The Lunge Test; forget ankle range, think ankle stiffness
I first came across the Lunge Test back in 2006 whilst reading a thread on Podiatry Arena. It was at a time that my thinking was changing significantly with respect to what I had been taught during my...
View ArticleThe Supination Resistance Test
The supination resistance test holds particular interest for me as I am currently doing some research into it myself for my Masters degree at Manchester University. To my knowledge it first appeared...
View ArticleModified Low Dye Taping Technique
This is a short video to show how I apply low dye tape to my patients/athletes (usually in the context of short term pain relief for plantar heel pain or as a treatment direction test for foot...
View ArticleIs Categorising or Labelling Feet of Clinical Use?
Many clinicians will habitually group feet they see in clinic; some based on cursory observation (“they are a pronator/overpronator” etc) and some may do so more formally after performing something...
View ArticlePatellofemoral Pain: When Should We Consider Foot Orthoses?
Yesterday at the Annual Conference in Sports & Exercise Medicine in London I gave a workshop alongside Dr Simon Lack, a Physiotherapy colleague who has a PhD in patellofemoral pain (PFP). The...
View Article2D Vs. 3D Gait Analysis in Clinic… Some Thoughts
So this post is inspired by a blog I recently read on the Run3D website (see here) which was entitled “You aren’t still using 2D gait analysis… are you?” I’d recommend giving it a full read before...
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