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medial longitudinal arch of the foot with continued progressive deformity of the foot and ankle. The anatomy of the foot and ankle are complex, with multiple

strike: the ankle is in slight plantarflexion. This increases until foot flat. Midstance: this reverse to dorsiflexion as the body passes over the foot. Toe-off:

(heel contusion) Achilles Tendinopathy Retrocalcaneal bursitis Posterior ankle impingement Calcaneal stress fracture Unicameral (simple) bone cyst Bone

navicular) Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Posterior Ankle Impingement Referred Pain from the lumbar spine Complications of acute ankle injuries Os tibiale externum (accessory

patient supine with foot perpendicular to leg Palpate sulcus lateral to medial malleolus and medial to TA and EHL tendons Then plantarflex foot with needle entering

joint 15-20 degrees and apply gentle traction Insert needle dorsally just medial or lateral to midline between the metatarsal head and base of proximal phalanx

inverts. When the subtalar joint inverts and the foot supinates, locking the transverse joint, and causing the foot to be transformed into a rigid structure

syndrome: a spectrum of conditions responsible for plantar lateral foot pain. Foot Ankle Int. 1994 Mar;15(3):112-24. doi: 10.1177/107110079401500306. PMID:

dorsal and plantar surfaces of the foot Feel the skin temperature Feel/palpate for peripheral pulses Squeeze the MTPJs Feel/palpate the mid-foot, ankle joint

surround the ankle act to limit plantarflexion and dorsiflexion, anterior and posterior movement of the foot, tilting of the talus, and inversion and eversion

transverse and diagonal fibers to produce a spiral honeycomb effect. Abduction motion of the foot/ankle can be demonstrated by maintaining the foot flat on

weight-bearing AP or mortise view along with a lateral view is sufficient for foot and ankle assessment. Weight-bearing AP or mortise view Weight-bearing lateral

the ground when the body passes over the foot in toe-off. Main article: Ligaments of the Foot and Ankle Medial and lateral collateral ligaments: primary ligaments

presents with recurrent ankle sprain and a rigid flatfoot. In children aged 8-14 there may be progressive lateral ankle pain and a mildly stiff hindfoot

with the foot hanging down and the hip is in abduction and external rotation. The ankle is relaxed. Two layers are applied, an under-wrap and a brown rigid

calcaneofibular (346N), and deltoid (714N). The Ottawa Ankle rule is an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle and mid-foot. Sensitivity is almost

thickened plantar joint capsule, and medial and lateral flexor-tendon complexes. It courses from the first metatarsal head and attaches to the proximal phalanx

patient hold the foot in strong eversion and palpating for the V-shaped fork of the two tendons. They are the primary structures provided foot eversion. They

sagittal plane producing dorsiflexion and plantarflexion. There are collateral ligaments that are similar in location and function to those of the metatarsophalangeal

pain scores and the need for systemic analgesia , potentially decreasing side effects Foot and toe fractures Foot Burns Foreign Body in the Foot Abscess Requiring

the tibia and talus, lateral to the medial malleolus and medial to the tibialis anterior and extensor hallucis longus tendons Plantarflex the foot with needle

peroneus longus, and plantarflexion of the first MTPJ to 10°, a "pronator twist" of the forefoot is produced. The medial foot moves plantarward, and the entire

it can involve the sole of the foot, distal foot, toes, and sometimes the heel. It can also radiate up the medial ankle. The pain tends to be worse at

