Feet & Biomechanics
Workshop Series
Advanced Clinical Training for Allied Health Professional
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The Learning Journey
Functional Foot Mechanics
Level 1 – Rebuilding the Foot From the Ground to Gait
Practical Mechanics for Real Movement
The Foundation of the Whole System
Every movement starts at the foot — and if the foundation isn’t working, everything above it has to compensate.
This workshop rebuilds your understanding of how the foot behaves in real life: dynamically, under load, and in constant conversation with the rest of the body.
You’ll learn to see and feel what’s truly happening during each step — how the heel, arch, and forefoot interact through gait — and how to restore the motion that makes efficient movement possible.
What You’ll Learn
Static & Dynamic Foot Assessments
Learn how to read the story of the foot.
You’ll assess what the foot should be doing at rest and in motion — and what it’s telling you when it isn’t.
Understand arches, heel position, and toe function as diagnostic markers for the entire kinetic chain.
Closed-Chain Mobilisation Techniques
Master eight precise, joint-specific mobilisations across all three planes of motion.
These techniques restore balance through the rearfoot, midfoot, and forefoot — instantly changing how the whole limb loads and moves.
Learn tactile precision and develop the sensitivity to feel real change under your hands.
The Five Phases of Gait (Foot Edition)
Track the mechanical story from heel strike to toe-off:
Initial Contact → Loading Response → Mid-Stance → Terminal Stance → Toe-Off
You’ll learn where the foot should pronate, where it should supinate, and how to spot when it’s stuck doing neither.
Hands-On Corrections
Apply joint mobilisation and guided motion techniques that create immediate, visible results — the kind your clients can feel as soon as they stand up.
Build confidence in your touch and precision in your timing.
Masting Foot Mechanics Trailer
Why It Matters
Most practitioners can spot a collapsed arch or stiff big toe — but few can connect those findings to how a client walks, stands, and compensates.
This workshop bridges that gap.
You’ll leave with the ability to assess, feel, and restore real three-dimensional foot motion, influencing how the entire body aligns and moves.
Everything you learn here becomes the base layer for Functional Limb Mechanics, Functional Foot & Spinal Mechanics, and Functional Gait Analysis.
Workshop Structure
Pre-Learning (Online Platform)
Short online videos and notes to familiarise participants with key concepts before the workshop.
2-Day Practical Workshop
Fully hands-on: joint-by-joint assessment, tactile cueing, movement retraining, and clinical application.
Post-Learning Access
All key mobilisations and movement drills are recorded and available for review — so you can revisit, refine, and apply the techniques with confidence.
Who It’s For:
These workshops are designed for practitioners who want to move beyond textbook anatomy and start working with how the body actually moves — dynamically, unpredictably, and beautifully messy.
If you’re a:
Physiotherapist or Osteopath wanting a clearer framework for movement-based assessment
Personal Trainer or Strength Coach ready to understand how gait mechanics shape performance and injury risk
Chiropractor or Movement Specialist seeking to connect manual therapy with functional, whole-body motion
Soft Tissue Therapist or Reflexologist looking to expand treatment results through joint sequencing and movement integration
Then this series will give you a system that makes sense of the body in motion — practical, evidence-informed, and instantly usable in clinic or gym alike.
Because real people don’t move in straight lines — and neither should your treatments.
CPD / CPE Recognition
This workshop is recognised for 20 AHPRA-accredited PD hours and eligible for CPD/CPE points.
Participants receive:
✅Certificate of Completion
✅ Access to all pre- and post-learning materials
✅ Recorded demonstrations for every major technique
✅ Practical feedback throughout the workshop
Join the Learning Journey
Functional Foot Mechanics is Level 1 of The Gait & Biomechanics Workshop Series — the starting point for understanding how the body really moves.
Available in 2026:
Perth | Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane
Limited to 16 participants per workshop
Functional Limb Mechanics
Level 2 – Assessing & Restoring Functional Limb Mechanics
Practical Sequencing Through the Kinetic Chain
Building the Chain
Once the foot moves well, the next step is learning how the rest of the limb follows.
This workshop connects the dots between the foot, ankle, knee, hip, and pelvis — teaching you how motion, timing, and coordination travel through the kinetic chain.
You’ll learn to feel how restrictions in one joint steal motion from another, and how restoring proper sequencing creates instant balance, stability, and strength through the lower body.
This is a deeply hands-on workshop: you’ll practise targeted mobilisations and resets for nearly every major joint in the lower limb, then integrate those joints so they move as a single, functional unit.
It’s where isolated anatomy becomes coordinated, efficient motion — and where the limb finally starts working as one.
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Level 3 Functional Foot & Spinal Mechanics
Mapping Motion from the Ground to the Spine
Practical Integration for Posture & Movement Control
Connecting the Ground to the Core
Once the foot and limb work as a functional unit, it’s time to see how their motion shapes everything above.
This workshop explores the kinetic conversation between the foot, pelvis, rib cage, and spine — showing how forces from the ground influence postural control, breathing mechanics, and movement efficiency.
You’ll learn how motion, or the lack of it, in the lower body translates into spinal stiffness, torsion, and asymmetry.
By the end of the weekend, you’ll understand how to trace these relationships, restore balance, and bring genuine structural harmony back to the body.
Level 4 Dynamic Gait Integration
Seeing, Sequencing & Correcting Real-World Movement
Rebuild the Foot → Integrate the Limb → Connect to the Spine → Unify the Whole Gait
The Full System in Motion
This is where everything comes together — the foot, the limb, and the spine working as one.
In this final module, you’ll learn to see movement as a complete, coordinated story rather than a collection of isolated parts.
You’ll refine your eye for sequencing, rhythm, and timing across the entire gait cycle — learning to recognise when motion flows efficiently and when it’s disrupted.
Then, you’ll develop the practical tools to restore that flow using movement, wedges, and joint-based corrections in real time.
This is gait analysis with purpose — not theory, not data collection, but movement you can see, feel, and change.
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Loved Riccardo's modality - awareness of and working with tendons to rebalance the body - starting with the feet. Issues since my teens including twisted toes and jammed metatarsals - I could feel the difference in the problem foot after a demo treatment at the workshop!
Robert 30/8/24
‘I was very engaged throughout this workshop even though a lot of fairly complex topics were introduced from a perspective I had not previously considered’
Jennifer 30/8/24
What Participants Are Saying
I can directly use this information in both my Reflexology and massage modalities. Jill 30/8/24
More of Riccardo please - much more. Love what he has to offer, even though the workshop was a tiny start to his modality!
Anthony 30/8/24
“1 very well organise polite and good communicator”
Channing 2/6/24
Hey Riccardo,
I’ve incorporated the foot assessment into my global screen. It’s been the missing link to my treatments - have always identified foot dysfunction but never had the right tools to assess and treat. I can’t thank you enough.
I’ve had 3-4 people come in complaining of “plantar fasciitis” and after assessing and treating was able to get them loading their foot tripod correctly, coming off the big toe and moving pain free within the hour. Brilliant! Dane 5/6/25
The modality that Riccardo has/is developing has huge potential for pain and health. I'm very excited about it!
Lisa 30/8 /24
Thank you Riccardo, my knee pain and shin pain has gone and my foot straightened without effort. Much appreciated
Carol 30/8 /24