28 Jul Ankle Dorsiflexion – ISOTIB
HOW: Begin this exercise in a seated position with your ankle hanging comfortably off the edge of a table or elevated surface. With the ISOTIB appropriately on your foot, pull your toes up towards your face, pause for the given amount of time, and return...
12 Mar Standing Toe Raise
HOW: Stand by an object or wall to help with your balance. Stand as tall as you can with your feet about shoulder width apart. Raise your toes up keeping your heels on the ground. Lift them up and down for the prescribed amount of...
12 Mar Single Leg Heel Raise – Box Support, Weight
HOW: Stand behind an elevated surface or box. Grab onto a dumbbell in one hand. Place the opposite foot and leg onto the box with your foot flat and knee bent. Stay tall and straight as you push into the ground with the foot on...
12 Mar Pogos – In Place
HOW: Have your feet slightly less than shoulder width apart. Push into the ground with your toes lifting your heels slightly off of the ground in a small hopping motion. Continue this motion quickly as you hop up and down staying on the balls of...
20 Sep Tibialis Anterior Foam Rolling
HOW: Place a foam roller on the ground and position it below your knees at the top part of the lower leg. Place your hands or forearms on the ground and roll up and down on the muscle in the front part of your...
28 Aug Wall Sit – Toe Lifts
HOW: Lean against a wall with your back flat against it and your feet out in front of you. Slightly bend your knees and sit into a small squat on the wall. From here, lift your toes up as high as you can. Do...
07 Aug Seated Ankle Pump
HOW: Start in a seated position with your feet flat on the ground. From here, push into the ground with your toes lifting your heels up, followed by returning to the starting position and lifting your toes off the ground. Alternate bringing your heels...
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...
10 Jun Long Arc Quad – Dorsiflexion Bias, Kettlebell
HOW: Sit on a tall chair or elevated step where your feet are off of the ground. Place your foot in the kettlebell handle. Point your toes up as you kick your leg straight up ending with your knee straight. Bring the weight back...
16 May Seated Ankle Dorsiflexion – AROM
HOW: Start in a seated position with your heel on an elevated surface and your foot hanging off. Allow your toes to go down towards the floor and then bring your toes up towards the ceiling. Make sure to use a high enough surface...