Post operative information
ankle stabilization
Dressings only on 1 more week, then only need dressings when in Moonboot
Ice for 1 week more for swelling
- Only need MB for walking
- Weight bear as tolerated
- Only up & down
- NO eversion/inversion
- Wiggle toes
- 15 -20 repetitions 3x a day
- 10mins walking
- 10mins treading water
- 10mins Double calf raises
- Single calf raises (if double too easy)
- In line walking (1 foot in front of the other)
- If all too easy progress to squats & lunges
- 15 repetitions 3x sets
Haglunds or Achilles
- Only need MB for walking
- Still no weight
- Only up & down motion of the ankle
- Wiggle toes
– 15 repetitions 3x a day
– Pull ankle back till you can feel a gentle stretch at the back of your Achilles, hold for 2 seconds, then release & repeat
- Plan to allow you doing some partial weight bearing then (50% weight still using crutches)
- You can start partial weight bearing in your Moonboot
- Keep doing the same ankle exercises
- If you have access to a pool
- Walking with chest height water 10mins
- Treading water 10mins
- NO SWIMMING/PADDLING
- Double calf raises 15 repetitions 3x sets
- Single calf raises 15 repetitions 3x sets
– Begin hydrotherapy
Lisfranc
- Only need MB for walking
- Still no weight
- Only up & down
- Clockwise & counterclockwise
- Draw the alphabet with your foot
- Wiggle toes
- Scrunch your arch of foot
- Try to pick up a pen/stress ball on the floor
- 15 repetitions 3x a day
- 10mins walking
- 10mins treading water
- 10mins
– Double calf raises
– Single calf raises (if double too easy)
– In line walking (1 foot in front of the other)
– If all too easy progress to squats & lunges
– 15 repetitions 3x sets
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5th Metatarsal
- Only need MB for mobility so you don’t injure yourself
- Weight bear only on your heel
- Only up & down
- Clockwise & counterclockwise
- Draw the alphabet with your foot
- Wiggle toes
- 15 -20 repetitions 3x a day
- 10mins walking
- 10mins treading water
- 10mins
– Double calf raises
– Single calf raises (if double too easy)
– In line walking (1 foot in front of the other)
– If all too easy progress to squats & lunges
– 15 repetitions 3x sets
- Hopefully to start weight bearing then. Start Physio now
- 10mins walking
- 10mins treading water
- 10mins
– Double calf raises
– Single calf raises (if double too easy)
– In line walking (1 foot in front of the other)
– If all too easy progress to squats & lunges
– 15 repetitions 3x sets
Ankle ORIFs
- Only need MB for mobility so you don’t injure yourself
- Still no weight
- Only up & down
- Clockwise & counterclockwise
- Draw the alphabet with your foot
- Wiggle toes
- 15 -20 repetitions 3x a day
- Start Physio now
- 10mins walking
- 10mins treading water
- 10mins
– Double calf raises
– Single calf raises (if double too easy)
– In line walking (1 foot in front of the other)
– If all too easy progress to squats & lunges
– 15 repetitions 3x sets
peroneal tendons
- Only need MB for walking
- Continue to sleep in MB
- Can slowly begin putting some weight through with crutches
- Only up & down
- No inversion / eversion yet
- 15 repetitions 3x a day
- Start Physio now
- 10mins walking
- 10mins treading water
- 10mins
– Double calf raises
– Single calf raises (if double too easy)
– In line walking (1 foot in front of the other)
– 15 repetitions 3x sets