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 ...

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 ...

Gentle exercises like towel scrunches, ankle circles, and standing calf raises can help improve ankle strength, mobility, and balance after an ankle sprain. Mobility, stretching, and strengthening ...

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 ...

Everyone has sprained an ankle at least once. They’re painful and recovery can take a long time. Producer Mitch rolled his ankle just before his very first 5k. We brought in sports medicine specialist ...

Have you ever wondered why, whenever you sprain your ankle, it’s always the same one? It’s no coincidence: The biggest risk for suffering an ankle sprain is having had one already. The reason for this ...

Of all the ways for runners to get better and faster, nothing beats remaining injury-free. One way to accomplish that goal is to regularly do a few simple exercises to improve your proprioception.