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Nov 2024
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Romain Tourillon - Assessing & Training ...

ANDY MCDONALD
About this episode

Episode 162: In this episode of the Inform Performance podcast, Andy McDonald interviews Romain Tourillon, a Physiotherapist, Researcher, Educator and Consultant on the foot and ankle complex. He is currently leading the foot-ankle service at the Swiss Olympic Medical of La Tour Hospital in Geneva (Switzerland). Romain is also involved in a PhD thesis on the role of foot muscles strength in sports performance kinetics under the supervision of JB Morin at the University of Saint-Etienne (France). In this episode Andy & Romain discuss assessing and training foot and ankle function in athletes. 

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Topics discussed

  • Understanding forces in Foot and Ankle biomechanics
  • Force absorption assessment & training
  • Propulsive force assessment & training
  • Normative Standards in foot & ankle assessment
  • Developing the spring-mass-system

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Where you can find Romain:

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