Posterior Ankle Impingement - Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment & Recovery Time

Posterior ankle impingement is often mistaken for Achilles tendonitis, and sometimes both injuries can be present. So, getting the diagnosis right is important, because the approach to posterior ankle impingement treatment will depend on whether there are other injuries. In this video, Maryke explains what posterior ankle impingement is, how to tell it from other injuries such as Achilles tendonitis, and the various treatment options available.

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📚Chapters in this video:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:04 What is posterior ankle impingement?
00:05:32 Diagnosis: Posterior ankle impingement or Achilles tendonitis or something else?
00:12:19 Treatment options for posterior ankle impingement
00:22:43 Posterior ankle impintement recovery times
00:24:54 How we can help

References:
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Baillie, P., et al. (2022). "Associations between clinical and imaging findings in posterior ankle impingement syndrome: a systematic review." Acta Radiologica 63(5): 652-657.

Ciardi, G., et al. (2021). "Posterior Ankle Impingement Syndrome (PAIS) in Dancer: Systematic Review and Proposal of a Clinical Protocol." J Community Med Public Health 5(202): 2577-2228.100202.

El-Zawawi, M. S., et al. (2017). "Role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of ankle impingement." Menoufia Medical Journal 30(1): 99-103.

Giannini, S., et al. (2013). "Posterior ankle impingement." Foot & Ankle International 34(3): 459-465.

Kudaş, S., et al. (2016). "Posterior ankle impingement syndrome in football players: Case series of 26 elite athletes." Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 50(6): 649-654.

Mansingh, A. (2011). "Posterior ankle impingement in fast bowlers in cricket." West Indian Medical Journal 60(1).

Ribbans, W. J., et al. (2015). "The management of posterior ankle impingement syndrome in sport: a review." Foot and Ankle Surgery 21(1): 1-10.

Rietveld, A., et al. (2018). "Results of treatment of posterior ankle impingement syndrome and flexor hallucis longus tendinopathy in dancers: a systematic review." Journal of Dance Medicine & Science 22(1): 19-32.

Soler, T., et al. (2011). "The conservative treatment of posterior ankle impingement syndrome in professional ballet dancers: a literature review and experts consensus." European School of Physiotherapy: Amsterdam.

Yasui, Y., et al. (2016). "Posterior ankle impingement syndrome: a systematic four-stage approach." World Journal of Orthopedics 7(10): 657-663.

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