Rolling an ankle is one of the most common injuries in sports. It’s called a “rolled” ankle because the ligaments on the outside of your ankle are stretched or torn. It is caused by twisting or turning your foot or ankle too quickly or forcefully, usually when you twist your foot and ankle in opposite directions.
Symptoms of a rolled ankle include swelling, bruising, and pain. You may also have trouble walking or putting weight on your foot.
The symptoms of a rolled ankle depend on the severity of the injury. For example, a more serious injury may cause you to have trouble walking or put weight on your foot. A less serious injury may only cause some pain and swelling.
The most common type of rolled ankle is called a lateral ankle sprain, which occurs on the outside of the ankle:
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The anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL)
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The calcaneofibular ligament (CFL)
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The posterior talofibular ligament (PTFL)
This often happens when there has been a sudden change in direction, such as stepping badly on uneven ground, stepping off a curb, landing on someone else’s foot, tripping over an object, or simply mis-stepping.
You should see a doctor if you have severe pain, swelling, or bruising after an ankle sprain. If you feel any numbness or tingling in your foot or leg, contact your doctor immediately as this may indicate nerve damage. If you have any concerns at all, we recommend getting an x-ray, because it will tell you if there is a fracture, which would require immobilizing the ankle completely for a while.
If you do not have a fracture, then the best treatment is to start a good rehab program as soon as possible. You do NOT want to wait to start rehabbing a rolled ankle, because the longer you wait, the more the injury will set in and could cause long-term damage.
That being said, rehab also works extremely well for older injuries or chronic ankle pain. Whether your ankle injury is new or old, the best way to fix a rolled ankle is through rehab. It strengthens the ligaments and muscles in the foot, ankle and calf and provides much needed stability. In addition, you will be significantly improving healthy range of motion, which is absolutely critical for full healing.
Even if you have a bad rolled ankle and cannot put any pressure on it at all, there are still a lot of important rehab strategies you can do to start healing quickly. These include improving healthy circulation, breaking up scar tissue, resetting the central nervous system, supporting the immune system and improving lymphatic drainage. Fortunately, a great ankle rehab program like HEM makes it super easy to do all of this at home, without any equipment.
So, if you are looking to fix a rolled ankle, please start HEM Ankle Rehab or go see an excellent physical therapist to make sure you can heal fully and quickly. It is worth the effort to make sure you heal correctly and do not have weak, painful ankles for years to come. Instead, your ankles will be strong, stable and have full range of motion, ensuring you can get back to your favorite hobbies and sports safely.
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So, Why Rehab?
Most people think rest and ice will heal their ankle (even a severe sprain), but they end up with chronic ankle instability… 30% still have pain one year later!
And that causes all kinds of muscle imbalances in the body, which can lead more serious injuries, repeated ankle sprains and chronic ankle pain. It’s a terrible domino effect that can last for life.
That’s Where Rehab Comes In.
A great rehab program significantly improves how a sprained ankle heals. It eliminates pain fast and ensures your ankles are strong and stable with healthy range of motion, which helps prevent future sprains.
Rehab Is The Key To
Healing Ankle Injuries Fast
Recent studies have shown that rehab heals ankle ligaments safely and effectively. It’s the difference between the people that don’t heal a sprained ankle and the ones that do!
Injured Ankle
Without Rehab
Injured Ankle
With Rehab
HEM Ankle Rehab “Rehabs” Your Ankle
HEM is a complete ankle rehab and prehab program for the entire ankle, foot and calf complex. This is a very thorough program that contains so much more than anything else you can find online, but it’s still easy to do.
Scott will coach you through every step, as if you are with him, one on one. Just follow along with the videos to rebuild your ankle from the ground up.
You can expect pain free mobility and strong, stable ankles that are protected from an ankle sprain, without ankle braces!
REAL PEOPLE, REAL RESULTS
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Wayne Slappy, S.H.O.T.T.S. Basketball Academy ,| -
Casey Moriarty, Owner, The Runner's Resource ,| -
Steven Kornfeld, CPT, PES, CES, FMS ,| -
Greg Shaible, DPT, Licensed Physical Therapist ,|
From Scott Malin, NASM-CPT, CES
Creator, HEM Ankle Rehab
September 23, 2025
Fifteen years ago, I had to give up what I love doing most… playing basketball. I sprained my ankles so many times that I could no longer play. It was devastating.
Like you, I used R.I.C.E. (rest, ice elevation, compression), but my ankles healed so slowly and badly, they eventually got so weak, I would sprain them just walking down the street!
Being a fitness trainer, the only thing I had going for me was a fascination with helping people get out of pain and strengthening their bodies.
So, I decided to research all the cutting edge techniques to heal an ankle sprain much faster and better than R.I.C.E.
After months of research, I discovered that icing an injury can have a negative affect on the body’s healing process. Studies show that ice can actually slow down healing and too much rest left the ankles weak and unstable. This was shocking, but only part of the story…
New research was suggesting a much more proactive approach to healing that involved much better rehab techniques proven to dramatically speed up the speed and quality of the healing process.
