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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

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.

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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