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 ...

Angle injuries and instabilities can throw a wrench into your cardio conditioning, making it hard to figure out what exercises you can and can't do. However, low-impact exercise and various machines ...

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 ...

Ever wondered why you can’t squat as deep as your gym buddy? The answer might be right at your feet. While most fitness enthusiasts focus on building impressive quads or sculpting perfect abs, ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Your ankles are made up of a complex network of muscles, joints, ligaments, and tendons, and they’re key for crucial movements like ...

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your ...

An ankle sprain is a common injury that affects many people during a wide variety of activities. Some things that can cause an ankle sprain include falling, landing awkwardly on your foot after ...

Let’s start by defining what ankle sprain is. It occurs when a ligament (structure that connects one bone to another) in the ankle is overstretched or torn. This creates inflammation and swelling in ...

A high ankle sprain is a stretching or tearing of one or more of the ligaments that hold the bottom end of the lower leg bones together. There are 2 long bones in the lower leg, the tibia and the ...

"Ankle mobility limitations are almost the number one problem that hinders good squat technique," he says. "If you wan to get into a good deep squat, your knee has to move forward over your toe, and ...

In September 2024, I was working as a server at a restaurant; I came home after a shift one night and had a weird feeling in ...