Above: Friction massage applied to the inferior peroneal retinaculum ligament.
The most common ankle injuries the physiotherapists at Physio.co.uk see are:
- ankle instability
- sprained ankle
- footballer's ankle
- Achilles tendonitis
- partial tear of the Achilles tendon
- osteoathritis of the ankle
- anterior impingement syndrome
- dislocation of the peroneal tendons
- flexor hallucis longus tendinopathy
- inferior tibiofibular joint injury
- peroneal tendinopathy
- posterior impingement syndrome
- retrocalcaneal bursitis
- sever's disease
- sinus tarsi syndrome
- complete tear of the Achilles tendon
- paratendinopathy of the Achilles tendon
- sciatica
- tarsal tunnel syndome
- tibialis anterior tendinopathy
- tibialis posterior tendinopathy
Above: Passive stretch of the achilles tendon performed by specialist therapist
Fractures of the ankle we treat include:
- fractured ankle
- stress fracture of the medial malleoulus
- stress fracture of the talus
- avulsion fracture of the base of the fifth metatarsal
- osteochondral fracture of the talar dome