1. Ankle Rehab
Sports med 2

2. Rehab station check list
Toe pick ups
Wobble board
Versa loops
Thera ball
“squishy”
Horseshoe wrap
BOSU ball

3. Phase 1 (immediate protocol)
ABC’s
Upper and lower case
Towel scrunches
Foam pick ups
Uses intrinsic muscles/tendons of foot
Balancing (floor)
3 x 30 sec
Calf stretch
On incline board, 3 x 1 min
Passive ROM
BAPS board
ICE
20 min. on 40 min off
72 hours minimum
Compression wrap w/horseshoe
Crutches if limping

4. Phase 2 (harder than phase 1)
ABC’s w/ squishy
Towel scrunches
Balancing (tramp or foam pad or squishy)
Eyes open and closed
Calf stretch
Resisted 4 way ROM/versa loops
Chicken foot
Calf raises
Increase sets and reps, single leg?
Monster walks
BOSU ball ¼ squats
ICE 20 min.
Compression wrap w/horseshoe
Bike

5. Phase 3 (increase sets/intensity/time)
ABC’s w/squishy
Balancing (tramp) 1 leg, catch ball
Calf stretch
Resisted ROM/bands
Monster walks toes/heels
Calf raises single leg
BOSU ball w/counter weight
Chicken foot
Functional activities
ICE 20 min.
Compression wrap w/horseshoe if swelling
Tape for limited practice

6. Release Support usually required Full Strength Sport specific Testing
Pass Functional testing
Full ROM
Support usually required
tape
brace

7. Functional Testing examples
Walks on toes, test plantar flexion
Walk on heels, test dorsiflexion
Walks on lateral border of feet, test inversion
Walks on medial border of feet, tests eversion
Hop on both feet 10 times
Run forward %
Run backwards %
Zig zags down and back
Figure 8’s
Sports specific