Why it works?: anatomically, squeezing the proximal calf will cause separation of the distal fibula and specifically will cause separation of the anterior tibiofibular ligament
Mechanism of injury: "External rotation and excessive dorsiflexion of the foot on the leg have been reported as the most common mechanisms of injury. The injury is most often incurred by individuals who participate in skiing, football, soccer, and other sport activities played on turf" (2)
"The 3 proposed mechanisms of in- jury for the syndesmotic injury include: (2)
1 - external rotation of the foot,9,22,24,26,43
2 - eversion of the talus within the ankle mortise,22,43 and
3 - excessive dorsiflexion.9,24,43"
Video: http://www.physio-pedia.com/index.php?title=Squeeze_Test
Syndesmosis joint pain: http://www.physio-pedia.com/Syndesmotic_Ankle_Sprains
(2) http://www.jospt.org/doi/abs/10.2519/jospt.2006.2195
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