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Rehab Protocol

This section includes information on rehabilitation protocols for patients, physiotherapists or anyone looking for rehabilitation advice and guidelines.

Click through the links on the left to view our suggested rehab protocol for ankle arthroscopy.

The information in this section was provided by physiotherapist Nick Critchley from HFS Clinics.
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Arthroscopic Surgery General

General rehabilitation guidelines for patients recovering from arthroscopic surgery of the ankle.

Dressings and Wound Care

Advice on dressings and wound care after arthroscopic surgery of the ankle.

Crutches and Gait Re-education

After some ankle operations you will be given crutches to walk with during your recovery.

Controlling Pain and Swelling

Your physiotherapist will be there to run you through the exercise targets as well as manipulate the ankle in order to restore normal motion again and reduce the swelling/pain.

Exercise and Weight Bearing

Exercises should be initially supervised by a qualified Physiotherapist to ensure that you are doing them correctly even if they seem at first glance to be relatively simple to do.