25 Jul Foot Pronation Supination
HOW: Begin in a standing position with both feet almost together. Rotate your body to the left and right as far as you can go while keeping your heel and toes on the ground. Let your lower leg rotate as one foot pushes into...
17 Jul Single Leg Heel Raise – Big Toe Extension
HOW: Place a folded towel on the ground. Stand on the towel with just your big toe on the towel. Use a wall or something to hold onto with balance. Bend the other knee up off of the ground. Push into the towel and...
17 Jul Seated Eccentric Ankle Eversion – Band
HOW: In a seated position, loop a band around the balls of your feet. Push one foot out to the side using no tension. With the opposite foot, pull the band back across creating tension in the band while the other foot is holding...
17 Jul Seated Ankle Eversion – Band
HOW: Begin in a seated position with a band looped around the balls of your feet. Keep your feet mostly flat on the ground and also keep your knees in the same spot to avoid hip involvement. Push the band out with just your...
03 Jul Tibialis Anterior Soft Tissue Mobilization – Lacrosse Ball
HOW: In a seated position, grab a lacrosse ball. Apply the ball with one hand to the muscle area just to the outside of your shin bone. Apply as much pressure as you’d like along that muscle. FEEL: You should feel a massage like...
02 Jul Weight Bearing Ankle Dorsiflexion Assessment
Watch this video on how to assess ankle dorsiflexion. ...
02 Jul Ladder – Two In Linear Run
HOW: Stand on one end with both feet inside a block. While moving forward through each block, run through each block putting both feet in each. FEEL: You should feel the muscles in your legs working. COMPENSATION: Stay on the balls of your feet...
02 Jul Ladder – River Dance
HOW: In, Behind, Out. Stand at one end of the ladder to the side. While moving forward, bring the inside leg into the block as you move your outside leg behind it alternating all this all the way through the ladder. FEEL: You should...
02 Jul Ladder – Linear Run, Jab Step
HOW: Stand to the side at one end of the ladder. While keeping the outside foot out the whole time, move forward as the inside foot going in and out of each block. Use your arms to help with speed. Quicker the feet the...
02 Jul Ladder – Linear Jump
HOW: Stand on one end with both feet inside a block. While moving forward through each block, keep your feet together and hop to each block. FEEL: You should feel the muscles in your legs working. COMPENSATION: Stay on the balls of your feet...
