This week, we are talking about the concept of Corrective Exercise, and as always this conversation is framed by the latest article that we posted on the Reading List at StrongerInMotion.com. The title of the article is: Revisiting the Corrective Exercise Conundrum, written by Dr. Ben Geierman and published by our friends at Barbell Rehab.

Recently, the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy published an editorial that included the following statement:

"In physical therapy, management paradigms for various musculoskeletal conditions are dominated by identifying abnormalities in posture and alignment, among others, Most abnormalities have NO ASSOCIATION with pain or disability, challenging the use of corrective exercises.”

So…what might this mean for physical therapist and coaches? Particularly for those who have found consistent success with corrective exercise prescription?

Just because more recent research indicates corrective exercise isn’t the super start we once thought it was, doesn’t mean that utilizing it was totally wrong, and that continuing to incorporate it into practice is “bad”. It means there is more to learn - shocker - and time to add additional tools to our professional tool belts.

For more on what kind of tools we should be adding, you’ll have to tune in next Friday when we conclude this conversation on corrective exercise.

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