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Learning the Foot

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Objectives

Objectives of Learning about Feet

!! Explain and understand the importance of Feet !! Learn key anatomy on the foot need for advance classes !! Understand pronation, and how to choose the different types
!! Neutral Pronation, Supination, and Overpronation

!! Define Gait Cycle !! Observe the different types of way your heel strikes

Feet!
Why are they so important?
!! Once you learn to walk, your feet have a tough job !! You give them a beating, every day as they absorb the impact of your full body weight standing and moving. !! They are the foundation of your body and have a direct affect on most aspects of your health, but commonly are the most ignored part until your in pain. !! Feet have two key functions
!! Weight Bearing !! Propulsion

What is a key function of Feet?

Walking

Propulsion

Moving

Balancing

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Foot Anatomy
!! The foot has 26 Bones, 33 joints, and 100 plus muscles, tendons, and ligaments !! 20 of those muscles are what gives the foot its shape by holding the bones in position !! A pair counts for ! of all the bones in you body !! Feet are the farthest body part from the heart !! Feet sustain several tons of pressure (in a one-mile run) and provides flexibility and resiliency

Feet count for _% of bones in your body?

25 %

20 %

35 %

15 %

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Have you heard of Pronation?

Pronation of the foot refers to how the body distributes weight as it cycles through the gait. During the gait cycle the foot can pronate in many different ways based on rearfoot and forefoot function. Types of pronation include neutral pronation, supination, and overpronation. Watch the video for a demonstration on what to look for in pronation. Click on the man on your right.

Did you figure out your personal pronation?

There are three types of pronation?

True

False

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Gait Cycle
!! The Gait Cycle or walking cycle allows us to move !! The cycle begins when one foot contacts the ground and ends when the foot contacts the ground again !! 2 key areas Stance and Swing

The Gait Cycle Muscles in Action

Determine your heel strike?

Foot Strike is how the foot contacts the ground as it goes through the gait cycle, can you figure out your striking pattern or where you might use these different striking patterns?
!! Forfoot Strike - Toe-heel: ball of foot lands first !! Midfoot Strike - Heel and ball land simultaneously !! Heel Strike - Heel-toe: heel of foot lands, then plantar flexes to ball

How do you strike your heel?

Heel Strike

Normal

Forfoot Strike

Midfoot Strike

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