The addition of supervised physiotherapy sessions for management of acute ankle sprain does not aid recovery more than providing standardised written instruction about early management [commentary]

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SummarySummary of instructions about ankle analysed as a continuous score. The groups did not significantly differ protection, rest, ice, compression, elevation, use of analgesics as on the remaining 10 secondary outcomes. Conclusion: For patients necessary, graduated weight bearing, and information about presenting with ankle sprain, the addition of early supervised phys- expected recovery. In addition, the supervised physiotherapy group iotherapy to written instructions for early management of ankle received up to eight appointments of 30-minute duration. The phys- sprain did not improve functional recovery. iotherapy treatment planwas based on the use of functional exercises Provenance: Invited. Not peer reviewed. progressed according to stages of recovery: decrease FF$T1]p5D[DI_ ain and swell- ing; increase range of motion, strength and weight bearing; active Nicholas TaylorTDD16[$_FIF] range of motion and increase [FD]T1$DI7F_exercise tolerance; and return to full Section Editor, Journal of Physiotherapy activities and dynamic ankle stability. Treatment was supplemented http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2017.02.006 ? 2017 Australian Physiotherapy Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc-nd/4.0/).