Acknowledgments The author would like to thank Bill Polian of ESPN and former General Manager/President of Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, and Buffalo Bills of the NFL; Dave Hammer, ATC, current Head Athletic Trainer Indianapolis Colts; Mark Bartelstein, owner and president…
Introduction This chapter provides an overview of the rehabilitation principles, appropriate progression of exercise, and return-to-play criteria when dealing with foot and ankle injuries. Rehabilitative protocols and progressions must be based primarily on the physiological responses of the tissues to…
Introduction Injuries to the foot and ankle are some of the most common injuries in sport. These injuries can significantly affect the performance of an athlete and can often lead to disability and missed playing time. In a series of…
Introduction In recent years, as orthobiologic interventions for a variety of sports-related foot and ankle conditions have become more readily available, results are beginning to appear in the literature. The notion that we can affect the biology of the musculoskeletal…
Introduction The passage of Title IX is arguably the most important event in the timeline of women’s participation in US athletic endeavors. By almost any measure, the numbers of female athletes have exploded in multiple sports in the decades since…
Introduction The number of young athletes participating in organized sports continues to expand in the United States, leading to an increasing number of both acute and overuse injuries of the foot and ankle in this age group. The recent trend…
Introduction While the military generally represents a young, athletic population, it is distinct in many ways. Functional outcomes are different when compared to the civilian population, largely because the definition of success and the functional demands of the soldier are…
Brazilian Foot and Ankle Injuries in Sports Epidemiological studies on sport injuries occurring at the foot and ankle are not consistent and lack uniformity in published outcomes in Brazil. Current literature on sports injuries in the country indicates that soccer…
Videos 24.1 About Dance Smart 24.2 Balance – Airplane Test 24.3 Function – Battement Développé 24.4 Function – Over Turn Out 1st to 5th 24.5 Function – Dance and Street Shoe 24.6 Function – Petit Jeté 24.7 ROM –…
Introduction Orthopaedic surgeons continue to see an increase in the incidence of sports-related injuries with much of the population becoming active in more strenuous activity. Nonspecific complaints of pain in the foot, ankle, calf, or shin are often reported, with…