Rest and Recovery

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Not all heel pain is Plantar Fasciitis! Consider other causes such as bone stress injury, neural pain, tendinopathy or fat pad involvement.
Image adapted from Hossain and Makwana (2011) “Not Plantar Fasciitis”: the differential diagnosis and management of heel pain syndrome. Orthopaedics and Trauma.

Return to sport decisions after an acute lateral ankle sprain injury: introducing the framework

A for all working in Sports Medicine?!

http://ow.ly/GGvj50FhszE

Know your anatomy 🦴 🧠

Study shows interesting potential method for reducing ankle sprains ‘Spraino’ 🏃🏾‍♂️ 👟

🔥Plantar Fasciitis🔥
Got pain on your heel or arch of the foot? Sound familiar?

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📚Some facts
1️⃣ Accounts for 30% running related injuries
2️⃣ Typically takes 3-6 months to fix
3️⃣ Classic Pain with first steps in morning

Some risk factors
1️⃣ Reduced ankle dorsiflexion
2️⃣ 45-60 years old
3️⃣ Recently Changed from heel to midfoot strike
4️⃣ Higher BMI
5️⃣ Tib posterior weakness
6️⃣ Poor Foot & Ankle flexibility
7️⃣ Ankle Invertors & evertors weak
8️⃣ Footwear
9️⃣ Weak hamstrings & Calf group
🔟 Too much load, Too soon

An infographic specifically for intermittent claudication, but advice pertinent to all

http://ow.ly/BkPu50yRRFb