Anatomy Trains by Thomas W. Myers

Author:Thomas W. Myers [Myers, Thomas W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780702055638
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences UK
Published: 2014-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Fig. 6.28 In assessing knee tracking, let both knees come straight forward with the pelvis tucked under and the heels on the ground, and watch the ‘headlight’ of the knee to see whether it tracks at all to the inside or outside as it comes forward or back.

When we note how the SPL runs from the ASIS in the front of the pelvis to the outside of the knee and then down to the inside of the ankle, we can clearly see how tightening it can affect knee direction, by pulling the outside of the knee toward a line running straight from the ASIS to the medial ankle (Fig. 6.29). Loosening this line from above or below prior to local soft-tissue work, or prior to assigning remedial exercise to restore proper knee tracking, will greatly increase the efficacy of the treatment (DVD ref: Spiral Line, 46:45–51:37). If the knee runs laterally during standing flexion, increasing standing tone in the lower anterior SPL can help steady this tendency.

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