As part of continuing education, Royal Belgian Podiatry Association organises
Training Chronic ankle instability
Friday the 3rd of octobre 2025 from 8h30 to 17h, Louvain La Neuve
We invite all podiatrists to actively participate in our events and trainings, which are designed to enhance their professional knowledge and personal development. Space will be limited and priority will be given to RBPA members.
Program
The objective of this training course is to equip you with the skills to manage an ankle sprain, from the moment of injury on the field to the athlete’s return to competition.
We will cover all the key components that healthcare professionals must master to ensure optimal rehabilitation while minimizing the risk of recurrence or chronic instability. Through a combination of scientific insights and practical applications, we will review the most relevant tests, tools, questionnaires, and rehabilitation exercises tailored to patient care.
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Identify and assess the patient's impairments and functional limitations through a comprehensive clinical evaluation;
- Develop an evidence-based therapeutic plan, aligned with health education principles and international clinical practice guidelines;
- Apply and adapt rehabilitation techniques according to the stage of the condition, leading up to full return to activity.
Trainer
François Fourchet, PhD in sport sciences
François Fourchet is a French sport physiotherapist, osteopath and researcher. He joined the Physiotherapy Department of the Hôpital La Tour in Meyrin/Geneva (Switzerland) in 2014 in order to launch and lead the Motion Analysis Lab. He is the Head of Physiotherapy at La Tour since 2019, managing around 100 staff. Formerly, he was Senior Physiotherapist in Aspire Academy in Doha - Qatar, mainly in charge of Track & Field athlètes and injury prevention programme design and set-up. Before discovering Qatar, this former 800m runner took care of the French Track & Field National team and the professional soccer and basket-ball teams in his native city: Reims (France). He was also one of the co-founder of the Reims Sports Clinic: managing a 10-Physiotherapists team and treating athletes from different sports (e.g. soccer, athletics, tennis, volley-ball, ice hockey…).
More recently, Francois focused on applied science/research and published papers related to foot/ankle injury prevention and foot core strengthening, electromyostimulation, relations between injuries and maturation in adolescent athletes, flexibility assessment and running biomechanics changes due to fatigue. He defended his PhD in Sport Science in 2012 and he is a certified senior lecturer for French universities.
Francois works also now as a university students' supervisor, reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals (Gait & Posture, Journal of Athletic Training, Physical Therapy in Sport, Journal of Sports Sciences, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders...) and he is a member of the International Ankle Consortium. Heis co-leading the organization committee of the 10th International Ankle Symposium (Strasbourg/France on the 4th & 5th October 2024).
Practical
Location : Conférence room of the indoor athletics hall of Louvain La Neuve | Bd de Lauzelle 5, 1340 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
Trainer : François Fourchet, PhD in sport sciences
Language : English (open to all) The 2nd of octobre 2025 in French: Click here
Places : Max. 25 participants
Registration : Pauses buffet petit-déjeuner + Lunch de midi inclus
- Members 2025 : €125,- Please by your ticket via the members calendar
- Non-members : €175,-
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Studants : €75,-
If you have any questions about this training, please don't hesitate to contact us via info@podologie.be.