123: Getting Over Over-Pronation: Ankle & Foot Function (Rebroadcast)

In celebration of Til Luchau's upcoming "Ankle Issues" livestreamed course (advanced-train...) , Til and Whitney pulled one of their favorite ankle-related episodes (#43) out of the archives. Listen in as they geek out on ankle- and foot-related conditions, anatomy, function, biomechanics and more.
Topics include:
• How the structure of the foot/ankle complex determines function

• Are we over over-pronation yet?

• Plantar fasciitis/fasciosis, bunions, hammertoes, and other things you wouldn’t have thought of as ankle issues.

Episode Outline:
• Structure of the foot/ankle complex
• Medial side deltoid ligament complex

• Lateral side ATF, CF, PTF

• How does structure govern function

• Distal tibiofibular joint & talocrural joint form mortise & tenon

• Primary supporting ligaments


• Mechanics of the region:
• Talocrural motions: dorsiflexion & plantarflexion

• Type I and type II limitations

• Subtalar motions: inversion & eversion

• Pronation and supination (definitions and confusion)

• Phases of gait


• Some common issues/problems
• Valgus and varus angulations (toes and calcaneal region)

• “Overpronation”

• Bunions & hammertoes

• Plantar fasciitis

• Tendon overuse (Achilles tendon etc.)

• Trauma: sprains breaks

• Nerve entrapments mimicking soft-tissue pathology (i.e. tarsal tunnel syndrome, Baxter’s neuropathy, etc.)


Resources and references discussed in this episode:
• Til Luchau’s “ANKLE Issues” livestream course (live Aug 24-25 '24, or later by recording): advanced-trainings.com/workshop/onl2408m/ (advanced-train...)

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• Whitney Lowe’s site: AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com (academyofclini...)

• Til Luchau’s site: Advanced-Trainings.com (advanced-train...)

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