Ankle Pain

If you have ankle pain that just does not go away, it may be because your ankle has lost the ability to pull upwards enough. Your ankle should have enough range of motion to point your toes upwards by 20 degrees. If you can't walk on your heals for example and maintain at least 2 inches between the ball of your foot and the ground, you may have this problem.

This can be easily fixed with adjustments and stretching. The adjustment creates a gap between the ankle (the talus bone) and the shin (the tibia bone). Almost instantly the normal range of motion is restored.

Stretching the calf in the back of the lower leg and the soleus muscle (that's in front of the achilles tendon) often allows the ankle to maintain the range of motion.

Problem solved.

Lack of motion in the ankle can lead to chronic pain in the ankle and often knee pain.

It seems last week I had a number of patients with this problem and each and every one of them responded beautifully to this technique.