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Foot & Ankle Rehab T
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Phase 4 · Balance and stability · Session T

Sideways.
The direction
ankles roll.

Lateral loading and the peroneals — the muscles that catch a rolling ankle before it sprains.

  • Tsession
  • P4Balance
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Peroneals guard the outside

The peroneal muscles on the outside of the shin pull the foot outward and are the first defence against rolling the ankle.

Sprains recur

A first ankle sprain leaves a high chance of another, and up to a third of people develop lasting instability. The difference is what happens afterwards.

Instability is trainable

Chronic ankle instability improves with balance and strength work — it is not a permanent state.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · feet that carry you

A

Over and across

Step-overs + lateral lunge
A1

Lateral step-overs

60 s · slow reps

Step sideways over a low obstacle, knee high, landing softly on the whole foot.

Easier lower obstacle  ·  Harder faster

R1R2—
A2

Lateral lunge with ankle control

10/side · ×2

Step wide and sit into that hip; the outside foot stays flat and the arch holds.

Easier smaller step  ·  Harder hold a backpack

R1R2
B

On the outside

Toe side-steps + banded walks
B1

Side stepping on the toes

60 s · steps to beat

Step sideways staying up on the balls of the feet the whole minute.

Easier flat feet  ·  Harder stay lower

R1R2—
B2

Resisted lateral walks

12 steps/side · ×2

Towel or band round the ankles; step sideways keeping tension and the feet forward.

Easier less tension  ·  Harder wider steps

R1R2
C

Line work

Tandem movement + chair squat
C1

Tandem balance with arm movement

60 s · slow reps

Heel-to-toe stance; pass a bag around the body without breaking the line.

Easier arms still  ·  Harder eyes closed

R1R2—
C2

Single-leg squat to a chair

8/side · ×2

One leg; sit to the chair under control and stand, knee over the middle toes.

Easier higher chair  ·  Harder lower chair

R1R2

The clock

Round 1settle in — 70%, perfect tracking
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2own it — beat Round 1 by quality
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the loading set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. Balance work is sprain insurance. It cuts the chance of the next ankle sprain substantially.
  2. Every single-leg rep: three points down, knee over the middle toes, hips level.
  3. Wobble is the training. Catching the wobble is the skill being built.
  4. Eyes closed doubles the demand and costs nothing — use it when the drill gets easy.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Lateral step-oversslow reps in 60 s —
A2Lateral lunge with ankle control10/side
B1Side stepping on the toessteps in 60 s —
B2Resisted lateral walks12 steps/side
C1Tandem balance with arm movementslow reps in 60 s —
C2Single-leg squat to a chair8/side
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