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05/15/2026

If you need a foot and ankle mobility routine look no further! These 5 movements are gently enough that you can do it daily and challenging enough so you’ll make the progress you want.

Send this to a friend who needs some more mobility in their life.

I hope you found this helpful! Take Care! God Bless!

05/14/2026

Hello Foot Nerds!

Today we are going to talk about mechanics of the foot when jumping.

Enter the big toe! When the big toe moves up, the plantar fascia tightens. This increases stiffness in the arch of the foot, creating stiff lever.

Why is this important? The foot is generally mobile in move people. However, a mobile base is not efficient when you need to create power. A rigid lever is. This is exactly what happens to the foot when the great toe extends. This is referred to as the windlass mechanism.

So a passive structure in the foot can very quickly increase tension and therefore overall rigidity of the foot so jumping and activities like running are much more efficient for power transfer.

Well, I hope you got that helpful and as always take care and God bless!

05/14/2026

Join me tomorrow as I go full nerd and talk about all the things happening in the foot while jumping in this video.

I hope yall join me!!

Take Care!
God Bless!

05/13/2026

This routine is for all of my friends with weak ankles, or for those who can’t stop twisting them.

I like to loop a band around the front of my feet to challenge all of the ankle muscles while I’m doing many of these movements. This ensures the ankle and hips are getting stronger at the same time.

Doing these things together, improves control, and strength throughout the system.

Share this one with somebody who can’t stop twisting their ankles.

Well, I hope you found that helpful and as always take care and God bless!

Today I am reminded of what a blessing it is to be capable of hard work.Working daily on a tedious and boring rehab prog...
05/13/2026

Today I am reminded of what a blessing it is to be capable of hard work.

Working daily on a tedious and boring rehab program is HARD WORK.

Getting up every day and being there for your family despite your pain is HARD WORK.

I thank God every day he has blessed me to be capable of HARD WORK.

Today, I hope you can too!

Take care!
God Bless!

05/12/2026

Would you try dry needling if it meant less pain in your foot?

Many people I know wouldn’t. However, many people that have experienced increased pain WILL TRY ANYTHING for some relief.

This paired with a program to build more tolerance and capacity is 🔑.

Let me know your thoughts below!

Take Care!
God Bless!

05/11/2026

This routine is not intended to treat any specific pathology.

It is intended for anybody who has neglected their feet, and once a simple routine that can be performed on a daily basis that will help build strength the capacity in their feet to tolerate all that life has to throw at it.

Start off by doing one round of these per day and overtime building two rounds, then three and so on and so forth

Well, I hope you found that helpful and as always take care and God bless.

05/11/2026

This is one of the most common questions I get.

How can I do “that” with toe pain or limited range?

Well, here is how!

Finding ways to float your toes is the solution. If you have stairs and a rail to grab onto that can provide a more stable surface.

Has anyone ever shown you this before?

More to come!

Take care, God Bless!

05/10/2026

Have you ever avoided an activity because of pain?

Have you ever avoided an activity because of weakness?

Are you avoiding life because you don’t trust your body?

The solution? At the end of the day it’s about being strong. Many times pain can get in the way of that.

If I was in pain, or weak, or lack function, I would make solving that problem, my number one priority.

That way, I would never have to ask myself the question “ should I do that?”

I hope you found that helpful and as always take care and God bless!

05/09/2026

One of my favorite things to do whenever I’m exploring a new environment is finding new ways to move. I found this awesome ledge right here that was a perfect depth for this type of movement.

When you have structure like this, there’s no equipment required!

Well, I hope you got that helpful and as always take care and God bless!

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