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Having optimal ankle dorsiflexion is essential for both biomechanical and neurological function. Normal and symmetrical ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (>40 degrees and less than a 5 degree difference side to side) is crucial to prevent compensatory pronation and other biomechanical...
For the ankle step over exercise, place the balls of your feet up on a board or a book. Lean into the wall with your elbows. Now keeping that ankle in that same stretched position, step over the board and lightly touch your heel down and then return. A key thing on this exercise is to make sure...
By Phil Plisky, PT, DSc, ATC, OCS, CSCS & Adam Devery, ATC, PTA, CSCS
Ankle sprains are the most prevalent athletic lower extremity injury and many (75%) become recurrent.1-7 Limited ankle dorsiflexion is a common sequelae after ankle sprain. Researchers have found that limited...
