New Manual Articular Approach: Lower Leg & Foot

Address the "architectural fine structure" of the foot with this masterclass on microscopic precision. Jean-Pierre Barral explains the evolutionary transition of muscular elements into ligaments, teaching you to treat the lower leg and foot as a tensegrity structure where ligaments, membranes, and fascia are inseparable.

In 55 minutes, you will learn 15 authentic treatment techniques across three comprehensive chapters:
1. Membranes & Ligaments: Addressing the deep fascial connections.
2. Active Stabilizers: Theory and practice, including specific attention to Hallux Valgus.
3. Neurovascular System: Innovative techniques for the nerves, arteries, and veins deep inside the foot.

Produced by Peter Schwind and Christoph Sommer, this video makes Barral’s most precise and effective techniques accessible to a wider professional audience.

15 Treatment Demonstrations | English | Professional Level

Table of contents:

MEMBRANES AND LIGAMENTS OF THE LOWER LEG AND FOOT

00:00 - Introduction Jean-Pierre Barral
01:25 - Theory: Interosseous membrane and interosseous manipulation
02:10 - Demo: Interosseous membrane
03:22 - Demo: Interosseous membrane of tibia
04:20 - Theory: Test for: Distal tibio - fibular, talo - malleolar and malleolar - talar - calcaneus joints
05:45 - Demo: Test for: Distal tibio - fibular, talo - malleolar and malleolar - talar - calcaneus joints
08:15 - Theory: Lig. calcaneo - naviculare plantare; Lig. calcaneo - cuboidea plantare & dorsale
11:20 - Demo: Lig. calcaneo - naviculare plantare; Lig. calcaneo - cuboidea plantare & dorsale

ACTIVE STABILIZERS OF THE LOWER LEG AND FOOT

13:00 - Theory: M. fibularis longus & brevis; retinacula of the foot
14:25 - Demo: M. fibularis longus & brevis; retinacula of the foot
16:00 - Theory: Popliteal area: Fascia cruralis M. gastrocnemius, nerves, arteries and veins
17:30 - Demo: Popliteal area: Fascia cruralis M. gastrocnemius, nerves, arteries and veins
18:40 - Theory: M. tibialis posterior, sesamoid bones
20:50 - Demo: M. tibialis posterior, sesamoid bones
21:52 - Demo: M. fibularis longus, sesamoid bones
23:25 - Theory: M. & A. & N. tibilais posterior; M. flexor hallucis & flexor digitorum longus
25:15 - Demo: M. & A. & N. tibilais posterior; M. flexor hallucis & flexor digitorum longus
26:40 - Theory: M. adductor hallucis -Caput obliquum & transversum
28:55 - Demo: M. adductor hallucis -Caput obliquum & transversum
30:05 - Theory: M. abductor digiti minimi
31:38 - Demo: M. abductor digiti minimi
32:30 - Theory: Hallux valgus: M. adductor hallucis; traction on the joint to reduce the intra - articular pressure
34:17 - Demo: Hallux valgus, joint capsule and relevant nerves

THE NEUROVASCULAR SYSTEM OF THE FOOT

35:50 - Theory: N. cutaneus femoris lateralis; N. cutaneus surae lateralis; N. tibialis posterior
36:48 - Demo: N. cutaneus femoris lateralis; N. cutaneus surae lateralis
38:42 - Demo: Branches of N. tibialis posterior
39:40 - Theory: N. saphenus & Vena saphena
40:45 - Demo: N. saphenus & Vena saphena
41:40 - Theory: N. & A. plantaris lateralis & medialis with anastomosis; Morton's syndrome
43:40 - Demo: N. & A. plantaris lateralis & medialis with anastomosis; Morton's syndrome
45:50 - Theory: N. cutaneus dorsalis lateralis, intermedius, medialis; Hallux valgus
47:16 - Demo: N. cutaneus dorsalis lateralis, intermedius, medialis; Hallux valgus
49:30 - Theory: Arteria & Vena tibialis anterior
50:15 - Demo: Arteria & Vena tibialis anterior