Advanced Foot and Leg Biomechanics Workshop Contents

This Workshop deals exclusively with the boimechanics of the Foot and Ankle. It is an intensive hands-on Workshop that will give you understanding of how the foot and ankle functions and you will also learn how to improve the function of the foot and ankle joints that in turn will increase the effectiveness of your prescription orthoses leading to an improved outcome which in turn leads to greater patient and podiatrist satisfaction.

Craig Payne told the undergraduate class at UWA that mobilisation and or manipulation of the foot and ankle joints should be performed prior to orthotic prescriptions being made.

1.        The Talus                                                                                                                  
2.        The six joint motions
3.         The ligaments of the ankle
4.        The Subtalar joint
5.        The Transverse Tarsal Joint, Mid Tarsal Joint, Metatarsophalangeal Joint
6.        The functional medial and lateral foot
7.        How to check Fibula Motion on the Talus
8.        How to check Talus motion
9.        Talocalcaneal Joint. How to detect motion
10.       Talocalcaneal restriction correction technique ( subtalar Manipulation).
11.       Correction of Talocalcaneal restriction, another method
12.        Mobilisation of the ankle and foot. The 'Paul Keating Method'
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.        The Superior tibiofibular joint
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.        Test for the inferior Tibiofibular Joint
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.        Testing the mobility of the Talotibial joint, Correction of lesions to the Talotibial joint
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.         Mobilisation of the Midfoot joints
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.        Navicular Mobilisation Technique
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.        Mobilisation Technique for the Cuboid Bone
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.         Jones Points to the soles of the foot
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.        Tender points around the Talus Area, Lateral Calcaneal Area and the Medial Calcaneal Area.
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.        Jones Tender Point to the Patella
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.        Jones Tender Point to the Medial Hamstring
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.        Jones Tender Point to the sesamoid
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.        Manipulation to the ankle include:
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       AP and PA manipulation to the cuboid bone, AP manipulation of the Navicular bone and a Subtalar manipulation
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.       Spray and stretch for the Flexor Hallicus Tendinitis
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.      Lymphatic Drainage to the lower limb.