Overview

Functional Integrated Dry Needling for Foot and Ankle Rehabilitation - AIFIDN

Foot and Ankle are the foundation of our body and they assist us in some of the most basic functions of living. Foot & Ankle dysfunctions could be the most neglected & underrated aspects of musculoskeletal injuries & sports performance. Recent research work suggests that muscles, ligaments, tendons & fascia form the continuum key to the foot for bipedal walking & running.

In this 2-day course, we are addressing the importance of the feet, which is often considered to be the distal end of the fascial chain.

Due to faulty movements & improper modern day footwear there is a decrease in strength and size of the ankle & foot muscles, which remain semi-dormant that can lead to a negative impact on muscle function throughout lower limb, hips, core, thoracic & cervical spinal musculature. The chronic adhesive bands formed in the musculature due to foot and ankle dysfunctions can be successfully engaged by FIDN process.

The understanding that improper or aggravated forces on the foot & ankle due to faulty movements offered assisted by improper fascial chain can lead to further dysfunctions. During the Gait cycle foot and ankle plays a major role in maintaining kinetic chain which can get disturbed due to associated dysfunctions and FIDN addresses exactly same. The structural changes in the feet over a period of time are often observed due to changes in the biomechanical movement pattern, which causes dysfunction in the fascial, and kinetic change is successfully explained in this course.

Instructor

Dr. Mihir Somaiya

DPT, MS, PT (USA)

Founder & Chief Instructor - American Institute of Functional Integrated Dry Needling (AIFIDN)

• PT, MPT Sports Physiotherapy, MS Pain Management USA • Chief Pain Management Consultant & Sports Physical Therapist at Prizorgo Pain Management & rehabilitation

Agenda

DAY 1

TIMINGS	TOPICS
8:00 – 8:30 am	Registration
8:30 - 9:30 am	Introduction to FIDN in Foot and Ankle region Contraindications & Indications of dry needling Adverse effects, Precautions & Limitations of dry needling
9:30 - 10:30 am	Needle safety & Infection control, OSHA standard Understanding areas of caution in Foot & Ankle region
10:30 - 10:45 am	Coffee break
10:45 am - 12:45 pm	FIDN techniques for Plantar Functional Areas (Theory + Practical – 2 hrs.) First Layer Muscles: Abductor Hallucis Flexor Digitorum Brevis Abductor Digiti Minimi
12:45 - 1:45 pm	Lunch and Prayer Break
1:45 - 3:45 pm	FIDN techniques for (Theory + Practical – 2 hrs.) Second Layer Muscles: Quadratus Plantae Lumbricals Third Layer Muscles: Flexor Hallucis Brevis Adductor Hallucis (Oblique & Transverse) Flexor Digiti Minimi
3:45 – 4:00 pm	Coffee break
4:00 – 5:00 pm	FIDN techniques for (Theory + Practical) Fourth Layer Muscles: Plantar Interosseous Opponens Digiti Minimi Pathological Interventions: Turf Toe Bunions Heel Spur
5:00 – 6:00 pm	Review of Day 1

DAY 2

TIMINGS	TOPICS
8:00 – 8:30 am	Registration
8:30 - 10:30 am	FIDN techniques for Dorsal Functional Areas (Theory + Practical – 2 hrs.) Extrinsic Muscles: Flexor Digitorum Longus Flexor Hallucis Longus Tibialis Posterior Plantaris Fibularis Longus Fibularis Tertius
10:30 - 10:45 am	Coffee break
10:45 am - 12:45 pm	FIDN techniques for Intrinsic Muscles (Theory + Practical – 2 hrs.): Extensor Digitorum Brevis Extensor Hallucis Brevis
12:45 - 1:45 pm	Lunch and Prayer Break
1:45 - 3:45 pm	FIDN techniques for (Theory + Practical – 2 hrs.): Nerve Pain Pathway: Lateral Sural Cutaneous Nerve flow Medial Sural Cutaneous Nerve flow Deep Fibular Nerve flow Pathological Interventions: Metatarsalgia Peroneal Tendinitis Morton’s Neuroma Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
3:45 – 4:00 pm	Coffee break
4:00 – 5:00 pm	Exam Theory and Practical
5:00 – 6:00 pm	Certificate Distribution