Suffering from a broken ankle can be an excruciating experience. No matter how it occurred – hey, even if it happened when you were wearing those dangerous six-inch platform heels on an icy winter night – healing a broken ankle should be your primary concern. After all, you don’t want to spend all of your time indoors recovering…you want to get out and enjoy life like you used to do. Unfortunately, rushing your broken ankle to heal is one of the worst things you can do for yo

The big day’s looming – and your ankle is practically twinging with anticipation. You’ve been hobbling around with an ankle injury for so long, you can’t even remember a time when you could run without encountering a problem (or strut down the sidewalk when you see someone cute – busted!). It’s so bad that you almost can’t wait to get yourself on the operating table so you can start taking those “steps” toward recovery (yes, pun intended). But before you practically throw you

Whether you’ve been injured at home or on the job (or during an embarrassing night out with friends in your favorite pair of sky-high heels), rehabilitating on the couch or in bed might initially seem like a fun idea. But as the days pass by and you start to run out of television to watch, you suddenly feel like you’re coming down with a case of cabin fever. You want to your ankle fracture to heal as quickly as possible – and you’re looking for the best ways to do exactly tha

When it comes to ankle fusion recovery, you want to ensure that you’re properly prepared. While the idea of laying on the couch and watching endless amounts of television might seem like the ideal situation, the truth is that you’ll need to prepare your house and your office for your limited mobility. After all, it might be a blast to hang around and watch TV, but it won’t be so much fun when you can barely crawl into bed or reach your food on the top shelf of your kitchen ca

If there’s one piece of advice that everyone seems to be tossing your way, it’s this pearl of wisdom: always elevate your broken ankle. Your doctor stressed it to you. Your mom called you up to tell you. Even your former college roommate sent you a Facebook message to tell you that you should always elevate your broken ankle. While you appreciate the well-wishes and good intentions, there’s no denying that there’s one big issue surrounding your elevated broken ankle… How can

When you know you’re about to walk into a hospital to have major surgery performed on your ankle, you might only be focused on one thing: imaging what life will be like after you have your ankle surgery. If you’ve never had ankle surgery before, then you might think that your life will be on pause for the next few months. And in a way, it will be. You’ll definitely have to get used to moving around your home and office. You may have to find new modes of transportation because