Interesting research from a study Neuromuscular Characteristics of Individuals Displaying Excessive Medial Knee Displacement, by Padua, Bell and Clark, in Journal of Athletic Training One of their conclusions: Athletes who display knee valgus should work to develop ankle dorsiflexion ROM during squats using soft-tissue work, gastrocnemius stretching and ankle mobility drills. Thats excellent advice. But what happens if the ankle restriction keeps returning? Which it often does because there may be lack of stability in the movement chain. If you increase mobility, you had better lock it in with stability. And not just around the ankle joint. The fascial boot sling of stability is tied to the rotational oblique pattern of gait. So if your torso rotation is dysfunctional, that may lead to ankle range of motion restriction. Think about it logically…would your brain allow you to maximally dorsiflex the ankle if you cannot rotate efficiently? Nope…it will put the brakes on so you dont get hurt overloading a a pattern that cant handle it. The brake is decreased mobility. Ankle range of motion is not just about the sagittal and frontal plane…its a huge player in the transverse plane of the core. If your ankle ROM is lacking…check above the waist too:)
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:40:17 +0000
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