Best Practice Case Studies-High Ankle Sprain

Video Transcription

I'm Brett DeGoyer. I'm a primary care sports medicine specialist and neuromusculoskeletal medicine specialist practicing for Samaritan HealthCare in Moses Lake, Washington.  In this case, we are discussing a high ankle sprain that occurred on the field of play. Initial management or acute management for osteopathic manipulative treatment  should include very gentle mobilization of the tissues, working with effluage, which is a soft type of tissue and milking motion to help with lymphatic drainage  to prevent a whole lot of swelling and promote better vascular drainage as well. After the acute phase, working with the rehabilitative phase or the recovery phase, then I would  focus more on joint articulatory treatments to get motion back, as well as muscle energy to help promote getting rid of that stiffness from being locked in immobilization  for whatever period of time was necessary. If you'd like to learn more on the specifics of these techniques that are used in osteopathic manipulative treatment,  please refer to the end of the case.

Video Summary

Brett DeGoyer, a specialist in primary care sports medicine and neuromusculoskeletal medicine at Samaritan HealthCare, discusses managing a high ankle sprain. Initial treatment involves gentle tissue mobilization and effleurage to aid lymphatic and vascular drainage, reducing swelling. In the recovery phase, joint articulatory treatments and muscle energy techniques are used to restore motion and alleviate stiffness from immobilization. For more detailed information on these osteopathic manipulative techniques, further resources are available.

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Ankle

high ankle sprain

osteopathic manipulative techniques

lymphatic drainage

muscle energy techniques

joint articulatory treatments