Its very true Tubigrip offers no physical support to the ankle. However
regarding afferent lag tubigrip will offer proprioceptive information which
no doubt makes patients feel more comfortable. proprioception being lost
secondary to ligament disruption. The problem is patients become reliant on
it. Hence you see people with prev ankle sprains putting this smelling old
rag on prior to playing thier next sunday footy match. Please tell your
patients how to rehab proprioceptively. I tell mine to practice shaving on
one leg or brush thier teeth on the same one leg. The most common cause I
think of people complaing after trivial sprain is lack of proprioception.
Just ask them to stand on the affectedleg they will wobble all over like a
weeble. We should give more info about the simple ankle sprain because a:
" A sprain is never just a sprian"
Cheers Doc Brown
Sports Physician.
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