When the Feet Hit the Ground...Everything Changes $0.00

When the Feet Hit the Ground...Everything Changes

When the Feet Hit the Ground
Description

This 2-day lab-based 16-hour (1.6 CEU) Continuing Education course is designed to teach foot and ankle biomechanics and discuss the effects they have on the lower extremities.


The Con Ed course will blend lecture with extensive hands-on lab time with a low participant to instructor ratio to best master the skills that are presented. You will learn how to identify and treat foot pathologies and develop an expert understanding of how altering foot mechanics can create positive effects up the lower extremity chain.


The research-based treatment principles will include shoe recommendation, taping, exercise, over-the-counter and custom orthotic prescription. You will learn practical skills for immediate application in your practice.


To be best prepared for the course, a 60 minute in-depth anatomy and joint axes presentation is provided. Participants are required to view the presentation and complete a comprehension quiz prior to attending. Access information will be provided 30 days prior to your course date.


Course Objectives

1. Describe the anatomy and tri-plane joint biomechanics of the foot and ankle complex


2. Perform a comprehensive biomechanical examination of the lower kinetic chain


3. Discuss the regional interdependence of the entire lower kinetic chain during gait and functional activities


4. Differentiate between normal and abnormal gait biomechanics during walking


5. Compare and contrast various footwear options as they relate to foot type and gait


6. Integrate custom and non-custom orthotic therapy devices into the treatment plans of patients with lower quarter pathology


7. Integrate evidence-based exercise, taping and manual therapy interventions into a comprehensive treatment plan


Course Agenda

Day 1:

  • 7:30 - 8:00 - Breakfast and Check-in
  • 8:00 - 8:30 - Anatomy and Joint Axes Review
  • 8:30 - 9:00 - Normal Gait Kinetics and Kinematics
  • 9:00 - 10:15 - Subtalar Neutral Lab
  • 10:15 - 10:30 - Break
  • 10:30 - 11:30 - Intrinsic Abnormalities
  • 11:30 - 12:15 - Extrinsic Abnormalities
  • 12:15 - 1:15 - Lunch
  • 1:15 - 3:00 - Biomechanical Evaluation
  • 3:00 - 3:50 - Footwear
  • 3:50 - 4:00 - Break
  • 4:00 - 5:00 - Orthotics Lecture
  • 5:00 - 5:45 - Orthotics Lab

Day 2:

  • 8:00 - 8:30 - Day 1 Review
  • 8:30 - 9:30 - Video Gait Analysis
  • 9:30 - 10:30 - Tendon Pathologies
  • 10:30 - 10:45 - Break
  • 10:45 - 11:45 - Foot & Ankle Manual Therapy Lab
  • 11:45 - 12:45 - Lunch
  • 12:45 - 1:30 - Foot & Ankle Taping Techniques
  • 1:30 - 2:45 - Select Foot & Ankle Pathology
  • 2:45 - 3:20 - Therapeutic Exercise for the Distal Chain
  • 3:20 - 3:30 - Break
  • 3:30 - 4:00 - Therapeutic Exercises for the Proximal Chain
  • 4:00 - 4:30 - Case Studies

Website for additional information or to register

https://www.whenthefeethittheground.com/course-registration



Instructor names

For course specific instructors, please see the course website.


Paul Drumheller MPT, OCS, SCS, CSCS


Chad McCann DPT, CSCS


David Nolan PT, DPT, MS, OCS, SCS, CSCS


Suzie Lefever PT, ATC, MA, Cped


Robyn Smith MS, PT, SCS, CGFI-M2


Disciplines accredited for

PT, PTA, AT