Instead of months, healing took only days. And, if you had a chronically weak ankle that was in pain, these techniques would quickly strengthen and stabilize the ankles.
I kept improving on these techniques, drawing from many different disciplines and simplified them.
Eventually, after many more months of trial and error, I created a simple at-home healing system with very reliable results.
Since I was a fitness trainer, I was able to help all my clients (celebrities and athletes) whenever they got injured. I was even on the news a few times.
The response from my clients and friends was so overwhelming that a few of them eventually convinced me to share it with everyone.
Today, I am humbled that over 100,000 people have healed fully and fast with my program.
So, if you have any kind of ankle injury (new or old), just follow along with me in the videos and I’ll show you exactly what to do until you are completely pain free.
My message is simple… you do not have to give up what you love. And you do not have to live with chronic pain from old injuries. Life is too short and there is a better way!
I truly hope you will start using my program so you can get your life back and do what you love, pain free (and yes, I still play basketball every week and LOVE it!)
Thank you!
Scott
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So, Why Rehab?
Most people think rest and ice will heal their ankle (even a severe sprain), but they end up with chronic ankle instability… 30% still have pain one year later!
And that causes all kinds of muscle imbalances in the body, which can lead more serious injuries, repeated ankle sprains and chronic ankle pain. It’s a terrible domino effect that can last for life.
That’s Where Rehab Comes In.
A great rehab program significantly improves how a sprained ankle heals. It eliminates pain fast and ensures your ankles are strong and stable with healthy range of motion, which helps prevent future sprains.
Rehab Is The Key To
Healing Ankle Injuries Fast
Recent studies have shown that rehab heals ankle ligaments safely and effectively. It’s the difference between the people that don’t heal a sprained ankle and the ones that do!
Injured Ankle
Without Rehab
Injured Ankle
With Rehab
HEM Ankle Rehab
“Rehabs” Your Ankle
HEM is a complete ankle rehab and prehab program for the entire ankle, foot and calf complex. This is a very thorough program that contains so much more than anything else you can find online, but it’s still easy to do.
Scott will coach you through every step, as if you are with him, one on one. Just follow along with the videos to rebuild your ankle from the ground up.
You can expect pain free mobility and strong, stable ankles that are protected from an ankle sprain, without ankle braces!
100,000 PEOPLE HEALED-
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Steven Kornfeld,
CPT, PES, CES, FMS
,
|
-
-
-
-
Greg Shaible, DPT,
Licensed Physical Therapist
,
|
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-
-
-
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Casey Moriarty,
Owner, The Runner's Resource
,
|
-
-
-
Wayne Slappy,
S.H.O.T.T.S. Basketball Academy
,
|
-
-
-
-
Steven Kornfeld, CPT, PES, CES, FMS ,|
-
Greg Shaible, DPT, Licensed Physical Therapist ,|
-
Casey Moriarty, Owner, The Runner's Resource ,|
-
Wayne Slappy, S.H.O.T.T.S. Basketball Academy ,|
From Scott Malin, NASM-CPT, CES
Creator, HEM Ankle Rehab
September 23, 2025
Fifteen years ago, I had to give up what I love doing most… playing basketball. I sprained my ankles so many times that I could no longer play. It was devastating.
Like you, I used R.I.C.E. (rest, ice elevation, compression), but my ankles healed so slowly and badly, they eventually got so weak, I would sprain them just walking down the street!
Being a fitness trainer, the only thing I had going for me was a fascination with helping people get out of pain and strengthening their bodies.
So, I decided to research all the cutting edge techniques to heal an ankle sprain much faster and better than R.I.C.E.
After months of research, I discovered that icing an injury can have a negative affect on the body’s healing process. Studies show that ice can actually slow down healing and too much rest left the ankles weak and unstable. This was shocking, but only part of the story…
New research was suggesting a much more proactive approach to healing that involved much better rehab techniques proven to dramatically speed up the speed and quality of the healing process.
Instead of months, healing took only days. And, if you had a chronically weak ankle that was in pain, these techniques would quickly strengthen and stabilize the ankles.
I kept improving on these techniques, drawing from many different disciplines and simplified them.
Eventually, after many more months of trial and error, I created a simple at-home healing system with very reliable results.
Since I was a fitness trainer, I was able to help all my clients (celebrities and athletes) whenever they got injured. I was even on the news a few times.
The response from my clients and friends was so overwhelming that a few of them eventually convinced me to share it with everyone.
Today, I am humbled that over 100,000 people have healed fully and fast with my program.
So, if you have any kind of ankle injury (new or old), just follow along with me in the videos and I’ll show you exactly what to do until you are completely pain free.
My message is simple… you do not have to give up what you love. And you do not have to live with chronic pain from old injuries. Life is too short and there is a better way!
I truly hope you will start using my program so you can get your life back and do what you love, pain free (and yes, I still play basketball every week and LOVE it!)
Thank you!
Scott
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