TABLE ofCONTENTS // Preface v // Acknowledgments vii // Chapter One The Evolution ofBipedality 1 // Sahelanthropus tchadensis and Orrorin tugenensis 5 // Ardipithecus ramidus 6 // Australopithecus anamensis and afarensis 8 // Australopithecus garhi and africanus 12 // Paranthropus robustus 12 // Homo rudolfensis 13 // Homo habilis 14 // Homo ergaster, georgicus, and erectus 15 // Homo floresiensis 16 // Homo antecessor and heidelbergensis 17 // Homo neanderthalensis 18 // Homo sapiens 19 // Chapter Two Structural and Functional Anatomy 23 // PLANES OF MOTION 24 // FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY 27 // Interphalangeal Joints 28 // Metatarsophalangeal Joints 28 // First Ray 30 // Second, Third and Fourth Rays 30 // ix // x CONTENTS // Fifth Ray // Midtarsal Joint 3 // Subtalar Joint 5 // Ankle Joint // Tibiofibular Joints 39 // Knee Joint // Hip Joint 49 // The Pelvis 35 // The Spine // MUSCULAR EFFICIENCY AND INTERACTION OF FORCES 67 // Chapter Three Ideal Motions During the Gait Cycle 87 // STANCE PHASE MOTIONS 94 // Contact Period 94 // Midstance Period 105 // Propulsive Period *10 // SWING PHASE MOTIONS 117 // SUMMARY OF MUSCLE FUNCTION DURING THE GAIT CYCLE 120 // GRAPHIC SUMMARY OF THE GAIT CYCLE 124 // SUMMARY OF BIOMECHANICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED // WITH IMPROVED RUNNING ECONOMY 133 // Chapter Four Abnormal Motion During the Gait Cycle 139 // DEVELOPMENTAL TRENDS IN LOWER EXTREMITY ALIGNMENT 140 // Transverse Plane Alignment *40 // Frontal Plane Alignment *47 // DEVELOPMENT OF
THE MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL ARCH 151 // ALIGNMENT OF THE METATARSAL HEADS 172 // VARIATION IN METATARSAL LENGTH 180 // LIMB LENGTH DISCREPANCY 184 // CONTENTS xi // EXCESSIVE MOBILITY 189 // Tibiofemoral Joint 189 // Ankle Joint 190 // Subtalar Joint 191 // Midtarsal Joint 191 // First Ray 193 // MINIMUM RANGES of MOTION NECESSARY FOR A // NON-COMPENSATED GAIT 195 // Hip Joint 195 // Tibiofemoral Joint 197 // Ankle Joint 197 // Subtalar Joint 199 // First Metatarsophalangeal Joint 200 // TREATMENT of LIMITED MOTION 201 // Restricted Motion Resulting From Muscular Contraction 202 // Muscle length assessment techniques 205 // Home stretches 212 // Restricted Motion Resulting From Osseous Block 219 // Restricted Motion Resulting From Joint Stiffness 221 // Joint manipulations/mobilizations 223 // NEUROMOTOR COORDINATION and STRENGTH 237 // Muscle Testing 244 // Rehabilitative Exercises 251 // Chapter Five Biomechanical Examination 271 // SUPINE EXAMINATION 271 // PRONE EXAMINATION 277 // SEATED EXAMINATION 280 // STANDING EXAMINATION 280 // DYNAMIC EVALUATION 293 // xii CONTENTS // Chapter Six Foot Orthotics 301 // MECHANISM of ACTION 301 // ORTHOTIC CASTING TECHNIQUES 304 // LABORATORY PREPARATION and ORTHOTIC FABRICATION 309 // Modification of the Positive Model 309 // ORTHOTIC POSTING 311 // ORTHOTIC SHELLS 316 // ORTHOTIC ADDITIONS 318 // Top Covers 318 // Heel Lifts 320 // Bar Posts 320 // Balance for Lesion 320 // Morton’s Extension 320 // Metatarsal Pads 320 // Toe Crests 321