I push a walker and my ankles get very tight. The Morton Epsom Salts lotion is good at bedtime for me. Thanks Mrs. D . The night pain is the kind that you think you would scream if a cockroach crawled on top of your foot.haha. For the tight ankles I get on a bicycle that has handles and listen to rock-n-roll for as long as I can tolerate plus I use the pedals to extend and contract thru the range of motion for my feet. Letting toes down and then the opposite on the way up, You get the picture and you could also loosen the wrists on the handles also , being careful to start slow and warm up. Swinn is a good brand and tons on Craigslist as many machines are doing time as clotheshangers.haha good luck, Ken in Texas