Ankle Pain
Dr.Christopher Kendall PT
DPT, TPI- M2/F2, PPSC, TRS-S
Is Your Ankle Pain Making It Difficult to Walk, Run, Jump, Descend Stairs, or Perform Your Daily or Household Duties?
Does This Apply to You?
- You expected the pain to subside after a few days or weeks, but it didn't?
- Did you try heating pads, ice, and home TENS machines without success?
- You had a couple of massages, but the pain returned after a few days.
- You went to a doctor, who took pictures of you and gave you an injection or advised you to take some medications, but the relief was fleeting?
- You've tried physical therapy in the past, but it didn't help.
- You've decided that if you just avoid the unpleasant activities, you'll be fine?
We Are Here to Help You Find Long-Term Solutions!
We treat the following common ankle conditions:
- Arthritis
- Ankle Sprain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy
- Achilles Tendinopathy
- Midfoot Pain
- Morton's Neuroma
The Most Common Reasons
- Impaired Mechanics: restricted range of motion due to joint stiffness or decreased muscle flexibility; weakness and muscle imbalance contribute to impaired joint stability.
- Injuries result from a sudden impact or stress on the tissue.
- Chronic compensations: a previous injury or fear of future harm may cause avoidance of exercise in certain muscle groups while overusing others.
Kendall Performance Physical Therapy Methods
- Breaking the pain cycle requires educating patients, using manual therapy, and improving tissue mobility.
- Improve the mechanics of the area's joints, muscles, and nerves while performing daily functional duties and exercising/participating in sports.
- Load the tissue to increase strength, power, and endurance, so it is ready to meet all demands without risk of re-injury.
- Look "upstream" to see if a mother region of the body causes foot pain.
Ankle Care Treatments
- Bracing, taping, and massage can help to reduce tissue inflammation.
- Stretching, instrument-assisted mobilization, cupping, and dry needling can all help to increase tissue mobility.
- To reduce irregular ankle forces and improve core, hip, and knee control.
- Calf and intrinsic foot muscles should be strengthened.
- Improve joint nourishment and restore full range of motion
- Improve your single-limb control and balance.
- Plyometric and functional exercises should be increased (jumping, running, cutting, squatting, climbing)
- Improve your aerobic and endurance fitness.
- Discuss suitable footwear options.
Key Points to Remember
- Tissues repair themselves. The body is designed to heal itself, but every now and then, our system becomes stuck in the inflammatory phase of tissue repair and requires assistance to progress to the recovery phase.
- The true source of pain is frequently unrelated to x-ray or MRI imaging results. Based on imaging, a tissue injury that causes no discomfort or functional limitations is possible. Pain can also occur when there are no obvious findings on imaging, which is frequently caused by nerve tissue oversensitivity.
- Although soreness after exercise is undesirable, it is not always caused for concern. True strength gains necessitate a system overload, which results in micro-damage. When that tissue heals, it thickens and becomes stronger than before. Soreness should be used to determine whether the tissue is ready to handle more load, whether it should be maintained at its current level, or whether training intensity should be reduced until the tissue is better prepared.
- Returning to previous/desired activities is nearly always possible with appropriate education, adequate mechanics, and gradual tissue loading.
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What Other People Just Like You Are Saying About Kendall Performance Physical Therapy in Kenmore and Williamsville
14+ 5-Star Reviews!
Mike H
★★★★★ 5/5
Had leg/pelvic pain for 2 years finally decided to go see Chris Kendall to see what was going on. It’s been almost two months since seeing him and I haven’t felt this strong since I first developed the discomfort, there is now little to pain in my legs/pelvis.
Jessica M.
★★★★★ 5/5
Dr. Kendall has helped with proper body movement in regards to my swing specifically. This has helped reduced pain in my elbow and has also really helped to improve accuracy in my swing!
Tom Budde
★★★★★ 5/5
Dr. Kendall is the best! He helped me with my lower back pain now I can go out and enjoy my round of golf and I’m hitting the ball further then I could before too which is a plus