Ankle Sprains

Ankle Sprains

Ankle sprains are fairly common injuries. An ankle sprain is actually the stretching or tearing of both sides of the ankle. A ligament is a thick band of tissue between two bone, similar to rubber band. If you stretch it and never allow it to return to its original shape it will lose elasticity. This increases the possibility of repeat ankle sprains.

Sprained ankles can occur without fractures. When a sprain occurs with a fracture of or more of the ankle bone, treatment becomes more complex. X-rays are utilized by your podiatrist to treat fractures.