| Everyone always hears the same old advice when | | | | muscles around the ankle joint. Since they have been |
| they sprain an ankle. Ice it and rest. This is known as | | | | damaged, they need to be stretched and strengthened |
| the R.I.C.E. system which stands for Rest, Ice, | | | | in order to heal properly. Further, by stretching and |
| Compression, and Elevation. While this is an okay | | | | strengthening the ankle, we keep the blood moving in |
| approach in the immediate short term, there a re a lot | | | | and out of that area which helps the ankle heal |
| of significant shortcomings to this system of rehab. | | | | significantly faster. |
| They include: | | | | 3) After an ankle injury, there is a neural impairment. In |
| Drawbacks of R.I.C.E. | | | | other words, the communication between the nervous |
| * Usually takes at least 2-8 weeks to heal. | | | | system and the ankle joint will be decreased. If this isn't |
| * Does not increase range of motion. | | | | addressed, healing will naturally take much longer. Also, |
| * Does not repair neural damage. | | | | after you think your ankle is better, the neural |
| * Does not strengthen ankle. | | | | impairment will continue, putting you at risk for injury in |
| * Increases risk of ankle injury in the future. | | | | the future. |
| * Increases risk of knee (A.C.L. - Anterior Cruciate | | | | My system works to reduce swelling, bruising and pain |
| Ligament) and hip injuries. | | | | while at the same time strengthening the muscles |
| I have sprained my own ankle a number of times in | | | | around the ankle joint and increasing flexibility. These |
| the past, because I play a lot of basketball. I have | | | | are not contradictory things. You may think you just |
| personally been throuugh all the frustration and pain | | | | need rest and ice, but that will insure your recovery |
| that is involved with this kind of injury. Eventually, I | | | | process is slow and incomplete. The ligaments need to |
| wondered if there was a better way to rehab myself | | | | be stretched and worked in such a way that the body |
| then the old version of R.I.C.E. Since I am a certified | | | | will trigger the healing process. In other words, the |
| trainer from one of the most prestigious fitness | | | | more flexible and strong your ankle becomes, the |
| programs in the United States, (N.A.S.M. National | | | | quicker your body will work through the healing |
| Academy of Sports Medicine), I already knew that | | | | process. But, you have to be very careful to not |
| there had to be a better way. I just had to discover it. | | | | over-work the muscles by doing exercises that may |
| I did a great deal of research and learned that there is | | | | overwork the muscles and possible cause more |
| indeed a much more effective way to treat a sprained | | | | damage. |
| ankle. One of the biggest drawbacks of R.I.C.E. is that | | | | But, the best part about my program is that it's not just |
| it tells you to just rest and ice. But, you actually need to | | | | about speed. One of the unique things about my |
| get moving just as quickly as possible. Besides, ice is | | | | system is that it also repairs the neuromuscular |
| only effective for a short while and that only contains | | | | damage from the injury. When you do damage to |
| the swelling, it doesn't decrease it. So, I set about | | | | ligaments as in an ankle sprain, the nervous system |
| developing a program that anyone could use to heal a | | | | and muscles in the ankle joint to communicate as well |
| sprained ankle in a matter of days instead of weeks. | | | | anymore. If that's not addressed, then you will always |
| When you sprain an ankle, a lot of things happen. | | | | have weaker, less flexible ankles that are at risk for |
| Beyond the obvious swelling, stiffness, and bruising, | | | | future injury. In order to properly heal the ankle joint, we |
| there are three main issues that must be addressed to | | | | must first correct the impaired neural communication |
| heal the ankle quickly and correctly: | | | | between the muscles and nervous system. This is |
| 1) The body tends to heal very slowly. Left to itself, an | | | | completely addressed in my system with a few |
| ankle injury usually takes about 2-8 weeks to heal, | | | | surprisingly simple and easy to do exercises. |
| depending on the severity of the injury. But, when you | | | | Here are the main benefits of the system: |
| actively rehabilitate it with specific exercises that | | | | * Pain free walking in days. |
| strengthen it and increase range of motion, the ankle | | | | * Back to sports in about a week. |
| responds very quickly and swelling goes down rapidly. | | | | * Significantly increases strength and flexibility. |
| My clients recover from a sprained ankle in days not | | | | * Heals neuromuscular damage from the injury. |
| weeks. They are usually walking normally within 3-5 | | | | * Dramatically reduces your risk of future injury. |
| days after an ankle sprain injury. | | | | * Helps correct posture and muscle imbalances. |
| 2) The ankle joint is weakened by the injury. If it is not | | | | * May help dramatically reduce knee, hip, back pain. |
| properly rehabilitated, it will remain weak and will be | | | | * Anyone can do it. |
| very slow to heal. It will also be at uch greater risk of | | | | * It's simple and only takes minutes a day. |
| re-injury. You have to strengthen the ligaments and | | | | * Filled with high quality images to insure ease of use. |