Knee Resilience

Sally, a highly competitive and highly ranked-ultimate frisbee player came to me for help after spending 2 years in pain and no progress after seeing multiple chiropractors and physical therapists. It was clear we all agreed she had some major patellar tracking issues (knee cap moving away laterally) and was causing her excruciating pain. It would slide and grind. She would have to sit out a lot of games and would effect her day to day life. This is 6 months in the making working up to the videos youre currently seeing. Of course her rehab was done in multiple phases. So these videos are just some of the many things we did to arrive here, yet still working on further improving. . . We worked from the bottom up gaining mobility and stability in the ankle, knee and hip while learning how to improve motor control. From there we started working on increasing her single leg and glute strength. We then worked on learning how to properly jump and how to decelerate/absorb impact with lots of single leg work. . . . Perhaps popular belief amongst health professionals is to NOT push the knee forward as much as possible. However, Ive always done this for my own training and ALL my clients for the last 8 years now when we’re doing quad work/knee work. I believe its part of the equation to more resilient knees. Of course, its something to work up to and going as far as you can control it. Sally stated this is the best her knee has ever felt in her ENTIRE athletic career. In fact she made a huge play in her most recent game (see last video) and got up from this fall like it was nothing! Knee felt great especially during impact in her games, she hasnt even missed a game yet, and most importantly her quality of life has improved without feeling daily pain. Side note: I always recommend seeing a health professional first to get properly assessed. . . .

Sally, a highly competitive and highly ranked-ultimate frisbee player came to me for help after spending 2 years in pain and no progress after seeing multiple chiropractors and physical therapists. It was clear we all agreed she had some major patellar tracking issues (knee cap moving away laterally) and was causing her excruciating pain. It would slide and grind. She would have to sit out a lot of games and would effect her day to day life. This is 6 months in the making working up to the videos youre currently seeing. Of course her rehab was done in multiple phases. So these videos are just some of the many things we did to arrive here, yet still working on further improving.
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We worked from the bottom up gaining mobility and stability in the ankle, knee and hip while learning how to improve motor control. From there we started working on increasing her single leg and glute strength. We then worked on learning how to properly jump and how to decelerate/absorb impact with lots of single leg work.
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. Perhaps popular belief amongst health professionals is to NOT push the knee forward as much as possible. However, Ive always done this for my own training and ALL my clients for the last 8 years now when we’re doing quad work/knee work. I believe its part of the equation to more resilient knees. Of course, its something to work up to and going as far as you can control it. Sally stated this is the best her knee has ever felt in her ENTIRE athletic career. In fact she made a huge play in her most recent game (see last video) and got up from this fall like it was nothing! Knee felt great especially during impact in her games, she hasnt even missed a game yet, and most importantly her quality of life has improved without feeling daily pain.

Side note: I always recommend seeing a health professional first to get properly assessed. .
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