Due to the medial injury the whole joint became unstable. That instability has lead to the other ligaments and tendons compensating and stressing hence the lateral side injury that followed. I must say that the more I look into the ankle and how exactly it functions the more I am amazed.
First the assessment. This involved gripping the foot and expertly manipulating the ankle joint through the various actions. There was a disturbing grinding sound followed by a click or two. After the initial assessment Gary, my physiotherapist (and a sports injury/recovery specialist) put me on the ElctroTherapy machine.
The first 10 min session was 'through' the ankle - medial to lateral - and my my whole foot convulse like a mean pins and needles session. The heated been bag is to keep the muscle warm. It's damn cold in Cape Town at the moment!
After the first 8min session the joint already moved smoother and the clicking was gone. The next ElctroTherapy session was to stimulate the foot to do eversion action. This was very weird, watching your foot move without conscious control!
Gary then tapped the ankle to support the medial ligaments during recover.
I am also using TransAct patches to manage swelling and inflammation. Gary also gave strict instructions to elevate the foot as often as possible to help move fluid away from the joint.
To help protect the tapping and the TransAct patch the area was covered in a sheath bandage. Below is a video of the nifty way of pulling the sheath on without taking the taping of the patch off.
Also, ensure that the outer sheath ends lower than the inner sheath to not restrict fluid and blood flow.
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