Health Development & Performance Network presents
The Sporting Foot-Ankle Complex: From Rehab to Sport Performance
London
The Sporting Foot-Ankle Complex: From Rehab to Sport Performance
7th & 8th March 2026
9am-5pm GMT
Romain Tourillon
London
Are you a Physiotherapist, podiatrist, or strength & conditioning coach?
Course Outline
Course aims and learning objectives:
As the first interface with the ground, the foot-ankle complex is a fundamental region in human biomechanics. Whether it is for running, jumping, accelerating or changing direction, the foot-ankle complex plays a crucial role at absorbing impact forces, producing mechanical energy and transmitting the forces produced by the proximal joints.
Scientific data produced over the past ten years demonstrates the importance of triceps surae and extrinsic muscles to optimise lower limb energy conservation and propulsion. Therefore, the real challenge for a therapist lies in their ability to effectively strengthen the foot-ankle muscles of their patients.
This course will give you the keys to:
(1) objectively assess the muscular strength of the foot-ankle
(2) effectively strengthen the foot absorbers and foot propellers muscles for a therapeutic rehabilitation or athletic development purpose
(3) improve reactive strength and explosivity of the foot-ankle complex and
(4) to build a high-load periodised foot-ankle strengthening protocol in a rehab or performance oriented approach.
Course Schedule
Overview of the course programme:
- Part 1: From the biomechanical role of the foot-ankle muscles to the biomechanical-performance rehab framework (theory)
- Part 2: Main sports injuries of the foot complex: plantar heel pain, bone stress injuries, and metatarsalgia (theory & practice)
- Part 3: Evaluation of the "stabilising foot-ankle", “absorbing foot-ankle”, and “propulsing foot-ankle” (theory & practice)
- Part 4: Improvement of the "stabilizing foot-ankle", “absorbing foot-ankle”, and “propulsing foot-ankle” (theory & practice)
- Part 5: Evaluation and improvement of foot-ankle explosiveness and reactive strength (theory & practice)
- Part 6: Building a foot-ankle strengthening protocol: principles, periodisation, and integration (theory)
