Foot and Ankle Hybrid Mobilisation Course.

About

PLEASE NOTE, THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY BEING REWRITTEN (2024) AND SO ANY PAGE CONTENT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF DATE. 

This 2 day practical training course offers a variety of mobilisation techniques for all joints of the foot, taking into account current thinking on foot function and how this impacts on our assessment of the joints concerned. In this matter It notes the work of Nester, Wolf, Lundgren and Huson.
In terms of intervention it employs techniques from Mulligan, Maitland, Conneely plus some of Ian’s own. It also takes into account aspects of working with the neurophysiology i.e. looking at how to employ afferent feed back to reduce muscle guarding issues.

Course Content

• Treatment directed tests that help assess and aim to restore individual joint movement within the foot as well as restore functional mechanistic relationship between varied joint structures.
• Explore the implications from outcomes of such tests in relation to clinical reasoning and appropriate treatment options for the foot and its presenting symptoms.
• Employ 30, readily learnt and simply applied treatment directed tests and intervention techniques including how to use foot mobilisation for the learning outcomes listed below.

Learning Outcomes

Employ 30, readily learnt and simply applied treatment directed tests and intervention techniques including how to use foot mobilisation for the following learning outcomes:

• Reducing increased stiffness in the foot post-injury, immobilisation or surgery.
• Part of a treatment care pathway for rear, mid and forefoot pain, neuritis issues and ankle limitation of movement.
• Techniques to improve quality of function of some hammer toes (using muscle energy techniques).
• Simple and gentle techniques for restoring cuboid function and range of movement of the subtalar joint.
• Improving quality of patients lives.
• Add to the earning steam of your clinic.

Whats included?

It comes with Pre-reading PDF, manual, and videos of the techniques for post course use, extended scope practice for COP members

Suitability

This course is suitable for:

• Podiatrists, Private and NHS practitioners

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