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Overcoming Complex Rehab Challenges: A Step-by-Step Guide for Health Professionals gait assessment goal setting rehabilitation Mar 14, 2025

Overcoming Complex Rehab Challenges: A Step-by-Step Guide for Health Professionals

As health professionals in  practice, we’ve all had those cases—the ones that keep us up at night, where progress feels slow, and we’re left questioning our approach. Managing complex rehab cases can be overwhelming,...

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The 5-Minute Gait Assessment Checklist Every Health Professional Needs compensations gait gait analysis gait assessment gait mechanics Feb 14, 2025

The 5-Minute Gait Assessment Checklist Every Health Professional Needs

As a health professional, analyzing gait is a cornerstone of understanding your client’s movement patterns, identifying dysfunctions, and tailoring interventions. While a comprehensive gait analysis can take time, a quick 5-minu...

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From Overwhelmed to Empowered: The Role of Thought Leadership in Health and Movement Professions and Rehab. Jan 10, 2025

From Overwhelmed to Empowered: The Role of Thought Leadership in Health and Movement Professions and Rehab.

Health and movement professionals face a unique challenge. The field of foot and ankle rehabilitation is vast, intricate, and constantly evolving. The pressure to stay updated while providing...

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Why Calf Raises Are NOT the Answer for Running and Walking 🦶👣😒 calf raises dns gait analysis gait mechanics running walking Dec 13, 2024

Why Calf Raises Are NOT the Answer for Running and Walking

When we talk about training for efficient gait—whether it's walking or running—one exercise seems to dominate every health professional's program: calf raises. But are calf raises truly addressing the needs of functional gait? Or are we per...

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Flexibility and Mobility for Injury Prevention – Insights from Barefoot Science dynamic stretching flexibility injury prevention mobility proprioception static stretching Nov 15, 2024

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Flexibility and mobility are essential components of optimal movement and injury prevention. For health professionals, it’s crucial to understand the distinct roles they play, particularly when incorporating practices such as barefoot science. This blog explores the relationship between ...

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The Small But Mighty: How Minor Toes Impact Balance and Why They Are Essential balance barefoot exercises foot intrinsics gait assessment mobility stability toes Oct 12, 2024

When we think about the structure of our feet, we often focus on major elements such as the arches, the heels, and the big toe. These components are certainly crucial for our mobility and balance, but an often-overlooked part of the equation is the role played by the less

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The Importance of Proper Footwear and Shoe Anatomy for Optimal Foot Health and Movement - The Foundations👟👞👟 shoe fit shoes sports shoe anatomy Sep 06, 2024

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Proper footwear is essential in managing and preventing foot issues, particularly for health professionals. The anatomy of a shoe and ensuring the right fit can significantly impact foot health, especially when dealing with modern surfaces like concrete and asphalt. This blog explores ...

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Why We Need to Look at Barefoot Science for Bunion Management 1st mpj barefoot science bunions footwear Aug 09, 2024

The Problem with Bunions and Conventional management and Footwear

Bunions, medically known as hallux abductus or hallux abductovalgus, are a prevalent foot deformity causing significant discomfort and mobility issues. They appear as a bony bump at the base of the big toe, resulting from the misalig...

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The Flaws of One-Size-Fits-All Rehab - A Dynamic Neuromuscular Perspective dns fascial manipulation rehab Jul 12, 2024

In the realm of rehabilitation, a one-size-fits-all approach is often seen as a convenient solution. However, this method falls short in addressing the unique needs of each individual. Research from dynamic neuromuscular perspectives, as highlighted in works by Dr. Pavel Kolar, The Stecco family , T...

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Understanding the Planes of Motion and Common Gait Compensations 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ barefoot exercises barefoot running compensations dynamic neuromuscular stabilization gait insoles sagittal trunk stabilisation Jun 14, 2024

Walking and running are fundamental human movements that involve complex interactions between muscles, joints, and neural control mechanisms. Understanding these movements through the lens of the planes of motion can provide valuable insights into common gait compensations and how they affect overal...

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Two types of tight Gastrocs - Physiological tighteness Vs Neurological tightness ankle dorsiflexion gastrocs midstance May 08, 2024

This Episode delves into the difference between the two different types of soft tissue tightness , and because we are are lower extremity focussed I will be using the gastrocs as an example.

How many of your clients have persistant tight calf muscles and hamstrings ?? I would say majority of them d...

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The Calcaneus -A Closer Look at Heel Strike Motion 🦶💪🧠 calcaneus foot function gait heel Apr 03, 2024

 The Calcaneus: A Closer Look at heel strike motion

I have used this text as my main source of referencing and pictures - Michaud, T.C., 2011. Human locomotion: the conservative management of gait-related disorders. Newton Biomechanics.

As the largest bone in the foot and the initial point o...

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