In this video, Maryke explains what the syndesmosis joint in the ankle is, how an injury to this joint usually happens, what tests you can do to confirm a syndesmosis injury, the different grades of high ankle sprains, and what treatment you should do for a syndesmosis ankle sprain depending on the grade of injury.

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This article provides a good example of how you can adapt the treatment plan for an athlete with a syndesmosis ankle sprain according to the severity of the injury: https://www.aspetar.com/journal/uploa...

Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:35 Anatomy of the syndesmosis joint
00:03:53 Why it’s important to identify this injury
00:04:33 Diagnosis of syndesmosis sprains
00:11:57 Grading of syndesmosis sprains
00:15:06 Syndesmosis sprain treatment
00:24:51 How we can help


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