Athletic Ankle Practical Course
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Functional Ankle Anatomy: Theory

Role of Talus, Planes of Motion, Sub-Talar & Midfoot
Lateral Ankle Ligaments, Syndesmosis & Fibula
Medial Ankle, Identifying Athletes at Injury Risk
Functional Ankle Anatomy Theory
Medial Ankle Injuries: Subjective & Objective Assessment

Subjective, Mechanisms, Footage, Ottawa Rules
Practical: Palpation, RoM, Resistance & Overpressure
Classification, Functional Testing, Differentials
Medial Ankle Injuries Subjective & Objective Assessment
Lateral Ankle Sprain: Subjective & Objective Assessment Part 1

Subjective Detective, Fractures & Ottawa Rules
Inversion vs High Ankle Sprains, Injury Footage
Practical: Palpation, Knee-to-Wall & Resistance
Lateral Ankle Sprain Subjective & Objective Assessment Part 1
Lateral Ankle Sprain: Subjective & Objective Assessment Part 2

Practical: Anterior Drawer, Talar Tilt, Dial testing
Posterior Ankle Test, 1st MTPJ, Functional Testing
Lateral Ankle Sprain Subjective Objective Assessment Part 2
Traumatic Ankle Injury: Clinical Reasoning Case Study

Injury, Subjective Interview, Hypotheses
MSK Clinical Translation Framework, Physio Input
MDT Management, Reflections & Learning
Traumatic Ankle Injury Clinical Reasoning Case Study
Ankle Treatments & Interventions

Treatment Aims, Addressing Sub-Talar Hypomobility
Distal Fibula/Malleoli, Ankle Taping Options
Orthotics, 1st MTPJ, Tibialisis Posterior & Complex Cases
Ankle Treatments & Interventions
Ankle Rehabilitation: Early to Late Stage & RTP

Rehab Aims & Principles, Timescales, Reduced Capacity Loading
Single Leg Control, Rehab Variables, Forward Propulsion, Calf & Tibialis Posterior
Injury Recurrence, Proximal Control, Integrating Impact, Propulsion, Muscle ‘Stiffness’
Strapping, Pain Acceptance, Plyometrics, Running Integration
Stability & Reactivity Markers, Game Demands & Return to Training/Competition
Ankle Rehabilitation Early to Late Stage RTP
Ankle: High Ankle/Syndesmosis Case Study

On Pitch & Clinical Assessment, Planning, Timescales & Acute Management
Week 1-6: Building Stiffness, Force Generation & Absorption
Monitoring, Late Stage Aims, Functional Criteria, Athlete Follow-up
Ankle High Ankle Syndesmosis Case Study

Practical: Palpation, RoM, Resistance & Overpressure

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