Acute Phase: Days 1-3
Goals: Decrease pain and swelling, protect from further injury
Sub-Acute Phase: 2-4 days to 2 weeks
Goals: Decrease/eliminate pain, increase ROM, decrease swelling, increase strength
Rehabilitative Phase: 2-6 weeks
Goals: Regain ROM and strength, increase endurance and proprioception
Functional Phase: 6 weeks
Goals: Return to full activity and function
Standard of Care: Ankle Sprain. Brigham and Women's Hospital Web site. http://www.brighamandwomens.org/patients_visitors/pcs/rehabilitationservices/physical%20therapy%20standards%20of%20care%20and%20protocols/ankle-%20ankle%20sprain.pdf