There may also be decreased calf flexibility, foot pronation, and abnormalities of the arch of the foot (pes planus or pes cavus). There may be a secondary

be trialed. In patients with poor ankle control where there is variable foot drop during swing phase and poor control but adequate power during stance

pseudoganglion. Foot abnormalities: increased foot pronation, midtarsal joint laxity, forefoot varus, rear foot eversion, pes planus, cavovarus foot, hypertrophy

neuropathy: bring ankle into dorsiflexion and inverison, then flex the hip. Posterior impingement: passively hyperplantarflex the ankle looking for pain

in dorsiflexion and eversion, and then inverting and adducting the forefoot. Pronation: nearly equal elements of eversion, abduction, and dorsiflexion Supination:

muscle and quadratus plantae. The Gray's anatomy image and many other anatomy textbook images are incorrect. The Baxter nerve is quite posterior and lies

prevalence and distribution of ankle pain and symptomatic radiographic ankle osteoarthritis in community dwelling older adults: A systematic review and cross-sectional

ulcerations, non-plantigrade foot, or a foot or ankle that has become unstable and cannot be corrected through immobilization and off-loading. Surgery ranges

the foot Strongest dorsiflexor - tibialis anterior. Provides eccentric control during stance from heel-strike to foot flat. Prevents foot slap, and during

of his foot. There was normal passive ankle range of motion, but there was restriction actively. There was normal inversion and eversion. His foot was neurovascularly

radiculopathy: foot drop with radicular pain, and concurrent low back pain. Sciatic nerve compression: foot drop with radicular pain, and weakness of knee

where the peroneus brevis and plantar fascia insert (Figure 4). These fractures occur during forced inversion of the foot and ankle while plantar flexed. This

for transitional ankle fractures includes ankle sprain, extra-physeal fractures of the distal tibia or fibula, and syndesmotic ankle injury. Red flags

this condition. The medial and lateral plantar nerves arise from the tibial nerve as it courses from the ankle into the foot, and these go forward to provide

Injuries that cause ankle fractures may also cause damage outside of the ankle region per se. For example, a twisting injury to the foot and ankle may send force

functions to bear and distribute weight to the foot while standing, and to permit complex foot movements in coordination with the ankle joint, especially

Each person’s foot absorbs force in a slightly different manner predicated by that person’s foot shape, alignment, foot stiffness, and gait pattern. Therefore

long-leg cast, one that crosses the knee and ankle joints; surgical treatment thereby liberates the knee and ankle. Permitting motion of those joints helps

subacromial space, biceps tendon sheath, joints of the hand and wrist, knee, ankle, and foot. Daniels et al 2018 (open access) Finnoff et al 2015 Daniels

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bacterial endocarditis, hepatitis B and C Bone disease: Osteomalacia, Osteomyelitis Endocrine: Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, Hyperparathyroidism

spondylitis. Infections (bones, joints, discs, epidural abscess, and meningitis) Tumours DISH and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament Chronic

Tendinopathy Patellar Instability Hoffa's Fat Pad Inflammation Prepatellar Bursitis and Infrapatellar Bursitis Osgood-Schlatter Disease Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Disease

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flexion, wrist extension, and forearm pronation Ulnar neuropathy: Paresthesias of the ring and little fingers, positive Tinel sign and compression tests at

Neuroplasticity Course (workbook) Paintrainer Pain Guide Flippin' Pain Foot and Ankle educational resources Hip educational resources My joint pain Podcasts

varus and high knee Q angles are also associated features. Assess ankle mobility by testing foot dorsiflexion with the hip flexed to 90 degrees and the knee

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Procedures Elbow and Forearm Procedures Foot and Ankle Procedures General Procedure Concepts Hand and Wrist Procedures Head and Jaw Procedures Knee and Leg Procedures

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association), and lead and organic pollutants (likely association). Developmental risk factors include abnormal biomechanics (such as valgus and varus knee

anterolateral knee; L5 was the lower leg and lateral ankle; and S1 was the dorsolateral thigh, lateral ankle, lateral foot. They found more variability with hypoaesthesia

the foot is touching the ground. It makes up 60% of the gait cycle and incorporates heel strike, foot flat, mid-stance, and push-off (heels-off and toes-off)

Osteoarthritis or Ankle (Tibiotalar) Osteoarthritis Tendon injuries - Achilles Tendinopathy, Plantaris Tendinopathy Nerve entrapment - Common peroneal nerve and branches

