We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which our clinic sits, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
241 Whitehorse Rd Balwyn
BASIC TRANSITION
TRANSITION IS THE PHASE OF GAIT WHERE THE FOOT MOVES FROM A MOBILE STRUCTURE TOWARDS A RIGID STRUCTURE. IT MOVES FROM THE POSITION OF MAXIMUM PRONATION BACK TO NEUTRAL.
Golden rule: Keep your whole foot on the ground at all times throughout this movement
You should feel it: In the outside of the hip, in the outside of the ankle and even in your obliques
Tips and tricks: Your pelvis rotates to the right over the top of your thigh bone (femur), the whole leg DOES NOT rotate outwards
Right side
SETUP:
Feet hip width apart.
MOVEMENT:
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Focusing on your right foot
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Rotate the bone just in front of your ankle (Talus) to the right
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Extend your knee as your weight drifts back towards your heel
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‘Pull up’ on your knee cap
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Your right heel bone should tuck under (invert)
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Your right arch should raise
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Make sure that your big toe joint (1st MPJ) stays on the ground
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Allow your pelvis and trunk to the right as you pivot on the ball of the left. You can use your left arm to reach across to the right
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Keep your skull facing forward with your eyes of the horizon
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Return to centre
LEFT SIDE
SETUP:
Feet hip width apart.
MOVEMENT:
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Focusing on your left foot
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Rotate the bone just in front of your ankle (Talus) to the left
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Extend your knee as your weight drifts back towards your heel
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‘Pull up’ on your knee cap
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Your left heel bone should tuck under (invert)
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Your left arch should raise
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Make sure that your big toe joint (1st MPJ) stays on the ground
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Allow your pelvis and trunk to the left and you pivot on the ball of the right foot. You can use your right arm to reach across to the ft
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Keep your skull facing forward with your eyes of the horizon
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Return to centre