Biomech
7/22/99
Foot/Gait
- Very
complicated
- Intrinsic
foot muscles and extrinsic
- Two
purposes
1.
gripping, support
2.
on take off, convert to a level—lock all joint surfaces to
have a solid bone for push off
- a
slight difference in the foot, can affect everything else
- palpation
- right
hand screw for right foot
- Lisfranc's
joint—metatarsal/tarsal joints
- 2nd
metatarsal should not have much movement
- bunions
- hallux
valgus
- 99%
are self induced from bad foot wear
- most
preventable surgery
- more
money spent on this that chiropractic