Lesson 1Full History Taking: Pain Details, Work Demands, Running Background, Shoes, Old Injuries, Past Treatments, Warning SignsThis lesson shows how to gather a complete history for foot and knee pain, including how pain acts, sports and job needs, shoe types, training amount, previous injuries and treatments, and questions for danger signs that guide the exam.
Clarifying pain onset, pattern, and irritabilityOccupational and daily load profilingRunning and sport training historyFootwear, surfaces, and equipment reviewPrevious injuries, treatments, and red flagsLesson 2Strength and Flexibility Checks: Hip Side Movers/Back Stretchers, Front Thigh Muscles, Back Thigh Muscles, Lower Leg Group, Foot Inner Muscle TestsThis lesson covers testing strength and stretch in hip, knee, and foot muscles like side movers, back stretchers, front thighs, back thighs, lower legs, and foot inners, connecting weaknesses to load ways, injury chances, and insole needs.
Hip abductor and extensor strength testsQuadriceps and hamstring strength checksCalf complex strength and endurance testsIntrinsic foot muscle function testsKey flexibility tests for lower limbLesson 3How Exam Results Guide Insole Choices: Connecting Foot Roll In/Out, Body Line, Movement Ease, and Pain Causes to Insole PartsThis lesson teaches how to combine exam results to choose insoles, linking foot roll in or out, body line, movement, and pain causes to specific insole designs, support methods, and materials for each person.
Mapping impairments to orthotic goalsChoosing rearfoot and forefoot postingManaging mobility with shell stiffnessPressure redistribution and offloadingIterative orthotic adjustment over timeLesson 4Body Posture and Leg Line Checks: Standing Still, Weight Balance, Shin Twist, Knee Angle, Hip LevelThis lesson looks at watching posture and leg lines while standing, including weight balance, shin twist, knee angle, and hip levels, and how these connect to load patterns and planning insoles.
Static standing observation checklistWeight-bearing symmetry and shift patternsMeasuring Q-angle and tibial torsionPelvic height, tilt, and leg length cluesRelating alignment to pain mechanismsLesson 5Ankle Ligament and Steady Tests: Front Pull, Ankle Tilt, Side Stress, Balance Sense ChecksThis lesson covers main ankle steady tests like front pull, ankle tilt, side stress, and balance sense checks, with tips on doing tests, understanding results, and what they mean for insole support and recovery plans.
Anterior drawer test: setup and cuesTalar tilt and inversion stress testingHigh ankle sprain and syndesmosis checksProprioception and balance test optionsLinking instability to orthotic featuresLesson 6Activity and Sport Tests: One-Leg Squat, Step Down, Jump Tests, Time Walk/Run LimitsThis lesson includes activity and sport tests such as one-leg squat, step down, jump tests, and timed walk or run, focusing on movement quality, lasting power, and pain reaction to guide recovery steps and insole choices.
Single-leg squat quality and controlStep-down and stair negotiation testsSingle-leg hop and triple hop optionsTimed walk and run tolerance testsUsing tests to guide return to sportLesson 7Walking and Moving Observations: Barefoot and Shod Walk, Run Check, Step Length, Rhythm, Back vs Front Foot LandThis lesson focuses on walking and running checks barefoot and with shoes, looking at step length, rhythm, foot land, and fixes, showing how moving results improve diagnosis and insole choices for different activities.
Barefoot versus shod gait comparisonStride length, cadence, and step widthRearfoot, midfoot, and forefoot strike patternsIdentifying dynamic valgus and trunk swayVideo-based gait analysis essentialsLesson 8Foot and Ankle Special Tests: Navicular Drop, Arch Height Measure, Arch Stiff Tests, Ankle Joint MovementThis lesson gives a clear way to test foot and ankle, including navicular drop, arch height measure, arch stiff, and ankle joint movement, explaining how to measure, reliability, and how results affect insole designs.
Navicular drop test: method and normsArch height index and arch profilingArch mobility and stiffness assessmentTalocrural joint mobility testingIntegrating measures into orthotic planningLesson 9Warning Signs and Other Cause Checks: Swelling Types, Nerve Issues, Pain from Elsewhere, Body-Wide CausesThis lesson details checks for warning signs and other causes in foot and knee pain, including swelling, nerve, blood flow, and body-wide issues, and when to send to specialists, work together, or change insole and exercise plans.
Key inflammatory and septic arthritis signsNeurological and radicular symptom patternsVascular, metabolic, and systemic indicatorsScreening questions that trigger referralDocumenting and communicating red flags
