Foot Joint Mobilisation
The foot does not even have to be painful to create problems in almost any area of the body. Within the foot there are nerve receptors called proprioceptors. The purpose of them is to sense the position and movement of the foot and to inform the rest of the body to ensure co-ordination of movement and position. As you walk, the ankle and toes of your back foot bend and stimulate the nerve sensors in the ankle, foot and toes, sending information up to the shoulder on the same side. This information causes the muscles in the back of the shoulder to relax and the muscles in the front of the shoulder to contract, so that your arm moves smoothly forward in synchronization balance.
If the foot is not functioning normally the nerves are stimulated in a confused manner, and do not send correct information. When this happens the body works against itself causing joints to ache, muscular fatigue and strain. Ultimately the entire body becomes involved.
Even though the feet may not hurt, there may be sublaxation in the bones and they may be providing improper neurological coordination information to your body.
Foot Joint Mobilisation consists of 17 moves to realign the bones of the feet followed by exercises. Two half hour treatments are needed each week over an 8 week period.
By correcting the alignment of the bones in the feet, posture stability and balance will improve which leads to more effective movement patterns
FJM can help with
- Back pain
- Aching feet
- Sciatica
- Knee pain
- Hip pain
- Flat feet
- Shoulder pain
- Arthritis
- Neck pain
- Shin splints
- Recurrent corns
- Bunions
- Swollen ankles
- Calluses
- Claw toes
- Hammer toes