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Should You Squat Through Patellofemoral Pain? - #AMR399
Squatting is one of the first activities that becomes painful in people with patellofemoral pain. It is also one of the first exercises many clinicians remove from the program.
But is avoiding the squat helping the knee, or simply reducing the athlete’s capacity to tolerate it? Somewhere between ignoring pain and eliminating every painful movement is a more useful approach.
In this episode, we discuss how much discomfort may be acceptable, which squat modifications can help, and how to progress loading without constantly provoking the knee. Check out this week’s podcast to hear how we manage…
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