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

Reach further.
Hold the line.
Both sides equal.

The reaching and single-leg strength that expose exactly which ankle is still behind.

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

Both feet are involved

After one foot hurts, the other quietly takes over and gets its own problems. Train both.

Instability is trainable

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

The windlass

Lifting the big toe winds the plantar fascia and raises the arch. That mechanism is what makes push-off stiff and efficient.

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

A

Quick feet

In-out steps + split squat
A1

In-and-out footwork

60 s · slow reps

Two feet in, two feet out, quick and light on the forefoot; count full cycles.

Easier slower  ·  Harder lower stance

R1R2—
A2

Split squat — rear heel raised

10/side · ×2

Long stance, back heel lifted; lower straight down keeping the front foot tripod-flat.

Easier hold a chair  ·  Harder hold a backpack

R1R2
B

Reach

Star reaches + single-leg RDL
B1

Star excursion reaches

60 s · slow reps

On one leg, reach the free foot to eight points of a star — count clean reaches.

Easier fewer directions  ·  Harder further reach

R1R2—
B2

Single-leg RDL

8/side · ×2

Hinge over one leg, back long; the standing foot keeps all three points down.

Easier fingertips on a chair  ·  Harder hold a bag

R1R2
C

Walk the line

Tandem carry + eyes-closed raise
C1

Tandem carry

60 s · steps to beat

Two bags; walk heel-to-toe along a line without stepping off it.

Easier normal walking  ·  Harder eyes on a fixed point

R1R2—
C2

Single-leg heel raise — eyes closed

10/side · ×2

No hands, eyes shut; rise onto one toe and lower under control.

Easier eyes open  ·  Harder on a cushion

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
A1In-and-out footworkslow reps in 60 s —
A2Split squat — rear heel raised10/side
B1Star excursion reachesslow reps in 60 s —
B2Single-leg RDL8/side
C1Tandem carrysteps in 60 s —
C2Single-leg heel raise — eyes closed10/side
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