Sprained ankle 8mo ago. mri showed atfl & cfl partial tears. pt for 6 weeks. showed little improvement. more pt for 3 weeks to focus on balance. nerve study for burning pain came back normal. exp. calf strain especially getting up. is this normal?

With partial ligament tears, even with supervised PT for the time mentioned, healing may be affected by conscious or unconscious favoring of the affected limb, with resulting muscle atrophy and strain when resuming close to normal activity. This may linger for several more weeks, so gradual increase in activity may help acquire more normal function.