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Does anyone know of a specific clinical test to evalate the integrity (or lack of) the spring ligament??

Extremely difficult to isolate some passive structures in the foot with clinical testing.

It may be wise to first exclude via resistance testing, adjacent active musculo-tendinous structures. Even palpation would be difficult in that it would be almost impossible to rule out tenderness in an underlying or adjacent structure.

But what we should remember is that for the spring ligament to be strained/stretched/inflamed etc. that the forces and micro-motion involved would also affect similar tissues (in terms of role, function, and shared stress etc.)

If you are considering this, low dye taping should ease symptoms. Of course LDT will also unload the adjacent plantar fascia, tib-post tendon, and other adjacent plantar ligaments.


FWIW, I have never diagnosed a spring ligament injury. Maybe my assessment is not thorough enough; maybe it is impossible to isolate; maybe somewhere in between.


Ron