Is the ankle joint stronger when it is plantarflexed or dorsiflexed? Explain?!

Question: Dorsi flexed. When plantarflexed the ligaments that provide lateral and medial support [the anterior and posterior talofibular and calcaneal fibular ligamenst] are fully stretched out and at their most vulnerable. These ligaments are the ones damaged some 95% of the time when you have a sprained ankle.

That said, the ankle is most stable when your foot is flat on the floor in the neutral position

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Answers: Dorsi flexed. When plantarflexed the ligaments that provide lateral and medial support [the anterior and posterior talofibular and calcaneal fibular ligamenst] are fully stretched out and at their most vulnerable. These ligaments are the ones damaged some 95% of the time when you have a sprained ankle.

That said, the ankle is most stable when your foot is flat on the floor in the neutral position

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