dorsiflexion – Damien Lafferty

Anterior Ankle Impingement Syndrome

By Dr Damien Lafferty|2022-12-13T20:22:09+11:00December 7th, 2022|Ankle pain|

Blog's main page This case was referred to me as the patient has had a long history of anterior ankle pain with chronic 'tight' right ankle. The patient has been trying for many years to have the anterior pain resolved and regain pain-free motion. Many stretching programs have been attempted. However, the patient felt the ankle [...]

Remember functional anatomy and to x-ray

By Dr Damien Lafferty|2023-04-26T10:02:37+10:00May 25th, 2021|Diagnosis|

Blog's main page This is an interesting case I have dealt with recently. The patient was sent to me with long-standing, markedly painful and stiff 1st metatarsophalangeal joints (MTPJ). Clinical examination showed no dorsiflexion with the patient guarding the joint due when any motion was attempted. All conservative care had been exhausted with no success. Weight-bearing [...]