strained ankle nerve ends?

[ned30]

i was football training 6 wks ago and i picked up an injury which at first i thought was just strained ankle ligaments i went to see a physio a few days later and she said id strained nerve ends in my ankle at first i was pleased i had not damaged ligaments but now 6 wks on and stil regulary seeing the physio im in as much pain as i was when i first did it im doing everything im bein told to do [ankle movements 4 times a day and balancing exercises] im getting thrustrated at the lack of progres is there anything else i could b doing??

[Heidi]

Hi,

When you hurt your ankle, what happened? Did you roll it over or was it something else? Was there bruising, swelling etc? Has the pain stayed the same or got better or worse.

Obviously this is difficult to say what you have done without assessing you myself. Do you have any pins and needles, tingling or numbness in the lower leg, ankle or foot? Do you know why the physio thinks you have nerve damage? Nerve damage rarely occurs on its own, it tends to be in conjunction with ligament or tendon damage.

http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/ankle/anklesprain.htm