The lunge test is a weightbearing measurement of the static range of motion of the ankle joint that has been shown to have good reliability and a limitation in it has been associated with an increased risk for some injuries. To do a lunge test, you...
By definition, forefoot varus is an pathomechanical entity in which the plantar plane of the forefoot is inverted relative to a perpendicular bisection of the rear of the calcaneus when the subtalar joint is in its defined neutral position and the...
The Foot Posture Index is a tool that has 6 observations associated with it to quantify the posture or alignment of the foot during weightbearing. It built on the limitations of previous measurements (which most tend to be unreliable) and...
The Foot Posture Index is a tool that clinicians and researchers can use for assessing the posture of the foot. Feet come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and there needs to be a way to classify them to help decide when something is not normal, to...
For our purposes here forefoot valgus is defined as a deviation in the frontal plane when the subtalar joint is held in the defined neutral position and the lateral forefoot is loaded or dorsiflexed, resulting in a forefoot that is everted relative...
Forefoot supinatus is defined as a soft tissue contracture of the forefoot in which the forefoot is in an inverted or supinated position relative to the rearfoot when the rearfoot is in its defined neutral position. The cause of forefoot supinatus...
Both forefoot varus and forefoot supinatus can look the same, but they are two totally different entities. By definition they both are an inverted forefoot when the rearfoot is in its defined neutral position and the midtarsal joints are maximally...
Forefoot supinatus is defined as a soft tissue contracture in which the forefoot is inverted on the rearfoot when the rearfoot is in it defined neutral position and the midtarsal joint is maximally pronated. This looks similar to forefoot varus, but...
Hallux limitus is just what its name says. The ‘Hallux’ is the big toe and ‘limitus’ is a limitation in the range of motion of the hallux. A structural hallux limitus is when there is structurally a limitation in the range of motion of the joint...
A functional hallux limitus is by definition a functional limitation of the range of motion at the hallux or first metatarsophalangeal joint. The limitation in the range of motion only happens when “functioning”, such as walking. The range of motion...
