I sprained my ankle last weekend on the adventure outlined in this thread https://www.ukhillwalking.com/forums/hill_talk/grains_in_the_water__the_swamp_...
I thought it might have been broken but I guess I was over reacting (I had broken my foot some years previously doing a similar thing). When I compared my symptoms to info on the BUPA website I realised I actually only had a "mild" sprain - HA!
My question is, what can I do to reduce the risk of spraining it again in the future? I'm fearful it might be one of those things like when you bite you cheek then you keep biting it by accident because it's swollen.
Things I've read about from a brief search and some YouTube videos are:
1) run with a shorter stride length so your back leg can more swiftly get forward to take your weight in the event of rolling your ankle.
Seems a bit hopeful and I might be challenging to completely change the way you run just like that?
2) a range of mobility exercises I saw on the Athlean-X youtube page () which involve swinging your legs around in different directions to strengthen the opposite ankle
Seems to make sense?
3) barefoot weight training - someone suggested doing things like deadlifts and squats etc. barefoot would improve ankle strength.
Not sure about the science behind this.
Does anyone have any personal experience or other suggestions they could make? I don't want to be nervous on every long run that I'm going to sprain it again - or potentially worse.
Ta