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Foot pronation and knee pain

Discussion in 'Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses' started by NewsBot, Jun 27, 2006.

  1. CraigT

    CraigT Well-Known Member

    No offense taken... just thought it was strange
     
  2. musmed

    musmed Active Member

    Dear Craig

    The subtalar joint is always in neutral. That is why everyone gets it right.

    The subtalar joint can never be in any other plane outside of a fractured one.

    Before you get heated, list the most common joints to get OA in them.

    OK...

    Is the subtalar joint in your top 10>>>

    of course not. pourqui?

    Just have a little think before emailing a reply.

    Noprobs

    PaulC in Beaitful Sydney
     
  3. CraigT

    CraigT Well-Known Member

    Paul,
    You have got me... I have absolutely no idea what you are trying to say...
    :confused::confused:
    CT
     
  4. musmed

    musmed Active Member

    Craig

    What I am saying is that since thew subtalar joint is in neutral, most poddies get the orthotics correct in the STJ axis as they do nothing to it.

    Since it is in neutral it never wears out.

    Hope this clarifies things

    Paul C
     
  5. CraigT

    CraigT Well-Known Member

    The subtalar inclinination angle that we are talking about here is completely different to STJ neutral position...
    Re read what has been posted- it refers to the relationship between movement of the foot in relation to the leg due to the position of the STJ axis.
    I hope this clarifies things!
     
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  30. scotfoot

    scotfoot Well-Known Member

    If the abductor hallucis support the medial longitudinal arch then presumably the flexor hallucis longus does as well, and yet little is ever heard of this supportive role . The FHL is a fairly large muscle and is just as well placed to give "arch support" .
     
  31. Stanley

    Stanley Well-Known Member

    All the muscles of the foot can in the right circumstances support the arch synergistically. For instance let's take the least likely possibility, an extensor of a toe. It stabilizes the toe, so the flexors do not flex the toe, but can become an accessory arch supporting muscle.
     
  32. scotfoot

    scotfoot Well-Known Member

    So the flexor hallucis longus muscle supports the arch and can help control pronation . But how do you determine if it is weak or functionally less active than it should be, and how would you correct this ?
     
  33. Stanley

    Stanley Well-Known Member

    If it is weak, then walking in the sand or the use of a foot exerciser. Most likely the muscle is inhibited. This can be done by manual muscle testing. But it is a skill that takes time to learn. Basically you put the isolated muscle in a maximally contracted position. Then you try to lengthen it. For the FHL that would mean forcing the toe upwards. You start with a light for and gradually increase it. I find that everyone is wired differently, so there are different responses. You should feel the muscle contract against the resistance. You might find no resistance at all or you might find that there is no resistance initially. So repeat several times and if this reoccurs every time, this shows and inhibited muscle. You might find no resistance at all. Cramping is a sign of inhibition. What you are looking for is the ability to obtain an isometric contraction. Be careful not to overpower the muscle. I like to get to the point that it moves a little and see if it springs back, as this shows an isometric contraction. If it doesn't spring back, then the fibers have slid. You see this with strong people that fight the entire time.
    Then comes the fun part, finding out why there is inhibition. Sometimes it is simple like a strain counter strain injury due to a failure of alpha gamma coactivation which will respond to acupuncture or osteopathic techniques such as strain counterstrain, but the majority of time there is a reason why the muscle was inhibited that then results in a strain counterstrain injury. BTW, you can't build muscles well that are inhibited as you require a contraction around 75-80% to stimulate growth.
     
  34. scotfoot

    scotfoot Well-Known Member

    Hi Stanley ,
    Thanks for the info . Recent research seems to be linking weakness in the great toe flexors and patellofemoral pain, but as you say it might be not only weakness but also lack of effort on the muscles part .

    A paper produced by Taddei et al 2020 showed that foot core strengthening can reduce running related injuries by over 50% . Interestingly, the big difference was in the rate of more proximal injuries like PFP and not injuries of the foot and ankle .

    A couple of other papers have variously shown that 1 Strengthening the foot toe flexors can reduce pain in PFP and 2 that the abductor hallucis ,a toe flexor as well as abductor, is smaller in people with PFP .
     
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    Does the Foot and Ankle Alignment Impact the Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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