“What helps ankle ligaments heal faster?”
I sprained my ankle and want to treat it. What helps ankle ligaments heal faster?
6 Answers
Making sure it is immobilized with a sturdy ankle brace, making sure that you do not do anything to reinjure worsen the condition, staying off the foot and ankle. Ice for the first 48 hours after the injury. To truly speed up the process you would need something like EPAT/shockwave therapy, laser therapy, or even amniotic tissue injection to help heal the area. Without advance treatments there is really not anything you can do outside of protecting it, soft tissue heals depending on the severity of the injury in 8 to 12 weeks.
Physical therapy can help strengthen your ankle after a sprain. Additionally, regenerative medicine treatments such as platelet-rich plasma or stem cell treatments can expedite the healing process significantly.
Immobilization
The usual; rest followed by rehab. Bracing can get back to activity sooner. Good health and nutrition is important. No smoking. Prayer.
The initial injury will benefit from rest, ice and elevation. I recommend you make an appointment with a foot and ankle surgeon (podiatrist) for diagnosis and treatment options
There are proprioceptive exercises which you can do to assist in ligament healing. But if a ligament is sprained (Stretched) excessively, or if a ligament is partially or fully torn, you can attempt certain injections to help them heal. If the ligaments do not heal conservatively, sometimes surgical intervention is necessary to repair the ligaments.
