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For the practitioner who’s never stopped being curious. Til Luchau and Whitney Lowe bring together leading researchers, master clinicians, and big questions from across bodywork, massage, and manual therapy — exploring not just what we do with our hands, but why it works and how to do it better. Smart, grounded, and genuinely useful conversations for the somatic arts and sciences.
For professional practitioners in bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedics, sports massage, physical therapy, and osteopathy — as well as yoga, strength and conditioning, and allied professions.
This podcast is not medical or treatment advice.
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Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
In celebration of Til Luchau's upcoming "Ankle Issues" livestreamed course, 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/
- Trail Guide to Movement: save 15% by entering "thinking" at checkout on booksofdiscovery.com
- Whitney Lowe’s site: AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com
- Til Luchau’s site: Advanced-Trainings.com
Podcast anatomy image from Advanced Myofascial Techniques, Volume 1. Used under license from Primal Pictures.
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(The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)
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