Ask a PT Response: "Glad to hear your ankle is doing better. Usually what I tell my patients who have similiar injuries such as yours and are doing farily well is to gradually progress their activity level. For example, if they can tolerate walking for 20 minutes without pain or an increase in swelling at the ankle, than the next day they can progress to 25-30 minutes of walking. Should they begin to experience increase pain or swelling as a result of increasing the duration for walking, than they are instructed to decrease their activity level again. I will usually prescribe strengthening/stabilization exercises to my patients who have sustained ankle sprains as well to help them progress to and tolerate higher level activities such as walking on uneven surfaces, running, jumping, etc. Examples of such exercises can include: isometric ankle strengthening, resistive ankle strengthening exercises with thera band/tubing, forward lunges/sideways lunges, single leg stance on cushion/balance board, etc. Best of luck to you and thanks for using CyberPT."