Posterior Thigh Pain Buttock Pain Anterior Thigh Pain Knee Pain Calf Pain Ankle Pain Foot Pain Neuropathic Leg Pain Other Abdominal Wall Pain Chest Wall Pain

Shoulder disorders Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy and Subacromial Pain Syndrome Adhesive Capsulitis Proximal Biceps Tendon Disorders Shoulder Osteoarthritis

flexion strength, and foot drop are common features of distal weakness. Patients with this pattern struggle to walk on their heels or toes. Foot drop can be

inguinal wall weakness, tear of external oblique aponeurosis, "Sports Hernia", and Rectus Abdominis Tendinopathy Pubic bone stress Hip chondral lesion or labral

Loss of flexion of the toes and inversion of the foot. Loss of sensation of the sole of the foot, inferior aspect of the toes, and nail beds "Instant Anatomy

injury (acute and chronic) Ulnar neuritis Avulsion fracture of the medial epicondyle (children and adolescents) Apophysitis (children and adolescents) Referred

Elbow and Forearm Conditions Foot and Ankle Conditions Hand and Wrist Conditions Knee and Leg Conditions Lumbar Spine Conditions Pelvis, Hip and Thigh

movements Posture and alignment Thoracolumbar alignment coronal and sagittal plane Lumbar alignment coronal and sagittal plane Pelvic alignment Foot alignment

Entrapment Ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve entrapment Endometriosis (in abdominal wall scar) Diabetic radiculopathy Abdominal wall tear and intra-abdominal

of movement is usually bending and straightening, or flexion and extension. Examples include the elbow, knee, ankle, and interphalangeal joints. This section

Nerve to piriformis Sciatic nerve Nerve to quadratus and inferior glemellus Nerve to obturator internus and superior gemellus Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve

patient may also have weak ankle dorsiflexion, eversion, inversion, and toe flexion. There may be buttock pain and gluteal and hamstring weakness. Sensory

very slowly progressive neuropathy, and patients have normal life spans. However, they often need ankle-foot orthoses and occasionally a stick to walk. There

segments) and spare muscles from other nerves. For example, over 85% of patients with foot drop secondary to peroneal nerve injury have weak ankle dorsiflexion

nerve) Motor innervation Extensive motor innervation to thigh, leg, ankle, foot.

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osteoarthritis Other hip joint causes Extra-articular hip causes Gluteus medius and/or minimus tendinopathy Hamstring origin tendinopathy, or origin avulsion

Posterior Thigh Pain Buttock Pain Anterior Thigh Pain Knee Pain Calf Pain Ankle Pain Foot Pain Neuropathic Leg Pain Other Abdominal Wall Pain Chest Wall Pain

Posterior Thigh Pain Buttock Pain Anterior Thigh Pain Knee Pain Calf Pain Ankle Pain Foot Pain Neuropathic Leg Pain Other Abdominal Wall Pain Chest Wall Pain

Femoroacetabular Impingement Proximal iliotibial band syndrome Apophysitis of the pelvis and hip Acetabular labral pathology Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Radicular Pain

Posterior Thigh Pain Buttock Pain Anterior Thigh Pain Knee Pain Calf Pain Ankle Pain Foot Pain Neuropathic Leg Pain Other Abdominal Wall Pain Chest Wall Pain

Vestibular neuritis and Labyrinthitis Meniere's disease Bilateral vestibular paresis or loss Superior semicircular canal dehiscence and perilymph fistula

innervates. Most muscles are innervated by more than one spinal nerve root, and therefore consist of multiple myotomes. Understanding the myotomes is integral

Lumbar Radicular Pain (L4) Lumbar plexopathy - weakness of hip adductors and flexors, abdominal wall pain Stress fracture of femur Avulsion of rectus femoris

Posterior Thigh Pain Buttock Pain Anterior Thigh Pain Knee Pain Calf Pain Ankle Pain Foot Pain Neuropathic Leg Pain Other Abdominal Wall Pain Chest Wall Pain

