Ankle Pain Causes and Treatment

Your feet and ankles carry the weight of your body and support your movements every day, making them prime targets for injury and pain. Ankle pain can make it challenging to move and enjoy your day-to-day life. Light Touch Rehabilitation Center in Bloomfield, NJ, can help treat and manage ankle pain for patients in the Belleville, Bloomfield, Clifton, Glen Ridge, Montclair, and West Orange, NJ, area with chiropractic care. We are here to explain common reasons behind ankle pain and how a chiropractor can help.  

Common Ankle Injuries

Your ankle joint consists of the tibia, fibula, ankle bone and ligaments, muscles, and tendons. These components work together to keep you balanced, stable, and moving.

Various issues can impact the ankle’s components and lead to ankle pain. Sprains and strains are some of the most frequent ankle injuries. You can also injure your ankle through overuse, which is especially common in sports. Other issues that lead to ankle pain include structural problems in the foot and misalignments in the back. These can cause you to put more weight on one ankle, causing mild to severe pain.

Chiropractic Treatment for Ankle Pain

Most people associate chiropractic care with back or neck issues, but it can also help with your ankle pain. Chiropractic care offers several beneficial techniques for any work or sports injury to the musculoskeletal system. Some commonly used chiropractic methods for ankle pain include chiropractic adjustments, soft tissue techniques, and physical therapy.

Chiropractic adjustments are a vital component of any treatment plan. Your chiropractor can perform these on your back to correct misalignments causing you to shift more weight on the ankle. They can also do an adjustment on your ankle to realign it.

Your chiropractor can also utilize various soft tissue techniques to provide pain relief and enhance healing. Our chiropractor will assess the underlying cause of your pain and determine the best combination of soft tissue techniques for your specific needs.

Physical therapy is also an essential component of chiropractic care. Physical therapy rehab can rebuild damaged tissues and strengthen weakened areas. This technique helps restore function, relieve pain, and prevent future injuries. Our physical therapist will customize your rehab plan to fit your needs.

Get Ankle Pain Relief From Light Touch Rehabilitation Center

Ankle pain can make moving around and doing the things you need to in life challenging or impossible, so contact Light Touch Rehabilitation Center in Bloomfield, NJ, to get the chiropractic care you need to get back on your feet. Call us and schedule an appointment at (973) 732-3444 if you are in the Belleville, Bloomfield, Clifton, Glen Ridge, Montclair, and West Orange, NJ, area and need ankle pain relief.