Sprained ankle: still in pain!

[yuvi14]

I sprained my ankle when I was wrestling with my friend (as a joke, not serious fighting) on a surface that was steep. He pushed me sideways so that my ankle "rolled" inwards- I heard a few noises like cracking or something(like when you crack your fingers or your neck to ease tension).
In phisiotherapy I was given some exercises to do at home, but not necessarily just for the ankle erea (I was told it was for my whole leg-don't understand why though). The phisiotherapist says that I should also walk bare-footed on sand at the beach, because it trains the (I don't remember what they are called) on the side of the ankle, the part which I stretched or ripped. When I told her it hurts to do that, she said that if the pain is on a medium level- not completely unbereable- then I should do that.
So from what I understand: on one hand I need to rest the foot, so everything heals up, but on the other hand I need to strengthen it, even if that means I'm in pain(and pain is supposed to allert you you stop what you're doing).
Thanks for taking interest, and ask me more questions if you don't understand something.
So do you have any suggestions for me? Can you answer some of my questions?

Thanks again.

[Canuck Physio]

I sprained my ankle when I was wrestling with my friend (as a joke, not serious fighting) on a surface that was steep. He pushed me sideways so that my ankle "rolled" inwards- I heard a few noises like cracking or something(like when you crack your fingers or your neck to ease tension).
In phisiotherapy I was given some exercises to do at home, but not necessarily just for the ankle erea (I was told it was for my whole leg-don't understand why though). The phisiotherapist says that I should also walk bare-footed on sand at the beach, because it trains the (I don't remember what they are called) on the side of the ankle, the part which I stretched or ripped.
Hmm your evertors perhaps? Is it the outside of your ankle? It's very difficult to say because so many structures could have been damaged
When I told her it hurts to do that, she said that if the pain is on a medium level- not completely unbereable- then I should do that.
So from what I understand: on one hand I need to rest the foot, so everything heals up, but on the other hand I need to strengthen it, even if that means I'm in pain(and pain is supposed to allert you you stop what you're doing).
Indeed ,when injured there is a fine line between how much activity you can do, and allowing yourself to repair. INjuries are just that, they are physical and metabolic assaults on the body, and the body being intelligent as it is prevents you from furthering damage. HOwever, at the same time by doing nothing the muscles would wither away and become weak and healing won't necessarily occur. This is why it is very important to get an appropriate management plan. It sounds like you could have used some more information from your physio

Thanks for taking interest, and ask me more questions if you don't understand something.
So do you have any suggestions for me? Can you answer some of my questions?
Please do
Thanks again.

as above regards