Proprioception is your awareness of your body’s position in space and it's vital for coordination, balance, reaction time and stability.

This week we are going to discuss the importance of proprioception in ankle rehabilitation. What sounds like a long medical term is actually a descriptor of the sense of position that the ankle has ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recovering from an injury is a delicate process that requires a thoughtful approach, especially when transitioning back to ...

Injury to any of the ankle bones, ligaments or tendons, and several types of arthritis, can cause ankle pain. DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my early 50s and enjoy an active lifestyle. I recently heard ...

This week we are going to discuss something which occurs all to often in fall sports and something which has a bit of surprise when it comes to rehabilitation the lateral ankle sprain. Lateral ankle ...

You're making like Dr. J, driving hard to the basket, when all of a sudden, you zig when you should have zagged. Your ankle rolls under you like a possum playing dead. The game stops, but you bravely ...

My daughter is 11 years old, and twice now has twisted her ankle. She has a theraband but i would like some ideas on how she could use it, and any other exercises she could do to srenghten her ankles.