Diagnosis: By movement of the navicular ventrally and dorsally Steps for Treatment: Patient supine or seated with the knee flexed, hip flexed, abducted and externally rotated, foot on the table Physician is at the side or foot of the table One hand is on the calcaneus securing it against the […]
Category: Lower Limb
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Foot, Cuboid/First Cuneiform/Navicular Dysfunction (Plantar) Note: Common following inversion ankle sprain Steps for Treatment: The patient lies prone with the leg (off the table) flexed 30° at the knee. The physician stands at the foot of the table. The physician places the thumb on the medial side of the foot […]
Diagnosis (via Drawer Test): Remember that the Drawer Test is when you motion test a distal bone (Talus) in reference to a proximal bone (Tibia) (think of the knee in the same way) Anterior Drawer = talus moves anterior more Posterior Drawer = talus moves posterior more Notice the difference […]
Recall: Diagnosis of Fibular Head Steps for Treatment: Supine Treatment Patient is supine with physician standing on affected side. Flex the patient’s leg and hip about 90° on the affected side and stabilize by holding ankle firmly with caudad hand. Place cephalad hand in the popliteal fossa, with the MCP […]
Recall: Diagnosis of Fibular Head Steps for Treatment: Patient supine with slight knee flexion (~5°) (you can also use a pillow if you would like) Grasp ankle firmly with your caudad hand and internally rotate the ankle to bring the fibular head posterior Place thenar eminence of cephalad hand on […]
