Ankle instability

In our practice we regularly see patients with chronic ankle complaints. The problems often arise from spraining the ankle and become worse with repeated sprains.

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1. Complaints we hear
2. Treatment with prolotherapy
3. Recognizable symptoms

About 40% of people with a sprained ankle are left with long-term weakness after this injury. After an ankle injury, the risk of osteoarthritis later on is also higher. This shows that many patients do not recover well from a sprained ankle.

Complaints we hear

Patients often report repeated sprains, even during normal walking, as well as weakness, ankle stiffness, pain and swelling. Many people rest the ankle, cool it, and take painkillers and anti-inflammatories if it hurts and swells. Athletes often run with tape or a brace.

Treatment with prolotherapy

Injuries to the ankle ligaments range from stretched to torn. We try to strengthen stretched, unstable and painful ligaments with prolotherapy. This is an injection therapy in which we prompt the body to repair and strengthen the overstretched, painful ankle ligaments. The aim is better function and less pain; how well it works varies from person to person.

We cannot repair torn ankle ligaments or ligaments with prolotherapy alone. However, it is very important to treat all surrounding ligaments. In this way we limit further damage as much as possible, compensate for instability and improve pain and function as best as possible.

The aim of prolotherapy treatment is: less pain, spraining the ankle less often, making the ankle more resilient and protecting the joint as well as possible against further wear.

Recognizable symptoms

• Your ankle sprains again and again, even when walking normally
• A weak ankle
• A stiff ankle
• Pain and swelling in the ankle
• Only dare to exercise with tape or a brace