sprained ankles

[thephanatic]

a few questions about sprained/rolled ankles. It seems like I roll an ankle about 50 percent of the time I play basketball anymore, sometimes more serious thanothers. Does anyone know of exercises i can do to strengthen my ankles and prevent this problem? Also, can anyone give advice on the best shoes and anklebraces to wear for sprain prevention?

 

[acosta2]

Stretch your ankles before you play. Wear a compression ankle brace EVERYTIME you play and lace your shoes as comfortably tight as you can. As for shoes, thehigher the better!

 

[raptors29]

Originally Posted by acosta2

Stretch your ankles before you play. Wear a compression ankle brace EVERYTIME you play and lace your shoes as comfortably tight as you can. As for shoes, the higher the better!

That's not true. The height of a shoe has nothing to do with spraining your ankle.

 

[thephanatic]

yeah i sprain them worse in higher shoes sometimes to be honest. i feel like the size of the sole has more to do with it. if the sole is really big andunstable it seems youre more prone to rolling youre ankle.