Do you tend to see a lot of ankle sprains in the clinic? In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member Stacy Soappman discusses sprains and demonstrates one way to treat the subtalar joint.

Topics: NAIOMT, lower extremity, upper extremity, ankle pain

Topics: NAIOMT, lower extremity, upper extremity, ankle pain

As PTs, and despite time constraints, we must always listen carefully to our patients, do our due diligence with testing and clinically reason through our patients' problems to find solutions that will work for them. In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member and practicing clinician discusses how she used a sacro-iliac belt to help a hiker with complaints of knee pain.  

Topics: NAIOMT, lower extremity

We'll admit. The World Cup has us diving into the lower extremity. With all the fancy footwork--and collisions--happening, we can't help but see each play through a physical therapist's lens. So in the spirit of the World Cup, we cover the subtalar joint--examination and assessment of glide in eversion and abduction in the video below.

Topics: NAIOMT, lower extremity, manual therapy videos, Manual Therapy Videos, Subtalar Joint Manipulation, world cup injuries, world cup

Do you treat runners? Or people who want to be runners? In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty Stacy Soappman discusses a common ankle problem that can lead to pain in the foot, ankle, or knee, and one way to assess and treat.

Topics: lower extremity, Manual Therapy Videos, Uncategorized, runner knee pain treatment, treating runners

In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member Stacy Soappman addresses about one way to treat the talocrural joint following a plantar flexion/inversion ankle sprain.

Topics: PT, lower extremity, manual therapy techniques, Manual Therapy Videos

Since spring-like weather is taking its sweet time in many parts of the country, full-on cycling season has yet to blossom. Not being a huge fan of the lingering cold, myself, I'm among all the fair weather cyclists that have been crowding into spin class, preparing for warmer outdoor riding.  And tends to happens when you're in our profession, :) people have been stopping me after class to ask questions about the various aches and pains they are experiencing as they exercise and get ready for summer sports.  The question I'm most frequently asked?

Topics: lumbopelvic spine, manual therapy, PT, lower extremity, Uncategorized, cycling injuries

As more and more runners pick up their training volume for upcoming races, we inevitably see more running injuries in the clinic. In the video below, NAIOMT faculty Bill Temes addresses foot pathology in the distance runner at an Advanced Lower Quadrant Integration course in New York City.

Topics: manual therapy, lower extremity, Manual Therapy Videos, distance runner, foot pathology

In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT's Bill Temes demonstrates a thorough assessment and treatment of the talocrural joint complex.

Topics: Knee-Foot-Ankle, talocrural joint, lower extremity, manual therapy videos

Topics: manual therapy, physical therapy, lower extremity, ankle sprain, Musculoskeletal Monday