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The Essentials of Ankle and
Foot Biomechanics AND The Essentials of
Ankle and Foot Assessment
and Treatment LIVE WEBINAR
In-Fit Rehabilitation
Format(s): Live Seminars
Discipline(s): Physical Therapy
Contact Hours: 16
Registration Fee: $300.00
Objectives
-Acquire an essential and pragmatic
understanding of foot structure and
function.
-Improve their understanding of abnormal
foot posture and function
-Be readily able to identify underlying
etiology of conditions in the foot and ankle
-improve their palpation skills to easily
recognize structures of the foot and
identify abnormal joint motion
-Easily use palpation skills to aid in
identifying common ankle and foot
conditions
-Learn effective mobilizing techniques,
taping strategies and orthotic
modifications
-Gain a comprehensive understanding of
abnormal foot postures and the effects
upon and affects from proximal structures
of the lower quadrant
-Understand and easily apply standardized
tools and examination techniques to
identify conditions and underlying
etiologies.
-Possess a resarch backed, thorough
understanding of ankle/foot diagnoses and
treatments
-Acquire palpatory skills that improve their
ability to identify issues lending to the
presentation of clients. -Learn mobilization
and manipulation techniques of the foot
and ankle
-Easily apply taping techniques and
orthotic modifications to support the foot.
Target Audience
Confirmation Notes
Agenda
DAY ONE:
7:00-8:00 - Registration
8:00-9:00 - Review of anatomy with recent research
and theory
9:00-9:45 - Palpation of landmarks of foot
9:45-10:15 - Discussion of biomechanics of joints with
recent research
10:15-10:30 - Break/questions
10:30-11:15 - Palpation of joints and joint mobility
11:15-12:00 - Detailed discussion of the major joints of
the foot in normal foot in stanc and in gait.
12:00-1:00 - lunch
1:00-1:45 - Discussion of Subtle cavus foot, its causes,
identifying icavus, etiology of cavus, associated
pathologies, physical therapy treatment to support
cavus and referrals to and education regarding
invasive care
1:45-2:30 - lab to identify the cavus and planus foot
and non-supportive treatments for the conditions
2:30-2:45 - break
2:45 - 3:00 - introduction to and practice of the Foot
posture Index
3:00 - 4:00 Discussion of pes planus. Including
identifying pes planus, its causes, treatments,
associated pathologies and brief discussion of invasive
treatment
4:00 - 4:30 - Lab for supportive taping of the foot as
well as modification of orthotics and semi-custom
orthotic fabrication
4:30 - 5:00 - final thoughts and questions and
instructor/course critiques
DAY TWO:
7:30-8:00 - Registration
8:00-8:15 - Introduction and overview
8:15-9:15 Class instruction to introduce
abnormal foot postures of cavus and planus
9:15-10:15 - Lab: identifying the cavus and
planus foot and non-supportive treatment
10:15-10:30 break/questions
10:30-11:15 Discussion of proximal lower
quadrant aberrant postures/mechanics
causing ankle foot abnormal postures
11:15 - 12:00 Lab: identifying lower
quadrant issues affecting ankle/foot
posturing. Identifying if positional faults are
a cause orcompensation.
12:00-12:30 Discussion of subtle cavus and
planovalgus affecting proximal joints.
12:30-1:30 lunch
1:30-2:15: Lab: using questionnaires, CPRs
and standardized tests
2:15-2:45: lab for CPRs, standard measures
and foot posture index practice
2:45-3:00 Break/questions
3:00-4:00 review of common foot/ankle
conditions
4:00-5:00 manual interventions for common
foot conditions including mobilizations, taping
and orthotic adjustments
5:00-5:30 final thoughts and questions.
Course rating/participant review
Description
LIVE WEBINAR APPROVED IN Illinois, Louisiana, Arkansas, Iowa and Utah. Check your state board for reciprocity
The Essentials of Ankle and
Foot Biomechanics:
The course begins with a review of current theory of structure of the ankle and foot. The
course will quickly turn to discussion of the normal biomechanics of the major structures of
the foot and ankle from the talocrural joint to the plantar plates of the toes in a
straightforward yet informative manner. Palpation lab will be included to help locate these
important structures of the foot and aid in understanding the relation to surrounding
structures and their movement and function. Next the course will discuss abnormal foot
mechanics of pes cavovarus and pes planovalgus. The causes of these common aberrant
foot postures as well as progression and the frequent foot conditions that we as therapists
and assistants see that are associated with these postures will be discussed in depth. Lab
in this section will help the clinician identify the component postures of joints that lead to
varus and planus feet via standard tools. Lab will include manual treatments to help relieve
the stresses of aberrant foot postures as well as taping to support these postures. The
course will conclude with time spent on customizing pre-fabricated orthotics.
The Essentials of
Ankle and Foot Assessment
and Treatment
This course will begin with a discussion of abnormal biomechanics of the foot and ankle
with increased attention to resultant foot compensations resulting from aberrant proximal
structures of the lower quadrant. Conversely, there will be a discussion of foot postures
causing compensations in proximal structures. The course will address functional leg
length discrepancies and what structure is the cause of the discrepancy and where any
compensations occur. There will be discussion of recent contradictory evidence of planus
and cavus effects on proximal structures of the lower quadrant. The course also reviews
examination tools and techniques to enable the clinician to efficiently and effectively
diagnose conditions and understand etiology to allow improved treatment. Next there will
be a discussion that provides analysis into common and less common conditions of the
foot/ankle and offers research supporting the best treatment recommendations.
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