Ankle Pain

The most typical injury to the ankle involves the ATFL or anterior talofibular ligament. It’s the bone to bone connection of the outside of the ankle and is injured when we turn the ankle to the outside of the foot or roll the ankle. Who has not done that one? Minor tears can be painful and left alone it will scar and always are subject to repeated injury, mostly due to weakness of the scar tissue and the frequency of rolling it. Again this is an injury that can lead to instability and set up the rest of the ankle to wear prematurely especially in the joint of the lower talus space. Therefore to treat this even if it feels only weak and vulnerable will save the eventual arthritis of the joint space it is meant to protect. Again RIT is very effective for making the ankle stronger and not subject to further injury. A stitch in time…