What Is a Sprained Ankle? Your ankle joint connects your foot with your lower leg. Three ligaments keep your ankle bones from shifting out of place. A sprained ankle is when one of these ligaments is ...

An ankle sprain occurs when the ligaments that support the ankle stretch or tear. Ligaments help connect bones to one another or to cartilage. A sprain is distinct from a strain. Sprains injure ...

A sprained ankle - it's common to athletes, but can happen to anyone who steps the wrong way. It's also just one of many painful conditions, along with back and joint pain, that Tyler Johnson, D.C. is ...