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Test your ankle flexibility: Loss of dorsiflexion could be a problem | Bellingham Physical Therapy

                        Test your ankle flexibility: After any foot or ankle injury (ankle sprain, plantar fasciitis, foot fracture, etc), you must regain full Dorsi-flexion of your ankle to avoid further injury and to return to full function. Put your foot on a chair and use your arm to put moderate pressure on your knee to bring [...]

By |May 6th, 2016|General|

Hot/cold contrast bath to help reduce ankle and hand swelling | Bellingham Physical Therapy

How to do a Hot/Cold Contrast bath to help reduce swelling: Use only ice for the first 48 hours, then you can use the hot/cold combo. Basketball season means the potential for sports injuries and especially sprained ankles! Saw a young high school basketball player today in the clinic with a pretty swollen ankle. X-ray [...]

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