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Transitional Assessment: Overhead squat and Single leg Squat

  1.  Overhead Squat The Overhead squat test (OHS) is a popular functional test used to bilateral examine and assess individual’s movement patterns, strength, flexibility, balance and neuromuscular control, as well as to identify possible risks or of musculoskeletal injury  ( Clark et al., 2014 ; Jonhson, 2016; Noda et al., 2009). OHS requires dorsiflexion of the ankle and flexion of knees and hips (Escamilla, 2001; Lally, 2016), which allows for the comparison of bilateral asymmetries in the lower extremities.  The OHS, along with the single squat, is used by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) to evaluate an athlete’s mobility, flexibility, and stability (Noda et al., 2008). This assessment has been shown to be highly valid and reliable measuring musculoskeletal disorders, balance, and mobility (Post et al., 2017). Indeed,  Boden et al.,(2010) reported that poor movements patterns such as knee valgus and medial knee displacement (MKD) are disfunctio...

Gait Analysis

  Based on the previous client's postural assessment, in which issues related to muscles imbalances, ROM, flexibility and a possible scoliosis were found, it has been decided to perform a gait analysis. Gait analysis allows to study the human walking and helps to detect abnormalities in the locomotor ( Akhtaruzzaman et al., 2016 ) and provide information for diagnosis, assessment, monitoring and predicting injuries (Mirelman et al., 2018). It is also another option to identify lower back pain (LBP), as individuals suffering LBP will experience difficulties in walking/ running, walk slower, and will experience fatigue in earlier stages and will walk with excessive APT compared to healthy individuals (Arjunan et al., 2010; Vismara et al., 2009). The advantage of using observational gait analysis is its simplicity. Its reliability and validity depend on the examiner experience and proficiency ( Gor-GarcĂ­a-Foged, 2016). Krogt et al (2019) reported high inter-rater reliability (ICC...