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00:00When you talk about rolling your ankle, it's you invert the ankle. So you stretch the

00:04ligaments on the outside of the ankle. And those ligaments are kind of fan shaped.

00:09And just think of like tearing a piece of paper, you kind of tear it from the front towards the

00:13back. That really is the injury and how much gets torn depends on the energy or severity of the

00:19injury. Sometimes that tear will actually extend to another ligament that's in between the two

00:27leg bones. It's called the syndesmosis. But that is what we typically talk about, a high ankle sprain.

00:34It seems like it's probably more likely just a normal low ankle sprain, but sometimes you can

00:38have a little bit of tearing in that other ligament and that can prolong the recovery.

00:42So what would you kind of suggest and subscribe to those patients who come in that don't have a

00:50next training staff behind them? So what I tell patients is have an initial period of rest. If

00:55you're able to walk on it, that's usually safe. If it hurts to walk, then have a period of being on

01:01crutches. Obviously, if it's hurting that bad, probably good to see a medical professional.

01:06And the next step is starting to move the ankle. So I strongly recommend physical therapy for this.

01:12A lot of people think they can just power through it. But physical therapy is super important. It

01:17reestablishes that circuitry and that timing. And then over usually the next two to four to six weeks,

01:23depending on the severity of the injury, they should get back to their full range of motion,

01:27decreased swelling, and good strength. And then you start to get back to that sports specific

01:31training. Once you're good to go, you're good to go.