Project Description
Ankle Fractures
This is when there is a break in one or more of the bones in your ankle and this can be a side effect of your sprain. You have 3 bones in your ankle, the tibia, fibula, and talus.
Rachel Miller is a highly experienced podiatrist who sees many people who have experienced ankle fractures. Please see below if you want more detailed explanation of ankle fractures.
A Call 020 8348 5553 to make an appointment
Every ankle injury needs its own treatment and rehabilitation. You may need surgery in an unstable fracture possibly with plates and screws to stabilise your ankle. Or if your fracture is stable you may be given a protective splint and monitored to see how your healing progresses. You may be given a removable cast boot and exercises and you should follow the instructions of your medical practitioner carefully to best promote healing.
Depending on your medical condition and the severity of the fracture healing can take a minimum of 6 weeks before weight bearing and 12 weeks minimum before starting light exercise. It can take up to year for an ankle fracture to heal.
If you have suffered from an ankle injury an experienced podiatrist may be able to help you with your rehabilitation. You may benefit from specialist treatments such as a biomechanical assessment. You may be offered footwear advice, heel pads, self-help advice, exercise and stretching regimes. An orthotic insole can be prescribed which supports and cushions the foot and may reduce pain on impact on walking and running.
Contact the Centre for an appointment on 020 8348 5553
Rachel Miller is a highly experienced podiatrist specialising in biomechanics who sees many patients for ankle injuries. Her clinic is at the Highgate Health Centre in Highgate village, N6, London every weekend on either Saturday or Sunday and every Tuesday and Wednesday. Contact the Centre for an appointment on 020 8348 5553. For clinic directions and maps see the Contact page and for information about orthotic insoles and biomechanics see the Biomechanics page.
Conditions that can benefit from a biomechanical assessment include:
- Heel pain
- Ankle injuries
- Metatarsalgia
- Sports injuries
- Bunions
- Plantar fasciitis
- Hypermobility
- High arches/flat feet
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Overuse injuries
- Knee pain
- Back pain
- Sprained ankles
- Stress fractures
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Morton’s neuroma
- Heel pad syndrome
- Haglund’s deformity
- Hammer toe and mallet toe
- Sever’s disease
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- Patella Tendinopathy
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
