How to do it
Feet hip-width, and do not bend the knee past about seventy degrees. Push through the middle of the heel with the knee tracking the second toe, and do not lock out at the top.
Default dose
3 × 12
This is the library's default dose. Each person's programme is set after assessment, around the grade of their finding and their own conditions and limits.
Where it sits in a programme: Integrate
The fourth phase is integration: using the new pattern in whole, everyday movements — standing, bending, squatting, walking — so the correction does not stay on the exercise mat.
Which postural findings it is prescribed for
It appears in programmes the tool prescribes after a musculoskeletal assessment.
Take care
- If the movement causes pain or makes pain worse, stop and contact the clinic or your doctor.
Source
Clinical guideline:
- Crossley KM, van Middelkoop M, Callaghan MJ, et al. 2016 Patellofemoral pain consensus statement from the 4th International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat, Manchester. Part 2: recommended physical interventions (exercise, taping, bracing, foot orthoses and combined interventions). Br J Sports Med. 2016;50(14):844-52.
Consensus: combined hip and knee exercise is recommended for patellofemoral pain.