Deep Squats

Question 1

What is the purpose of this exercise?

Answer 1

To monitor the patient’s movements to determine if dysfunctional movements anterior, lateral or posterior.

Question 2

Instructions

Answer 2

Feet shoulder width apart and facing straight forward. Perform with shoes OFF. Patient should d squat as far down as possible and the student doctor will monitor from all angles.

Question 3

Findings

Answer 3

Anterior: feet turn outward and flatten. Knees valgus or varus.

Lateral: excessive forward lean, low back arching, low back rounding, shoulder fall forward

Posterior: foot flattens, heel raises off ground, asymmetrical weight shift

Question 4

Normal sequence of muscle contraction

Answer 4

Hamstrings, glutes, core

Question 5

Facilitated muscles if feet turn outward

Answer 5

Soleus, lateral gastroc and TFL

Question 6

Inhibited muscles if feet turn outward

Answer 6

Medial gastroc, medial hamstring, glutes

Question 7

Facilitated muscles if feet flatten

Answer 7

Lateral gastroc, TFL

Question 8

Inhibited muscles if feet flatten

Answer 8

Anterior and posterior tibialis

Question 9

Facilitated muscles if knees valgus

Answer 9

Adductors and lateral gastroc

Question 10

Inhibited muscles if knees valgus

Answer 10

Glutes and medial gastroc

Question 11

Facilitated muscles if knees varus

Answer 11

Glutes and TFL

Question 12

Inhibited muscles if knees varus

Answer 12

Adductors, medial hamstring

Question 13

Forward lean facilitated muscles

Answer 13

Hip flexors

Question 14

Forward lean inhibited muscles

Answer 14

Spinal erectors

Question 15

Low back arching facilitated muscles

Answer 15

Lat Dorsi

Question 16

Low back arching inhibited muscles

Answer 16

Core stabilizers

Question 17

Low back rounding facilitated muscles

Answer 17

External oblique

Question 18

Low back rounding inhibited muscles

Answer 18

Core muscles

Question 19

Shoulders fall forward facilitated muscles.

Answer 19

Pecs

Question 20

Shoulders fall forward inhibited muscles

Answer 20

Traps

Question 21

Foot flattens facilitation

Answer 21

Lateral gastroc

Question 22

Foot flattens inhibition

Answer 22

Medial gastroc

Question 23

Heel rises off ground facilitation

Answer 23

Soleus

Question 24

Heel rises off ground inhibition

Answer 24

Anterior tibialis

Question 25

Asymmetrical weight shift facilitation.

Answer 25

Adductors

Question 26

Asymmetric weight shift inhibition

Answer 26

Gluteals

Question 27

What is a beginner exercise?

Answer 27

Stretch pecs and lats, also squat without bar