Recovering from Winter football ankle injury
IN THE third of a series of guest blogs by sports injury specialist Darren Thomas, Darren discusses further tips for recovering from ankle injuries sustained on those unforgiving winter pitches.
Darren, from city centre health studio Synergy, has also filmed a video showing techniques any footballer can use to enhance their rehab.
He says, ‘Last time we talked about the importance of warming up the ankle and taking the muscles and bones around the ankle through motions that they might go through on the football field.
‘We also talked about the speed you would do these movements at so we can get even closer to what goes on in the ankle during football.
‘In this article, the video gives some examples of exercises or rehab techniques to implement a little later in the rehab phase if pain symptoms allow.
‘These exercises, although have a focus on stabilising the ankle will also help you develop power, speed and reactivity while focussing on the energy systems you would use during football.
‘These are great exercises to incorporate into your warm up/conditioning parts of your football training sessions or before a game.
‘You may be able to incorporate these exercises any time during the rehab phase if pain symptoms allow. The exercises can also be done a slower rate, or if you feel you are ready at a much faster rate than on the video to help improve reaction times and changes of direction speed.
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