@jfn I'm right there with you. I had a compound bimaleolar ankle fracture a few years ago. It was a fracture, dislocation and sprain, and I came home with a cage on the outside of my ankle that was screwed into the tibia in front. That was to let the swelling go down before the surgery to fix it. With no weight bearing for 8 weeks, my other leg became a super leg. I was scooting up the stairs on my rear and standing up at the top on my good leg from a squat.

I quite often have pain in the ligaments on the outside of my injured foot. I have figured out that the muscle imbalance between the weak side of the injured leg and the stronger side creates pressure on the ligaments. I started doing all the MFR I could figure out to release the tension. It has taken me a few years, but I figured out that the scar tissue was pulling from the scars on the tibia where the cage was attached and pulling through the ankle joint that was causing my ankle to collapse now and then when I took a step. I worked on that fascia too, and it has stopped the weakness and collapse when I step forward off my foot. That is a major improvement, and along with that, I've been trying to strengthen the injured leg and rebuild the muscle. I'm hoping that my strength and endurance will continue to improve while I maintain better movement. Ankle fractures can be a tough recovery. I do well walking on solid ground, but walking on uneven ground or mud where I need to stabilize causes fatigue and pain and kind of kicks up the sprain injury.

You are right about instability in joints affecting other joints in the leg. My physical therapist says that a lot. If the hips and pelvis are out of alignment, it puts pressure on the knee and over time, this can create a need for a knee joint replacement. I have custom orthotics to support my feet and ankle joints.

I'm glad MFR helps you. It really is a good tune up strategy for life long fitness.

Jennifer