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Message: [QUOTE="tx246, post: 940229, member: 23127"] i assume your ankle has been immobilized/limited since your injury. i tore up an achilles tendon a couple of years ago and was put in a cast for 8 weeks in a toe down position. that prevented me from putting weight on that leg. after the cast came off, i was in a walking boot for 2 more weeks. total non ankle use time including waiting for the swelling to go down so they could cast my leg was almost 12 weeks. my point here is that is a very long time for a joint not to be used. eventhough my ankle was not injured, it was really what took the longest to regain full function. for each day you dont use your ankle, the muscles in your feet/ankles atrophy from non use. it doesnt take long for a joint to freeze up. things i did to regain foot strength included. 1. walking barefoot on uneven ground sand is best. you wouldnt believe how hard it is coming out of a cast. 2. peddling a bicycle works ankles pretty good too. toe the pedel for max effect. 3. the board with the ball works well too. i got hurt on 7/13 and got back on a bike 10/10 and i blinked back tears when i had to kick start that thing. the ruptured achilles felt fine. it just takes a long time to build up those locating muscles around your ankle. hopefully it is not your right leg. check out mx547s injury in the search of this forum and talk to him. he shattered his tib/fib on top of his ankle. he has what his doctor calls injury induced arthritis. he was in hardware for a looooong time. his ankle is sh$$ now. lots of scar tissue. swelling never went away. his injured foot is now one size larger than the other. like scuba said, breaking up that scar tissue is painful but key in to how well that ankle will actually work in the future. [/QUOTE]

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