Staff 
March 16, 2014The range of motion at the ankle joint is so important for normal foot function. If the calf muscles are tight a range for problems can occur due to the change that happens in the biomechanics. Is is particularly important in children and can lead to problems with toe walking. In athletes, the tightness can lead to a range of different overuse injuries. From a clinical perspective checking the ankle joint range of motion is important this range of motion is measured accurately and reliably so that proper clinical decisions get made when to treat the limitation or not. A lot of attention has been given by podiatrists in recent years to the lunge test. This is a weightbearing measurement of the range of motion of the ankle joint and has been shown to be much more useful than other methods of measuring the range of motion.