Hello,
This is a long shot but maybe someone has gone through something similar. In 2015 I had a bad ankle sprain that took around 6 weeks to "heal". Ever since then I have not been able to run more than a few steps. Even walking, which used to be a very subconscious activity feels off.
I have had multiple physical therapy assessments, ortho doc evals, MRIs, Xrays without ever getting a solid answer. During the gait the problem feels like it is occurring during the loading phase.
I even had a brostrom surgery thinking that maybe the ATFL ligament that was stretched during the injury that caused this was the culprit. However fixing it has not helped at all.
Trying to get to the bottom of this, I have been hypervigilant about what maybe happening. I recorded some walking videos and realized that my ankle dorsiflexion on that side is slightly reduced compared to my other side. On measuring it with the lunge wall test it confirms that compared to the normal side, this ankle is more stiff.
Does anyone have an opinion on whether such a significant pathology can come from a reduction in dorsiflexion compared to my normal? Like lets say my active ankle dorsiflexion prior to injury was around 20degres and now after injury is around 7-10 degrees will my gait feel off?
This is a long shot but maybe someone has gone through something similar. In 2015 I had a bad ankle sprain that took around 6 weeks to "heal". Ever since then I have not been able to run more than a few steps. Even walking, which used to be a very subconscious activity feels off.
I have had multiple physical therapy assessments, ortho doc evals, MRIs, Xrays without ever getting a solid answer. During the gait the problem feels like it is occurring during the loading phase.
I even had a brostrom surgery thinking that maybe the ATFL ligament that was stretched during the injury that caused this was the culprit. However fixing it has not helped at all.
Trying to get to the bottom of this, I have been hypervigilant about what maybe happening. I recorded some walking videos and realized that my ankle dorsiflexion on that side is slightly reduced compared to my other side. On measuring it with the lunge wall test it confirms that compared to the normal side, this ankle is more stiff.
Does anyone have an opinion on whether such a significant pathology can come from a reduction in dorsiflexion compared to my normal? Like lets say my active ankle dorsiflexion prior to injury was around 20degres and now after injury is around 7-10 degrees will my gait feel off?