Just how important is limited ankle joint dorsiflexion in injury? It is very.. VERY important!

An interesting paper popped into my alerts today, and it really got me thinking. Of all the biomechanical variables we look at in terms of injury prediction and recovery, is there one that continually rears its ugly head. And I reckon the answer is "yes, there is". It is that nasty beasty, limited ankle joint dorsiflexion range of motion!

I talk about this a lot during my Functional Athlete Assessment Protocol workshop, because limited ankle joint dorsiflexion is compensated in so many different ways, potentially all the way up the kinetic chain.