Continuing Education - Management of Ankle and Foot Disorders

Title: Management of Ankle and Foot Disorders

Course Description

This two day course includes 80% hands-on practical training and 20% didactic lecture instruction to effectively integrate examination and manual therapy intervention techniques, as well as therapeutic exercises into the clinical management. The content of the course includes:

(1) Red flags and Differential diagnoses,

(2) review of current evidence for examination and interventions for common ankle and foot disorders,

(3) review of the current Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG),

(4) manual therapy techniques (high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust manipulation techniques, joint mobilizations, mobilizations with movement, and muscle energy techniques) and

(5) therapeutic exercises.

Course Outcomes
At the completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

• Explain the potential red flags and differential diagnoses for ankle and foot pain.
• Describe the indications, precautions and contraindications of manual therapy techniques.
• Identify appropriate examination and interventions for ankle and foot disorders according to current evidence.
• Select the most effective examination and treatment techniques based on the clinical assessment.
• Demonstrate appropriate application of examinations for ankle and foot disorders according to current evidence.
• Demonstrate appropriate application of interventions including manual therapy and therapeutic exercise.
• Apply and perform the four grades of passive movement accurately using accessory techniques of examination and treatment.
• Develop an individualized treatment plan for patients with ankle and foot disorders.