Posterior Calcaneus

This will require a “sitting on the foot” type of adjustment. The patient has the sole of the foot flat on the table, with the knee centered and bent to 45 degrees, and the doctor sits on the foot to stabilize it. Interlace your fingers and cup the patient’s calcaneus.

The doctor does not thrust superior, but rather P to A (the thrust is parallel to the table towards you).

ClinicaI Information

Test medial and lateral heads; if one tests weak, look for the trigger point in the tight one.


Related Muscles: Gastrocnemius

Organ: Adrenal Gland

Nutrition: Adrenal concentrate or nucleoprotein extract

Nerve root(s): L4, L5, S1, S2

Peripheral nerve: Tibial

Associated point(s): T4, T5

Meridian: Circulation-Sex

Postural key: Knee hyperextension compensating for lack of posterior support; anterior lean

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