Treat Your Own Ankle™

From the Worldwide Best-Selling Treat Your Own Series, this Book offers Education and Self-Treatment Techniques to Help You Decrease Pain and Increase Physical Function

Written by physiotherapist Robin McKenzie, Treat Your Own Ankle & Achilles Tendon™ provides a rational explanation for the causes of ankle pain. You’ll gain an understanding of how the ankle functions and what causes pain. You’ll then be introduced to the McKenzie Method®, which is a series of progressive exercises that you can do to self-treat pain and help prevent recurrence. This exercise program includes details on when to perform exercises, how to determine if you’re ready to move on to the next exercise, how to perform the exercises correctly, what to do when the pain has subsided, and how to prevent recurrence of pain. You’ll also receive information about lifestyle habits that can help prevent ankle re-injury.

A Comprehensive Patient Handbook

Complete with photos, diagrams, and instruction throughout, the Treat Your Own series focuses on improving habits through simple exercises and exploring the causes and treatment of chronic pain. Designed to educate and promote better patient habits, Treat Your Own books are an informative and helpful resource for those who suffer from chronic pain or discomfort. This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating ankle and Achilles tendon pain, even for the long-term sufferer.

In Treat Your Own Ankle & Achilles Tendon™ you’ll learn:

The difference between an ankle sprain and an ankle fracture
Myths about ankle injuries
The role of the low back in ankle and Achilles tendon pain
The basic anatomy of the ankle and Achilles tendon
The functions of the ankle
The basics of mechanical ankle pain and how tissue damage occurs
Common causes of ankle pain and how to manage it
How the McKenzie Method® works
A simple exercise sequence that offers a systematic approach to treating ankle pain
Color photos and details showing when and how to perform the exercises
Acute management and prevention of pain recurrence
Lifestyle habits to help treat and prevent ankle pain

About the Author

Robin McKenzie, _{CNZM, OBE, FCSP (Hon), FNZSP (Hon), Dip MDT, Dip MT}

World-renowned Physiotherapist Robin McKenzie devoted more than 40 years to developing a system of examination and treatment for non-specific spinal mechanical pain, known as the McKenzie Method®. The McKenzie Method® offers an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan that includes education and exercises to quickly and effectively diagnose, treat and help decrease or alleviate debilitating pain, even for the long-term sufferer. This revolutionary self-treatment plan has empowered hundreds of thousands of people to treat their own pain.

McKenzie Method® Books and Supports

Robin McKenzie created the world's first lumbar roll in 1968. The Original McKenzie® line now includes lumbar and cervical supports for people of all sizes and preferences. His series of Treat Your Own books has grown to address mechanical pain throughout the body.

From the Back Cover

This is the sixth book in the best-selling Treat Your Own Series, with the first two, Treat Your Own Back™ and Treat Your Own Neck™, being translated into 18 different languages and selling over 6 million copies worldwide. Numerous international studies have confirmed that the McKenzie Method® allows sufferers to take control of their own pain and postural management, avoid surgery and a long-term costly dependence upon clinicians. This reflects Robin McKenzie’s selfless determination to promote patient-centered care and wellbeing.