Bottom Line:
The average person walks over 100,000 miles in
a lifetime! Every step places stress and strain on your foot and ankle. Most
ankle injuries occur in the soft tissue, meaning your ligaments were stretched
beyond their reasonable limits. It’s easy to suddenly twist your ankle when
hiking, running, or even stepping off a curb in an awkward position. Research
has estimated the re-injury rate after an ankle sprain could be as high as 80%.
Thankfully, new research has also shown that adjustments can reduce your injury
rate while also reducing pain and improving function.
Why it Matters:
Your foot contains 26 bones, dozens of
ligaments, and more than a hundred muscles all working together through 33 joints.
Also included in this complex structure are the arches of your feet. Your
arches are designed to support the weight of your body when standing and
disperse the forces of each step to reduce the overall wear and tear on the
joints. As you can imagine, proper movement of the 33 joints in your foot is
crucial to its performance.
- Your foot is made up of 33 individual joints
or articulations.
- The re-injury rate of a sprained ankle has
been estimated to be up to 80%.
- Emerging research indicates adjustments may
be able to decrease the re-injury rate while also improving function and
decreasing pain.
Next Steps:
Take a look at the soles of your shoes. Is the
wear pattern even? Or is one area wearing out before the rest? If the wear
pattern is not even, let us know! This is a sign that your gait is not balanced
and you may be placing undue stress on your foot and ankle that could cause
pain in the future or predispose you to twist an ankle. We would be happy to
analyze your movement and provide you with a plan to find relief.
Science Source:
Predicting Short-Term Response to Thrust and
Nonthrust Manipulation and Exercise in Patients Post Inversion Ankle Sprain.
Journal of Orthopaedic & sports physical therapy 2009
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