From the Worldwide Best-Selling Treat Your Own Series, this Book offers Education and Self-Treatment Techniques to Help You Decrease Pain and Increase Physical Function  Although a sprained ankle is often considered to be a minor injury that will heal quickly with minimal to no ankle rehab, up to 70 percent of people who have sprained one of their ankles say they have not been able to return to their pre-injury level of activity. Plus, until the ankle has fully recovered, it will be vulnerable to re-injury or ongoing pain.  If you are limited by pain or loss of function and are seeking ankle pain relief from a recent first ankle sprain, recurrent sprains, an ankle fracture or post-traumatic arthritis, this book is designed to provide you with the information and guidance to effectively self-treat and limit or prevent recurrence of ongoing ankle pain and allow you to return to your daily activities.  Written by physiotherapist Robin McKenzie, Treat Your Own Ankle & Achilles Tendon provides a rational explanation for the causes of ankle pain. You’ll gain an understanding of how the ankle functions and what causes pain. You’ll then be introduced to the McKenzie Method®, which is a series of progressive exercises that you can do to self-treat pain and help prevent recurrence. This exercise program includes details on when to perform exercises, how to determine if you’re ready to move on to the next exercise, how to perform the exercises correctly, what to do when the pain has subsided, and how to prevent recurrence of pain. You’ll also receive information about lifestyle habits that can help prevent ankle re-injury. In Treat Your Own Ankle & Achilles Tendon you’ll learn:  The difference between an ankle sprain and an ankle fracture - Myths about ankle injuries - The role of the low back in ankle and Achilles tendon pain   - The basic anatomy of the ankle and Achilles tendon  - The functions of the ankle - The basics of mechanical ankle pain and how tissue damage occurs  - Common causes of ankle pain and how to manage it  - How the McKenzie Method works   - A simple exercise sequence that offers a systematic approach to treating ankle pain - Color photos and details showing when and how to perform the exercises - Acute management and prevention of pain recurrence - Lifestyle habits to help treat and prevent ankle pain  This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating ankle and Achilles tendon pain, even for the long-term sufferer. Written by Robin McKenzie, CNZM, OBE, FCSP (Hon), FNZSP (Hon), Dip MDT, Dip MT; with Grant Watson, NZSP, ADP (OMT), Dip MT, Dip MDT; and Robert Lindsay, NZSP, ADP (OMT), Dip MT. Illustrated. Softcover; 120 pages. Published On: 2023-08-22 This is the sixth book in the best-selling Treat Your Own Series, with the first two, Treat Your Own Back and Treat Your Own Neck , being translated into 18 different languages and selling over 6 million copies worldwide. Numerous international studies have confirmed that the McKenzie Method® allows sufferers to take control of their own pain and postural management, avoid surgery and a long-term costly dependence upon clinicians. This reflects Robin McKenzie’s selfless determination to promote patient-centred care and wellbeing. Robin McKenzie, CNZM, OBE, FCSP (Hon), FNZSP (Hon), Dip MDT, Dip MT For over 50 years, The McKenzie Method® has put the power in the patient's hands, utilizing education and self-treatment strategies to provide long-lasting relief from pain. The late Robin McKenzie was a renowned spinal expert and an authority on the treatment of lower back and neck pain. His method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® (MDT) is taught by clinicians around the world. MDT, along with his heralded series of books, DVDs, rolls and supports, has helped hundreds of thousands of people achieve freedom from back, neck, shoulder and knee pain. Many of us at some stage of our lives have twisted or rolled one of our ankles resulting in an injury to the outer aspect of the ankle, known as a lateral ankle sprain. It is the most common soft tissue injury sustained by people, and it is not only the physically active who are affected - children, adolescents and adults through their mid-life years in particular, can all experience this. In the USA there are over two million reported ankle sprains per year, accounting for approximately 20 percent of all sports injuries, but this is likely to be a significant underestimation, given that many injured people may not present to an emergency department or seek medical care at all.