Foot Mechanics in Gait – Part 2: The Front Foot…Not the catchiest title I’ve ever written!! However, in a follow-up to last weeks post ‘Foot Mechanics in Gait‘ I wanted to get a bit more in depth. Partly because even though last weeks post was 1000 words it was still very much a skim over
Today is all about the ‘Foot Mechanics in Gait’, but before we go into that; I’m a big believer in some of the changes in thought process brought about by advances in neuroscience and the general trend away from seeing the body as ‘mechanical’. However, I am yet to see a reason not to use
This is a question of what is compensated movement, is one I’ve wrestled with many times. On the face of it, a fairly simple question to answer. However, it really gets me thinking! Initially, my thought was that it was an alternative movement used by the body when the movement it would normally choose is
Last Monday we talked about the first of the 3 keys to understanding movement dysfunction, ROM dysfunction. Today is the second in the little series about movement dysfunction. I’m hoping to get through Speed dysfunction and Sequencing today. Movement Speed Dysfunction This is actually the one I think about the least, I’m not sure why,
Understanding movement dysfunction is an ever illusive topic. I can see myself in my 70′s still pondering the best ways to try and understand, categories and screen for movement dysfunction (hopefully in a warm country!!). However, striving for the best framework to assess and treat is something we all have to do, otherwise we wouldn’t
The Mid-Tarsal Joint (MTJ is one that definitely didn’t get as much attention as the other joints, but as the foot needs to work as a unit it is just as important. In fact the MTJ often holds the key to a few injuries that many of us will have suffered from at some point…like
For those that have been reading a long time, it’s no surprise to see my interested in the fundamentals of rehab. I’m loving working with my patients at the moment. We have some great discussions. New patients these days will have almost always been on Google looking for the answer. Though I don’t think it’s
I’ve been looking forward to this Bike Fit course for ages. Like most mad keen cyclists, I’ve played around with my position on the bike a fair bit. I have to say, without any great success. I think I’ve really just got the bike fairly close to a good position, then adapted to it! By
Last time we started talking about the bullies and the bullied. In part 1 I talked about the bullies of the body and why they are so powerful. Today we will look at the ‘bullied’ areas of the body. As I see it the bullies are the: Hips Feet Thoracic Spine and the bullied are
Having talked about the thoracic and stiff hips in cycling recently, it got me thinking about the bullies and the bullied of the body. I usually don’t like to generalise too much, however, there are definitely areas of the body that hold a lot of power and areas that are more prone to suffering symptoms.
