What is the best way to recover from a sprained ankle?

You'll need balance training IOT not continue visiting PT. Hint: go see your PT!

Trail running is one of my favorite pastimes these days. In May before the summer kicked into full swing I went out to the trails near my residence. Immediately after I entered the trail system my left foot/big toe got caught on a small dime sized root that stuck up out of the ground less than one inch. I went down hard. I jumped back up to see if anyone saw me. Of course, no one saw because I was the only person on the trails at 7:30am in the morning. Dirt covered the left side of my body from my shoulder to my ankle. I dusted myself off and kept running. I felt fatigue and achiness after I finished. Over the next few weeks I kept running with very little pain.

I did feel achiness in my hip flexors and quad muscle, but I didn't really think anything of it. The last week of June and over the holiday I vacationed in Florida. I always run the beach when I am there. I also do push ups, leg exercises, abs. I did lunges too. The lunges aggravated the injury that I did not recognize that I had. The injury kept me from running for about two months.

I'd say resting, and ice can fix most common injuries.

Motrin, obviously.