Video Tag
ankle/foot
Seated Calf Raise - Off Step, Quick
HOW : Begin in a seated position with your toes resting on a slightly elevated surface with some form of padding resting on your knee and a weight resting on that padded surface. From here, you are going to quickly push up onto your toes...
Unilateral Farmer Carry - Kettlebell
HOW : Grab onto a kettlebell with one hand in standing position. Hold the weight at the same height of the opposite shoulder. Use your core muscles to stay standing straight with appropriate core engagement.. Walk forwards and backwards for the prescribed amount while maintaining...
Farmer Carry - Dumbbell, On Toes
HOW: Stand up tall with a weight in both hands. Keep your shoulder blades pulled slightly back, head erect towards the ceiling, and shift your weight forward towards your toes. Take slow, controlled, and quiet steps one at a time. Your heels should never contact...
Tandem Balance - Vertical Head Turns
HOW : Get set up in a standing tandem stance with one foot in front of the other. The more narrow your feet are, the harder the balancing is. Once you are balanced in this position, move your head in a yes motion for the...
Seated Big Toe Flexion:Extension - PROM
HOW : In a seated position, cross one leg over the other. Stabilize your foot with one hand and gently grab the big toe with the other hand. Move the toe up and down while only letting your hand do the work, not activating the...
Seated Big Toe Flexion - Band
HOW : In a chair, cross one leg over the other and place a resistance band around your big toe. Try to keep your ankle and foot up as you only use your toe to push the band down and up. FEEL : You should...
Toe Walking - Toes Pointed Out
HOW : Start in a standing position. Rotate your legs outward. Push into the ground while your legs are rotated out lifting your body up and your knees straight(only rotate them as far as you feel comfortable with) and walk for the amount prescribed. Focus...
Toe Walking - Toes Pointed In
HOW : Start in a standing position. Rotate your legs in and have your toes attempting to face each other. Push into the ground while your legs are rotated in lifting your body up while keeping your knees straight(only rotate them as far as you...
Seated 1st MTP Extension Mobilization
HOW : In a seated position, cross the involved leg and foot over the other leg’s knee with your ankle hanging unsupported. Grab your foot around the ball of your foot stabilizing the whole foot with that hand. With the other hand, gently pull your...
Seated Plantar Fascia Stretch
HOW : In a seated position, cross the involved leg and foot over the other leg’s knee with your ankle hanging unsupported. Gently pull your big toe up stretching the bottom of your foot for the prescribed amount of reps. FEEL : You should feel...