YOUTUBE.COM Marble pick up: Huntington Physical Therapy, 25703 DL Walker We’ve all had those special patients…

YOUTUBE.COM Marble pick up: Huntington Physical Therapy, 25703 DL Walker We’ve all had those special patients, the ones that teach us something about ourselves, our career, and how we treat. My greatest lesson was from a beautiful young woman who came to see me about gait challenges. She was tripping over her affected foot secondary to being given a diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) at birth. Her functional problem was caused by an inability to clear her foot secondary to a lack of active range of motion in dorsiflexion, not at all uncommon in peop DL Walker What is tri-planar myofascial release and why it is important for the treatment of the foot and ankle? Learning how to release of the connective tissue within the foot transformed my practice and my life. When I used philosophies of what I had been taught as a Physical Therapist and Exercise Physiologist to create a method of Release that is effective, specific, and quick it became a huge part of my every treatment. I developed the Comprehensive Core Release Technique™ (CCR DL Walker I have a confession…. I really didn’t like treating patients with a diagnosis of Hallux Limitus. There were so many factors to consider all at once. Pain management, inflammation, muscle imbalances, gait deviations, footwear choices, connective tissue restrictions, patient education…. Plus, I knew that my patients were doing damage with every step that they took. And when you consider that we are recommended to take at least 5,000 a day. That is 35,000 micro traumas per week