Ankle sprain or repeated rolling
A recent sprain, or an ankle that keeps giving way when you walk, change direction, or return to sport.
See sports injury rehabilitationFoot & Ankle Pain Treatment
Walk, stand, and move with greater confidence
Foot or ankle pain can affect every step. Assessment and progressive rehabilitation can help you understand what to load, what to modify, and how to work towards daily or active goals.
Common reasons people book
When each step starts to matter
These cards group sprain, overload, and post-procedure situations. They are not a diagnosis.
Heel, arch, or Achilles pain
Pain with standing, walking, or the first steps of the day, including Achilles tendon pain.
See physiotherapyAfter a fracture, boot, or foot surgery
Stiffness, weakness, or swelling after immobilisation, ligament repair, fixation, reconstruction, or foot surgery.
See post-surgery rehabilitationWhy foot and ankle pain can be difficult to understand
Foot or ankle pain can involve different contributing factors. Pain with standing, walking, or sport does not always identify one particular cause.
That is why we start with assessment rather than a generic rest-and-ice plan. Your physiotherapist considers how the symptoms began, what aggravates or eases them, and the walking, standing, footwear, and sport demands that matter to you.
How physiotherapy may help
What assessment and rehabilitation may involve
Your goal might be walking without guarding the next step, standing through a workday, returning from a sprain, or getting back to running. The plan is shaped around those tasks, not a generic protocol.
What your assessment considers
- Symptom history
- Walking, standing, and balance
- Footwear, work, and sport demands
- Factors that aggravate or ease symptoms
What your rehabilitation plan may include
- Education and symptom management
- Progressive calf, foot, and lower-limb strengthening
- Activity modification for walking, standing, or training
- Hands-on treatment where appropriate
- Gradual return to walking, running, or sport
After surgery or a fracture
Weight-bearing timing must follow medical guidance
The timing of walking and exercise must follow medical or surgical instructions, not a generic plan.
Bring any imaging report, discharge instructions, brace or boot guidance, and rehabilitation protocol. Your physiotherapist will work within those limits.
Foot and ankle assessment with an experienced physiotherapy team
A physiotherapist will assess you, explain what they find, and shape a plan around walking, sport, or daily activity that foot or ankle pain is interrupting.
Michelle
- Principal Physiotherapist
B.App.Sc (Physiotherapy), University of Sydney
Michelle has worked in both public and private care settings in Singapore, including Changi General Hospital and Singapore Armed Forces physiotherapy centres.
- Chronic pain and movement confidence
- Musculoskeletal conditions such as neck, back, shoulder, and knee symptoms
Locations: Tanjong Pagar, East Coast
Michelle, 1 of 4
“I have been to many physios over the years and must say that Physioclinic’s ability to diagnose my injury was superb. My plantar fasciitis injury improved almost immediately after the first treatment which allowed me to start walking without much pain. The friendly staff and the love in the way they do about their work ensuring that their patients cure, cared for properly. In particular my therapist Jo Ann, who constantly reminded me on what I need to do to improve to running and play soccer again. Physioclinic is definitely a place to go to treat any injury as they have a systematic programme to ensure that you are back to your best in the shortest period of time. Jo Ann treatment of my plantar injury has now allowed to play football again after only 4 sessions, a desparate go to person for any injury!!!”
Interkhab Khan, 1 of 6
Foot and ankle pain as part of a wider recovery
If surgery, sport, or later-life walking is a large part of the picture, these pathways give more specific context. This page already covers physiotherapy for foot and ankle pain.
Post-Surgery Rehabilitation
Choose this pathway when you are recovering after ligament repair, fixation, reconstruction, or foot surgery.
Explore post-surgery rehabilitationSports Injury Rehabilitation
Choose this pathway when running, change of direction, or sport-specific loading is the goal you want back.
Explore sports injury rehabilitationElderly Rehabilitation
Choose this pathway when walking, standing, or independence in later life is the main need.
Explore elderly rehabilitationYou may also be looking for
These pages cover other common concerns. They are navigation links, not a list of conditions that usually occur together.
Knee & Leg Pain
Pain, weakness, or uncertainty about loading the knee or leg.
Explore knee and leg careArthritis
Joint stiffness and everyday mobility when arthritis is part of the picture.
Explore arthritis careFoot and ankle questions
Should I keep walking on a painful ankle?
It depends on the injury, severity, and medical instructions. If you cannot bear weight after an injury, have significant deformity, or symptoms are severe, seek prompt medical assessment.
Can physiotherapy help with recurring ankle sprains?
Rehabilitation may address strength, balance, control, confidence, and the demands of your activity. The plan should be based on an assessment rather than a generic set of exercises.
Do I need different shoes or insoles?
Footwear can matter, but it is rarely the only factor. Your physiotherapist can discuss whether footwear advice, another professional assessment, or other changes are relevant.
Two clinics in Singapore
heal360 Physioclinic is at Tanjong Pagar and East Coast. Both clinics are by appointment only. Book online, or ask which location is more convenient.
Tanjong Pagar
1 Tanjong Pagar Plaza#02-51Singapore 082001Email info@physioclinic.sg if you are unsure which appointment to book.
Take the uncertainty out of your next step
Book a foot and ankle assessment at Tanjong Pagar or East Coast, or ask the clinic which appointment is most suitable.