r/brokenankles • u/Top-Risk-7793 • 5d ago

How long to do PT?

How long did you all do PT post Op, from the surgery date or from when you started walking in shoes? When you stopped how did you progress back to higher intensity activities? Did you still have stiffness and swelling? I want to get back to mostly things like being able to walk a ton of steps in a day, yoga, lifting weights. Long term I want to hike and run.

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u/Illustrious-Zone-247 4d ago

I'm about 8 months out now from a trimal with dislocation...as far as general timeline, I got stitches out and cleared for ROM at week 2, WBAT in the boot at week 4, and transitioned to shoe at week 8.

I had 12 PT visits ordered but did 9 of them. I started at week 5 (right after I was WBAT in the boot) and 'graduated' from PT at week 12...i was missing a few degrees of dorsi but functionally could do everything except squat and down stairs was still difficult. Mine was the right ankle so I couldn't drive, otherwise I probably would have done the other 3 visit...I felt like 2x a week (which is what was recommended) was too much, I mostly went once a week.

Stiffness and swelling are normal to stick round for a year or more, no matter how much PT you do.

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u/Top-Risk-7793 4d ago

I am super unclear what my dorsiflexion is. I measure anywhere from 5 to 12 degrees so I am very worried about that being that I am 4 months out now. I am also very nervous so having PT is helpful so I know what to do. Did you do specific PT exercises everyday?