Sometimes surgery is not necessary.
A period of immobilization is usually required after a Lisfranc injury, whether or not youve had surgery.
You may benefit from the skilled services of aphysical therapistif you have suffered a Lisfranc injury.
Brett Sears, PT, 2011
Exercise after a Lisfranc injury is one component of your rehab program.
Your physical therapist will likely prescribe exercises to help your foot and ankle move better and feel better.
It starts with simple mobility exercises and progresses to strengthening exercises and advanced balance and plyometric exercises.
Brett Sears, PT, 2012
To start, lie on your bed with your foot hanging slightly over the edge.
Your PT may also prescribe a fun exercise called the ankle alphabet.
To do this, simply draw the letters of the alphabet with your toes.
Brett Sears, PT, 2014
This helps to improve your ankle ROM in all directions.
Stretching your arch and the tendons of your foot is a simple way to improve your overall foot mobility.
To do the exercise, place your toes up against a wall with your heel on the floor.
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Gently press your toes into the wall until you feel a stretch on the underside of your foot.
Hold the position for 15 to 30 seconds, and then relax.
you’re free to perform the stretch three to five times, several times per day.
To perform the ice bottle massage, simply freeze a bottle of water.
(Be sure the bottle isnt filled all the way to allow for some expansion.)
When the bottle is frozen, sit in a chair and slowly massage your arch over the frozen bottle.
This is natural, and the best way to remedy that tightness is to perform calf stretches.
The easiest way to stretch your calf is with the runners stretch.
Lean toward the wall until you feel a stretch in your calf.
Hold the stretched position for 20 to 30 seconds, and then relax.
Repeat three to five times.
Again, hold the stretch for 20 to 30 seconds, and then relax.
Repeat three to five times.
To do this, you’re able to perform ankle-strengthening exercises with a resistance band.
Tie the other end around something stable like a table leg.
Hold each position for a few seconds and press into the resistance provided by the exercise band.
Perform 10 to 15 repetitions of each exercise.
To strengthen the muscles within your foot, perform the towel scrunch exercise.
This exercise helps to form the medial arch of your foot.
Perform 10 to 15 repetitions of the towel scrunch exercise.
Maintaining proper balance is a complex task with many systems in your body working together.
Returning to normal activities requires that you regain normal balance, and this requires specific exercises.
Start balance exercises with simple single-leg standing.
You should stand on one foot for 15 to 30 seconds while trying to maintain stability.
When single-leg balance exercises become easy, you may wish to progress to advanced balance exercises.
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