I suffered a high ankle sprain 3 months ago, Doctor prescribed PT and wanted to give it some time before any further action, at 2.5 months, was still having pain, so I went ahead and got an MRI. The MRI showed partial tear of the anterior tibiofibular ligament - Doc says it might have been completely torn but because MRI was 2.5 months later it has since healed a bit. Doc says its up to me on surgery but I'm not jumping into it yet. I had a surf this week and came out feeling positive. I've seen videos online of how to tape an ankle for a high ankle sprain but it seems like it would be much easier to have a brace that I can use for surfing. There are a bunch on Amazon for high ankle sprains but many seem like they would be an issue with causing damage to the deck of the board. Does anyone have experience with this and if so, some advice on brace/recovery/and if surgery is my best option in the long run. Thanks