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Injuries, training and getting back to your sport safely.
Most sports injuries of the foot and ankle come from doing a little too much, too soon, or from a single bad landing. These articles cover the injuries we see most in runners, court-sport players and weekend athletes, how to tell a minor problem from one that needs an X-ray, and how to return to play without setting yourself back.
Related care: ankle sprains, achilles tendon and fractures & trauma.
Sports & running
The new board: the biggest sports injuries across the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and the big soccer leagues as of November 13, 2026, weighted to the foot and ankle. Two of the 21 athletes had surgery for the injury listed, and each league has a lesson for everyday athletes.
Sports & running
Why a worn Achilles can tear with little warning, what raises the risk, how the Thompson test spots a rupture, and where surgery fits for stubborn tendonitis and for a tear, with the latest on Mike Evans.
Sports & running
A milestone-by-milestone timeline for a broken ankle, from first steps to driving, work and sport, and why fixing an unstable break lets you put weight on it sooner, with the news on the 49ers’ Gracen Halton.
Sports & running
The new board: the biggest sports injuries across the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and the big soccer leagues as of November 9, 2026, weighted to the ankle and foot. One athlete is back from surgery, one more is headed for it, and each league has a lesson for everyday athletes.
Sports & running
Why a high ankle sprain can take two weeks or three months, how a Foot and Ankle Surgeon tells a stable injury from an unstable one, and what suture-button (TightRope) surgery adds, with this week’s college football ankle news.
Sports & running
The new board: the biggest sports injuries across the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and the big soccer leagues as of November 7, 2026, weighted to the ankle and foot. At least 6 of 14 athletes reportedly had surgery, and each league has a lesson for everyday athletes.
Sports & running
After a first-time runner’s death at the New York City Marathon was attributed to rhabdomyolysis, here are the warning signs every runner should know, what raises the risk, how hospitals treat it, and why a tight, numb leg needs a surgeon fast.
Sports & running
The new board: the biggest sports injuries across the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and the big soccer leagues as of November 2, 2026, weighted to toes, feet and ankles. At least 7 of 21 athletes reportedly had surgery, and each league has a lesson for everyday athletes.
Sports & running
We found no trial of a stretch for peroneal tendonitis. Here is the band and balance training with published support, the exact doses, and why a tendon that snaps out of place needs a Foot and Ankle Surgeon.
Sports & running
Who benefits from a screw, how it compares with a boot for healing time and return to sport, and how a Jones fracture differs from an avulsion or stress fracture.
Sports & running
The whole board on one page: the biggest sports injuries across the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB and soccer as of October 30, 2026. At least 11 of 21 athletes reportedly had surgery, and each league has a lesson for everyday athletes.
Sports & running
A foot and ankle look at NFL Week 4: Edgerrin Cooper’s suspected Achilles tear, Tyquan Thornton’s dislocated ankle and three more ankle injuries, and what each means for athletes at every level.
Sports & running
What the Vikings reported about Justin Jefferson’s ankle sprain, and why a high ankle sprain can cost weeks instead of days.
Sports & running
An ankle that keeps rolling after a sprain is more than bad luck. Why it happens, and what helps.
Sports & running
Ankle pain that won’t settle after a sprain may be the peroneal tendons. The signs, and how they’re treated.
Sports & running
Pickleball injuries are rising fast. The foot and ankle injuries to know, and how to keep playing without them.
Sports & running
A week-by-week plan for a sprained ankle, from the first days to getting back to your sport.
Sports & running
Why runners get Achilles pain, why rest isn’t the answer, and how to recover without losing your season.
Sports & running
Swelling and bruising don’t tell you. Here’s how doctors decide whether an ankle injury needs an X-ray.
Sports & running
The warning signs of a foot stress fracture, who’s at risk, and how to return to running safely.
Sports & running
A sprain of the big-toe joint that can sideline athletes. Grades, treatment and return to play.
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