Posture Controls Function: Evaluation and Management of Foot and Ankle Conditions

In the foot, more than anywhere else in the body, the posture of the foot dictates how it functions. Learn how arch height turns the foot from a propulsive lever to a loose adaptor to earth. Learn how to use postural changes in the foot to reverse 25 of the most common orthopedic diagnoses without surgery. MASS Posture Theory, taught by its inventor, is replacing common Podiatric misconceptions about how the foot works with a sound, physics-based approach that makes significant positive changes in the gait cycle that improves efficiency, endurance, and strength while reversing deformity and incidence of injury.The workshop teaches how MASS Posture can be applied to improve patient outcomes and better hold Chiropractic adjustments. Stop fighting a tug of war with gravity, instead, make gravity work for you. Form follows function, not only in the direction of disease and deformity but also in the direction of health and reversal of deformity.

• •Understand the biomechanical principles of MASS Posture Theory and how arch height determines foot function as either a propulsive lever or loose adaptor
• •Apply postural assessment and correction techniques to evaluate and manage 25 common foot and ankle orthopedic conditions without surgical intervention
• •Analyze gait cycle mechanics and identify how postural changes in the foot improve efficiency, endurance, and overall strength
• •Implement gravity-based treatment strategies that optimize patient outcomes and enhance the longevity of chiropractic adjustments
• •Recognize the relationship between foot posture and spinal alignment, and how correcting foot mechanics supports whole-body postural integration
• •Demonstrate how physics-based postural correction can reverse deformity and reduce the incidence of foot and ankle injuries in clinical practice