Some inflammation is needed for healing ... or damage to cartilage in the ankle joint While an ankle sprain is relatively common, most of the time it heals, and patients and athletes recover ...
Three articles examined joint techniques for acute sprains and the remainder examined subacute/chronic ankle sprains. Outcome measures included were pain level, ankle range of motion, swelling, ...
Background Despite massive research efforts, it remains unclear how mechanical ankle instability (MAI) and functional ankle instability (FAI) affect joint control in the situation of ankle sprain.