Tens of thousands of Americans sprain their ankles every day, yet the vast majority of people really don’t understand what they are dealing with and the best way to treat it. We see ankle sprains or the fallout from a sprain almost every day, and we believe that a more informed patient may be able […]
More Than 1 in 10 Get Opioids For Ankle Sprains, But There’s A Catch
New research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that nearly 12 percent of individuals diagnosed with an ankle sprain get a prescription for opioids within seven days of diagnosis, but there’s more to this story than just the headline. For the study, a team of researchers analyzed medical data from nearly 600,000 patients […]
How Ankle Sprains Mess With The Brain
More than two million Americans sprain their ankle every year, but most heal with just a little rest, ice, compression and elevation, so they aren’t a big deal, right? That’s not entirely true, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina. According to researchers, seemingly innocent ankle sprains can lead to the eventual onset […]