Wobble board balance
Unstable-surface balance rebuilds the position sense a sprain destroys, which is the single biggest predictor of doing it again.
RehabWobble board or cushion30–45s/side · 3 rounds
What it works
Ankle stabilisers, Glute med
How to do it
- 1Stand on a wobble board or a folded cushion on one leg and hold, making small constant corrections rather than big saves.
- 2Thirty to forty-five seconds a side, three rounds.
- 3Progress by closing your eyes, not by finding something wobblier.
- 4Unstable-surface balance rebuilds the position sense a sprain destroys, and losing that is the single biggest predictor of spraining it again.
Cues that matter
- ›Small constant corrections, not big saves
- ›Grip the floor with the toes
- ›Progress by closing your eyes, not by wobbling harder
Train the same thing
- Lateral hopsLine or low hurdle · Calves, Ankle stabilisers, Glute med
- Single-leg balance progressionOptional cushion · Ankle stabilisers, Glute med
- Ankle alphabetNone · Ankle stabilisers
- Ankle circlesNone · Ankle stabilisers
- Ankle dorsiflexion stretchWall · Calves, Ankle stabilisers
- Band ankle eversionBand · Ankle stabilisers, Calves
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