Mike Reinold

A combined approach including self-myofascial exercises, stretching, and ankle mobility exercises to improve dorsiflexion.

High ankle sprains are a common and challenging diagnosis to treat. This article overviews the mechanism, evaluation, and treatment of high ankle sprains.

Many of us take ankle taping for granted and assume since it is so common that it must be effective. Two new studies shed some light on the topic.

Barefoot training is a popular topic with much debate on both sides of the argument. Art Horne’s new book sheds some light and shares some research.

Deficits with ankle dorsiflexion mobility can have a dramatic impact on functional movements such as deep squatting, lunging, and the lateral step down.  If you are familiar with the functional movement screen, you know that this is taken into consideration when a person does not grade out with a perfect score on many of the [...]

The concept of barefoot running is getting a lot of interest lately, as well as a lot of debate on running and medical forums, with the question “is barefoot running good or bad for you?” It is certainly not a new concept and running shoe companies have been catering for the so called minimalist runners [...]

The influence of the kinetic chain on the patellofemoral can not be underestimated.  Because the knee is located mid-way through a weightbearing extremity, it is vulnerable to excessive force from biomechanical faults located both proximally and distally to the knee itself. While forces from the foot and ankle have been associated with patellofemoral pain for [...]

I found an interesting article in the American Journal of Sports Medicine on the effects of low-level laser on the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy. I must admit that I am, and have been, an avid user of laser energy. Over the years I have tried at least 5 different light/laser units, ranging from one the [...]