The Basketball Ankle Sprain Rehab & Return to Sport Program is great for any basketball player from all ages that have had an ankle sprain. Also, for any athlete that wants to improve their foot and ankle health and performance by optimizing movement patterns and stability. We make it easy for you to take care of your ankle at home or at a gym while decreasing your risk of having another ankle sprain.

This program is designed more specifically for basketball and volleyball players due to a lot of jumping and landing; however, any athlete, who has sprained their ankle or wants to optimize their foot and ankle health, will benefit from this program! The return to sport and sport-specific training in the last phase of the program is more focused towards return to basketball than other sports. Those movement patterns are great cross-training exercises that can translate to other sports.

The Basketball Ankle Sprain Rehab & Return to Sport Program includes exercise videos with verbal and written instructions of over 150 videos. Each exercise provides you with details regarding how to perform it, where you should be feeling it, and common compensations to avoid. We also tell you exactly how many reps, sets and rest periods should be done per exercise.  

The program will take you through a step-by-step progression on what we believe is the progression of lower body exercises to help you rehab your ankle. These exercises will focus on strengthening, mobility and stability to get you back jumping, running, and playing basketball.

Furthermore, we provide objective measurements that you need to meet before progressing into the next phase of the program, as well as, a “virtual Doctor visit” with a Fellow-Trained Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgeon to help understand where you should be and what to expect at the end/beginning of each phase.

The program is broken down into 5 rehab phases: initial injury, early, middle, late, and return to sport. With each phase you have objective measurements that you must meet to be able to progress to the next phase. As a result, if you already meet those objective goals, you can progress to the next phase without having to complete all the weeks in that phase (or you can skip to a phase that you’re in). In contrast, if you completed all the weeks in that phase and haven’t met those measurable goals, then you must stay in the phase until you progress out of it.

In addition, we have a pre-recorded “virtual Doctor check-in” with a Fellow-Trained Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgeon that helps you understand where you should be at and an overview of each phase.

Finally, as a team of  sports physical therapists and orthopedic surgeon, we have worked with thousands of athletes and we have built this program to take you all the way from initial injury to being able to return to sport.

• Learn how to improve your lower body mobility, motor control, strength, and stability 
• Track progress from function, discomfort levels, mobility, and ability to return to sport via measurements
• Recognize if you need to see your local healthcare provider in person
• Restore your overall function of your foot & ankle health
• Return to sport-related activities and eventual return to full participation in your sport

This program requires very little equipment. Recommended equipment is provided below with links if you would like to purchase anything. Most commercial gyms will have all equipment you would need for this program. All you would need is:

• Foam Roller

• Tennis/Lacrosse Ball

• Air-ex Pad/Pillows/Blanket/Towels

• Weights (Kettle Bell, Dumbbell, Household Items)

• Theraloop or resistance loop

• Strength Band

• Bench/Box/Plyo Box/ Step

• Open/Workout Space

The Basketball Ankle Sprain Rehab & Return to Sport Program is a total of 12 weeks, but it may not take you the 12-weeks to get through the program. The 12 weeks are broken up into 5 phases of various lengths with specific objective measurements you need to meet to continue to progress. Therefore, you can either progress faster or slower than the 12-weeks. Each week contains at least 5 training days, with 2-3 days being your big rehab days (45-70 minutes) and the other two days being shorter (30-40 minutes) that are focused on different goals.

No, it does not matter how long ago you sprained your ankle. We have 5 phases in the program, and depending on the extent of your injury and what objective measurements you’re at will determine which phase you can start at. We provide a flowsheet to help you determine which phase for you to start at.

For example, if you had an ankle sprain yesterday, you will start at phase 0. 

If you had a minor ankle sprain 12 weeks ago, but your ankle still doesn’t feel right. You might start at any of the phases besides phase 0, depending on your objective measurements (ankle range of motion, pain level, # of heel raises you can do, walking, etc.)

This is what makes our program unique to other programs. We have objective measurements at the beginning/end of each phase, and you are only allowed to progress if you have met each of those objective measurements.

Once you have purchased it, you can start right away! You will receive an email showing you how to sign in and get started right away. After signing into The Basketball Doctors App, the program can be used via our Basketball Docs app on your iPhone, Android, computer, iPad or whichever device that is compatible with our app. 

Send us an email at info@thebasketballdoctors.com or schedule a FREE 10-minute discovery call