I have seen a lot of patients with ankle syndesmosis, I find that this goes undiagnosed a lot of the time and tends to be why patients with other ankle ligament injuries don't recover.

What is it?

Ankle Syndesmosis refers to the Syndesmosis or Syndesmotic ligament which connects the tibia and the fibula bones from the knee joint to the ankle joints. The tibia is the larger bone in the shin and takes most of the load when weight bearing. The fibula is the smaller bone on the outside of the leg.

We am pleased to welcome our newest member of staff to the team. Emily Willson has recently graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a degree in Sports Therapy.Emily has been working at Revolution Sports Injuries Clinic throughout her degree completing the compulsory clinical placement hours the degree requires. Emily will initially be splitting her time between the Clinic based at tfd Health and Fitness, Grove Technology Park, Wantage and Wallingford RFC where she will be running the clubs medical department.

For the 2015/16 rugby season Revolution Sports Injuries Clinic is pleased to have its staff working with both clubs. Adam Dobson will be working with Grove RFC who play in the South West 1 East league and Emily Willson is working with Wallingford RFC in the Southern Counties North league.

Adam comments “It is great for the company to have contracts with multiple clubs. Since setting up the Clinic we have worked with lots of athletes, teams and events but we definitely work with rugby players the most. With this in mind we are able to draw on a lot of experience to help the clubs during preseason with player testing and injury screening as well as player welfare and treating of injuries during the season.”

Both teams have started the season well with victories for Grove Vs Oxford Harlequins 39-12 and Wallingford beating Aylesbury 18-7.