the common injury patterns alongside their potential causes of foot and ankle injuries in sport and the latest concepts of rehabilitation.
FURTHER RESOURCES n Association of Foot & Ankle Physiotherapists UK:
http://spxj.nl/OSF0VU
n British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society:
http://spxj.nl/Td5vrE
n MSK: Lower lLmb Musculoskeletal Interest Group:
http://www.mskuk. org/
n An excellent description of common foot & ankle disorders and their associated mechanics can be found at:
http://www.foothyperbook.com/
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THE AUTHOR
Fraser McKinney MCSP is the head physiotherapist and performance lead for the British Basketball team. He has
etball team.
held this role for the past 5 years and during this time has undertaken postgraduate research into ankle injuries within sport and designed a series of lectures on the topic of ‘The sporting foot & ankle’ for Health Education Seminars (HES). His previous work has involved working with a range of sports through the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) while continuing to focus on international athletics, Superleague netball and professional basketball. Recently, along with four other colleagues, he has founded the Association of Foot & Ankle Physiotherapists UK (
http://spxj.nl/OSF0VU) (AFAP) to promote the sharing of evidence based knowledge while offering a forum for discussion and research around the topic of the ‘foot & ankle’.
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