COURSE DETAILS
Foot & Ankle Model (Module-5) is a two day course and has a total credit or CEU’s of 20 HRS which consists of 4 HRS Pre Reading and 16 HRS of practical lab session.
PRE STUDY MATERIAL
- Understanding anatomy & biomechanics of Foot & Ankle.
- Anatomy of muscles & areas of palpation.
- Clinical Interrelationship & pathophysiology of Foot & Ankle Injuries.
COURSE DETAILS & ITINERARY
DAY 1
9:00 am to 10:30 am
(A) Introduction of dry needling in Foot & Ankle domain.
(B) APTA, ASAP guidelines for safe dry needling.
(C) Contraindications & Indications of dry needling.
(D) Adverse affects, Precautions & Limitations of dry needling.
(E) Needle safety & infection control, OSHA standard.
(F) Understanding areas of caution in Foot & Ankle region.
10:30 am to 12:00 noon
The functional integrated approach of needling of the following muscles, bands and
tendons & its functional areas of the Foot & Ankle will be explained in detail with the practical
Lab sessions:
(A) Plantar Functional Areas:
(1) First Layer Muscles:
(a) Abductor Hallucis
(b) Flexor Digitorum Brevis
(c) Abductor Digitiminimi.
12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
(1) Second Layer Muscles:
(a) Quadratus Plantae
(b) Lumbricals.
(2) Third Layer Muscles:
(a) Flexor Hallucis Brevis
(b) Adductor Hallucis (Oblique & Transverse)
(c) Flexor Digitiminimi.
(3) Fourth Layer Muscles:
(a) Plantar Interosseous
(b) Opponens Digitiminimi.
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
(A) Pathological Interventions:
(1) Turf Toe
(2) Bunions
(3) Heel Spur.
DAY 2
9:00 am to 12:00 am
The functional integrated approach of needling of the following muscles, bands and tendons & its
functional areas of the Foot& Anklewill be explained in detail with the practical Lab sessions:
(A) Dorsal Functional Areas:
(1) Extrinsic Muscles:
(a) Flexor Digitorum Longus
(b) Flexor Hallucis Longus
(c) Tibialis Posterior
(d) Plantaris
(e) Fibularis Longus
(f) Fibularis Tertius.
12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
(2) Intrinsic Muscles:
(a) Extensor Digitorum Brevis
(b) Extensor Hallucis Brevis.
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
(B) Nerve Pain Pathway:
(1) Lateral Sural Cutaneous Nerve low
(2) Medial Sural Cutaneous Nerve low
(3) Deep Fibular Nerve low.
(C) Pathological Interventions:
(1) Metatarsalgia
(2) Peroneal Tendinitis
(3) Mortons Neuroma
(4) Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome.
4:45 pm To 5 pm
Exam Theory & Practical