K-Tape: Knee- Helping Your Squat

Knee Taping Squat

Squatting can be a great exercise to activate major muscles of the hips and lower limbs. A common problem when squatting is your knee(s) collapsing in during the exercise. We call this Genu Valgus or ‘knock-knee’

Why Does My Knee Collapse Inwards?

There can be a few reasons why this happens when squatting. As your practitioner we would assess the biomechanics of your foot/ankle, knee and hips to locate joint restrictions or muscle dysfunctions. Most commonly it is due to pronation in the foot, weak knee stabilizing muscles, or weak Gluteus Medius muscle. Generally, there’s a combination of a few things going on.

How Do We Fix It?

Your practitioner will go through a series of tests to assess joint mobility and muscle strength throughout your lower limb to locate where the dysfunction is and confirm the underlying cause of the problem. Our team of practitioners are highly trained in removing these dysfunctions by using a variety of techniques such as soft tissue release, joint manipulation, dry needling, taping variations and a specific personalized exercise rehabilitation program.

 

 

To help improve your biomechanics when squatting, one of our Osteopaths Dr Luke Madden takes us through a useful way of using K-tape to help with stability.

If you do have pain when squatting, please inform your practitioner first!

Here’s a taping technique to help your squat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ZU1Q6QJpg

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