An ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries that fells active individuals on a regular basis, but not all ankle sprains are the same. Some are mild, some are severe, and some involve different tissues in the ankle. Below, we take a closer look at some of the common, uncommon and rare types […]
My Sprained Ankle Just Won’t Go Away
Not too long ago, Dr. Silverman sat down with his friends at A Nation in Motion and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons to answer some common foot questions. One of the questions was one that we hear in our office all the time. The question Dr. Silverman was asked to answer was: “I sprained my […]
Ask Dr. Silverman – How To Treat Repeated Ankle Sprain
*Ankle Issues? Listen to advice from a trusted ankle surgeon. Do you regularly roll your ankles? If so, odds are you have ankle instability. Thankfully, there’s a simple treatment option for ankle instability. In this short video, Dr. Lance Silverman explains how he can fix your instability and have you back on your feet in […]
5 Injuries Brought On By Ignoring Ankle Sprains
Statistics suggest that roughly 25,000 people suffer an ankle sprain each day. Some of these sprains are minor, others are mild, and some are severe. Whatever type of ankle sprain you suffer demands attention and appropriate care, but too often people try to push through their discomfort or simply ignore it and get on with […]
Should POLICE Replace RICE When It Comes To Ankle Care?
This week, Medscape published an article that questioned if the current method of ankle sprain care – RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation) – was the optimal course of care for most patients. In lieu of RICE, the authors suggest that physicians switch to an acronym known as POLICE, which keeps the ICE, but replaces Rest […]
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