Posterior Thigh Pain Buttock Pain Anterior Thigh Pain Knee Pain Calf Pain Ankle Pain Foot Pain Neuropathic Leg Pain Other Abdominal Wall Pain Chest Wall Pain

Posterior Thigh Pain Buttock Pain Anterior Thigh Pain Knee Pain Calf Pain Ankle Pain Foot Pain Neuropathic Leg Pain Other Abdominal Wall Pain Chest Wall Pain

assess for shoulder and pelvic symmetry; and alignment of the hips, knees, and ankles. Look at the "hole" between the elbows and the trunk and assess if the

Gastro-oesophageal reflux and laryngo-oesophageal reflux Soft tissue injuries Occult cervical spine fracture or instability Tumours of the neck, hypopharynx

See reviews by Tofts et al, Colombi et al, and Kumar et al Generalised Joint Hypermobility Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder or Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos

Posterior Thigh Pain Buttock Pain Anterior Thigh Pain Knee Pain Calf Pain Ankle Pain Foot Pain Neuropathic Leg Pain Other Abdominal Wall Pain Chest Wall Pain

Posterior Thigh Pain Buttock Pain Anterior Thigh Pain Knee Pain Calf Pain Ankle Pain Foot Pain Neuropathic Leg Pain Other Abdominal Wall Pain Chest Wall Pain

syndrome) Pain from thoracic spine costovertebral joints interspinous ligaments and paravertebral muscles possibly not costotransverse joints or facet joints

arthritis and Sjögren syndrome), infection (hepatitis B and C, human immunodeficiency virus, Lyme disease, cytomegalovirus, Herpes zoster virus and various

Supine, flex-abduct-ER hip, so that lateral ankle now sits on contralateral knee (ie. Frog leg) Stabilise ASIS, and push knee towards table. +ve if reproduces

patterns in descending frequency: Buttock and thigh, buttock and groin, buttock alone, groin alone, and groin and thigh. Buttock, PSIS pain is present in

seconds to 10 minutes, pain in the calf or foot, persistent pain after the cramp, and sleep disruption and stress. Patients may have recently engaged in

medullary cone and consists of the spinal nerves L2-L5, S1-S5, and the coccygeal nerve. These nerves are comprised of dorsal (sensory) and ventral (motor)

Manchikanti et al DePalma et al.. What is the source of chronic low back pain and does age play a role?. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2011. 12:224-33. PMID:

hypertonic, and hyperreflexive. There is an association with pathologic reflexes (such as Babinski's and Hoffmann) and induced clonus of the ankle or wrist

occur with mouth puckering and weak eye closure. The weakness usually starts in the hands and ankles with hand strength and foot drop. Other than weakness

recording from the soleus and plantar foot muscles. The H reflex is useful for assessing the S1 nerve root in a suspected radiculopathy, and for assessing proximal

predominant features are joint hypermobility, abnormal skin texture and repair, and tissue and vascular fragility. The 2017 classification system presented 13

provide stability and cushioning to the knee joint. Hyaline cartilage lining the tibia and femur provide shock absorption Medial and lateral menisci provide

sprint take offs with ankle dorsiflexion. Friction. Excessive and large movements. Seen in the long tendons of the hand and foot. Staging Reactive tendinopathy

Posterior Thigh Pain Buttock Pain Anterior Thigh Pain Knee Pain Calf Pain Ankle Pain Foot Pain Neuropathic Leg Pain Other Abdominal Wall Pain Chest Wall Pain

(f) Review article by Schmidt et al, 2020 Nerve entrapments lower leg ankle and foot - 673 KB (f) McCrory et al, 2002

Coccydynia Distal Weakness Foot Drop Leg Cramps Neuropathic Pain Numbness Proximal Weakness Sternoclavicular Joint Pain and Instability Thoracic Spinal

groin and lateral hip, and then gradually works its way around to the back of the thigh but not buttock, and down the lateral aspect of the leg and foot

into skip bin. Picked up a 30kg block and twisted and felt ‘pop’ in his lower back & immediate pain Worked on and that evening he had significant low back