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Ankle grab while walking is a screen of dynamic single leg stance control with contralateral hip extension, knee flexion, hip external rotation and tibial external rotation.
This is used as a movement preparation drill before running activities.
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Lots of value here:
1. Passive hip flexion and external rotation 2. Same, but with more tension across the front and back of the trunk 3. In quadruped, adding opposite hip extension stimulus and anterior trunk activation to improve pelvis position relative to the mobilised hip 4. In supine, adding anterior trunk activation to improve pelvis position relative to the mobilised hip Always grateful to Coach Cam Elliott @coach_cam for his great mindful techniques that mimic what I do clinically to change behaviour. This is his technique, following on what he sees me do by hand and in the clinic. Purpose
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