Functional Friday: Body Weight Squat
Written by Tom Christ PT, DPT Body Weight Squat You may have noticed that your physical therapist often asks you to perform a number of different movements such as walking, squatting, standing on one leg, and bending in different directions during the initial evaluation, or perhaps even during every visit. Sometimes these motions seem completely irrelevant to the condition you are being treated for. For example, why does my therapist need to watch me walk and squat if I have shoulder pain? Assuming you don’t walk on your hands, that is a completely rational thought. Motion Stability’s new functional movement blog and Instagram series can help explain. Let’s stick with the squat example. Regardless of what injury or ailments you…
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