ADV AND DISADV NEUTRAL SUSP SUPINE

Question 1

advantages?

Answer 1

allows for good locking of the MTJ

elongates lateral soft tissues that occur in gait

easy to palpate neutral STJ in this position

Question 2

disadvantages?

Answer 2

take practice
patient relaxing may be hard
-firing anterior tibialis, extensor hallucis longus, peroneus longus
-dorsiflex or plantar flex 1st ray