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Self-care for the client/patient: Self-care for the acute ankle inversion sprain is RICE: rest, ice, compression, and elevation. The client/patient should be recommended to ice the ankle as long as swelling is present, whether that is three days, three weeks, …
Manual therapy treatment: Manual therapy treatment for an acute ankle inversion sprain is primarily palliative in nature and aimed at decreasing swelling and inflammation and relieving associated muscle spasm that might be occurring to splint/stabilize the joint. Effleurage strokes and …
Signs and symptoms: When an inversion sprain is acute, the typical signs and symptoms are pain and swelling (inflammation) in the lateral ankle near the lateral malleolus. Pain will usually be worst when standing and weight bearing on the injured …
Introduction to ankle sprain: The ankle joint is located between the talus and the distal ends of the tibia and fibula. It is a uniaxial joint that allows only sagittal plane (or near sagittal plane) motions of dorsiflexion and plantarflexion. …
