Plantar Fasciosis and Graston Technique: Evidence-Based Treatment

Plantar Fasciosis and Graston Technique: Evidence-Based Treatment is organized by MedBridge Inc.

Course Description:
Plantar heel pain can be a highly challenging condition to treat for a clinician and a highly debilitating condition that interferes with normal gait and exercise for a patient or athlete. In this course, assessment and treatment strategies will be explored in light of current evidence regarding the most effective strategies to alleviate plantar heel pain due to fasciosis. Manual therapy strategies will highlight the application of the Graston Technique® as it is applied dynamically and under load. Therapeutic exercises will be included that target the posterior fascial chain of connective tissue, taking into account current evidence regarding tendinosis exercise progressions. The 4x4 matrix will be utilized to guide exercise selection, position, and load.

Learning Objectives:
• Identify the pathophysiology that leads to plantar heel pain in light of current evidence
• Identify the most accurate evidence-based assessments that can confirm a diagnosis of plantar fasciosis
• Describe the evidence regarding the mechanisms of effectiveness of manual therapy as it can be applied to plantar heel pain due to fasciosis
• Recognize manual therapeutic techniques that incorporate the Graston Technique® that can be effective in alleviating plantar heel pain due to fasciosis
• Identify the evidence regarding the mechanisms of effectiveness of therapeutic exercise as it can be applied to plantar heel pain due to fasciosis
• Apply evidence-based therapeutic exercises that can be effective in alleviating plantar heel pain due to fasciosis

Video Runtime: 66 Minutes, Learning Assessments: 20 Minutes

Note: This course is approved Contact hours for some states and not approved for some states.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.