We’ll admit. The World Cup has us diving into the lower extremity. With all the fancy footwork–and collisions–happening, we can’t help but see each play through a physical therapist’s lens. So in the spirit of the World Cup, we cover the subtalar joint–examination and assessment of glide in eversion and abduction in the video below.… Continue reading Subtalar Joint: Manual Therapy Examination & Assessment of Glide in Eversion & Abduction
Category: lower extremity
One Way to Assess and Treat Knee Pain in Runners
Do you treat runners? Or people who want to be runners? In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty Stacy Soappman discusses a common ankle problem that can lead to pain in the foot, ankle, or knee, and one way to assess and treat. For more, we invite you to learn how to clinically reason… Continue reading One Way to Assess and Treat Knee Pain in Runners
One way to Treat the Talocrural Joint Following a Plantar Flexion/Inversion Ankle Sprain
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member Stacy Soappman addresses about one way to treat the talocrural joint following a plantar flexion/inversion ankle sprain. Let us know if you have any questions, and for more guidance, join us for one of these upcoming Lower Extremity or Advanced Lower Quadrant courses: Wichita, KS –… Continue reading One way to Treat the Talocrural Joint Following a Plantar Flexion/Inversion Ankle Sprain
Cycling and my Obsession with Gluteus Medius and Piriformis
Since spring-like weather is taking its sweet time in many parts of the country, full-on cycling season has yet to blossom. Not being a huge fan of the lingering cold, myself, I’m among all the fair weather cyclists that have been crowding into spin class, preparing for warmer outdoor riding. And tends to happens when… Continue reading Cycling and my Obsession with Gluteus Medius and Piriformis
Foot Pathology in the Distance Runner
In the video below, NAIOMT faculty Bill Temes addresses foot pathology in the distance runner at a recent Advanced Lower Quadrant Integration course in New York City. To continue the discussion, expand your knowledge in this area and set your clinical reasoning skills apart, join us for one of these upcoming lower extremity courses: Dallas,… Continue reading Foot Pathology in the Distance Runner
Assessment and Treatment of The Talocrural Joint
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT’s Bill Temes demonstrates a thorough assessment and treatment of the talocrural joint complex. If you’re seeing patients for lower extremity pain in the clinic, come with questions to one of our upcoming courses and take your skills to the next level: Baltimore, MD, March 10 – 11 – Lower… Continue reading Assessment and Treatment of The Talocrural Joint
Should This Patient Race with an Ankle Sprain?
In the manual therapy videos below, NAIOMT’s Terry Pratt addresses a case of a significant ankle sprain involving ATFL and the inferior tib-fib joint. If you had a case like this would you let your patient run a 10K in the next five days? Watch as Terry assesses before and after the race, and to strengthen… Continue reading Should This Patient Race with an Ankle Sprain?
How to Assess and Treat the Superior Tibiofibular Joint
It’s ski season! But all that slope side fun means we’ll probably start seeing more knee pain in the clinic. In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member Stacy Soappman demonstrates how we can assess and treat the superior tibiofibular joint. Let us know if you have questions, and to take your clinical reasoning… Continue reading How to Assess and Treat the Superior Tibiofibular Joint
What’s Really Causing Plantar Fasciitis? A Patient Case
Does your patient need orthotics or can manual therapy help them? In the video below, NAIOMT faculty instructor Stacy Soappman discusses a patient case of plantar fasciitis. Let us know if you have questions, and to strengthen your lower extremity clinical reasoning and manual therapy skills, join us for one of these upcoming courses: Slippery… Continue reading What’s Really Causing Plantar Fasciitis? A Patient Case
Mobilization of the First MTP Joint
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT’s Stacy Soappman demonstrates a mobilization of the first MTP joint. For more guidance on treating the lower extremity, join us for one of these fall 2017 courses: San Diego, CA – Sept 15-16 – Lower Extremity Seattle, WA – Oct 21-22 – Lower Extremity Kansas City, MO –… Continue reading Mobilization of the First MTP Joint
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