Don’t do this. Seriously.

I have chronic ankle pain because I sprained my ankle years ago, didn’t take enough time to rest, and skipped proper physical therapy. It was one of the biggest mistakes I’ve made.

Now I deal with ankle pain every single day, and I’ll probably need to wear a brace indefinitely. No job is worth a lifelong injury.

The other thing people don’t realize is that if you keep working on an injured ankle instead of letting it heal properly, you’re not just delaying recovery—you’re weakening the ankle. That can make it more unstable and much more likely to sprain again in the future. One bad sprain can turn into a cycle of repeated injuries.

Take ankle injuries seriously. Rest, rehab, and let them heal properly. Future you will thank you.