Movement Detectivery Listener Q&A: Struggling to Locate the Talus Bone?

Have you ever struggled to find the talus bone? Either your own, or on one of your clients? On today’s episode of Movement Detectivery I’ll be answering a recent question I received from a listener and Anatomy in Motion student who’s got a case of talus bone palpation frustration. Can you relate? I can. And OH how important it is to be able to understand the position someone’s talus is in because of how much information this one bone gives us about the whole body’s movement potential!I’ve also personally struggled with finding the talus bone, so I wanted to share some stories about how I overcame my palpation ineptitudes, why knowing where the talus bone is is so dang important (so don’t give up on it!), and some practical tips to help you with your boney landmarking. And to my fellow movement detectives who aren’t movement/manual therapy professionals, this episode will be insightful for you to learn about how your feet might be impacting the movement of the rest of your body. It might inspire you to go speak with your body-detectivery team to get your own talus landmarked and see what new information that gives you on your journey. Hopefully this helps! Or at least reminds you that its OK to not know stuff, and be in the process of improving. Sometimes you just have to suck at stuff for a while until you get enough reps to feel competent.Naturally in this episode my AIM bias will shine through as this episode is dedicated to answering and AIM studet question. A big component of learning AiM is to experience it in your own body. If you are interested in exploring AiM in your own body, you might like in checking out my program, Liberated Body, which takes you through four, 90 minute movement exploration sessions covering the spine, feet, hips, and upper body.I’m opening up the program for a new cohort, which includes pre-recorded content and 1:1 guidance and support. Go to https://www.monikavolkmar.com/liberated-body-workshop if you’d like to join in and express your interest in the next cohort coming up SOON.You can also study AiM professional courses for movement and manual therapy practitioners online and in person. Go HERE for more info and the most up to date course schedule.I hope you enjoy this episode and find it useful. And if you’d like to ask a question that I can address here on the podcast, please shoot me an email ([email protected]), comment below, or message me on Instagram (@monvolkmar). I’d love to feature your question, next :) Get full access to Movement Detectivery at monvolkmar.substack.com/subscribe