Thinking your ACLR patients are using compensatory strategies when they are squatting? Simple! Just watch them do a squat and you'll see it with your own eyes...OR WILL YOU?! This week our super-special guest is study lead-author Susan Sigward, Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California.

Compensatory Strategies That Reduce Knee Extensor Demand During a Bilateral Squat Change From 3 to 5 Months Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Sigward SM, Chan MM, Lin PE, Almansouri SY, Pratt KA. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Sep;48(9):713-718. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.7977. Epub 2018 Jun 12. Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us.

Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission