After the cast is removed, it can take up to a year for full recovery from an Achilles rupture, up to three months for an ankle fracture. Turns out there's a better way. Instead of immobilizing the knee in a cast, they began urging patients to begin moving the knee immediately after it was rebuilt. That was the thinking of doctors in Scandinavia who, a few years back, tried progressive mobilization on ankle injuries. Gradually, the notion has spread to the United States.
Cooper is by no means the first and only.
Nor is he leading a revolution. Then, instead of freezing your leg in a cast, he'll stabilize it with a splint. After a couple of weeks, the splint will come off so you can begin moving and exercising your foot. Typically, you'll attend physical therapy sessions for an hour three times a week, plus do exercises at home. This is a wordy way of saying you'll be able to do some standing and walking.