving sports performance
Ankle sprain rehabilitation for
athletes
How Athletes Can
Prevent Ankle Sprains
Many ankle sprains cannot be prevented. To reduce your risk of spraining
an ankle:
- Take a break from
sports or exercise when you feel tired.
- Do exercises that
strengthen leg and foot muscles.
- Learn the proper
technique for exercise and sporting activities. This will decrease stress
on all your muscles, ligaments, and tendons, including those around
your ankle.
Improving Sports
Performance
The key to improving sports performance after an ankle sprain is a proper
rehabilitation program, and
adhering to some of those same principles after the injury is gone.
The most important
aspects of improving performance after a sprain are:
- Strengthen the
leg and foot muscles regularly with exercise.
- Stretch the muscles
around the ankle.
- Know when you've
had enough, and take a break when you feel tired.
- Use proper technique.
- Tape the ankle
or use a brace for support if you are prone to sprains.
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