Knock Knee Exercises (Knee Valgus)

In today's video, I discuss three knock knee exercises that will help reduce a knee valgus position. Knee valgus describes a situation where the knee moves inwardly toward the other leg (knock knee) when an individual puts weight on their leg. In most circumstances, knee valgus is completely fine and will not lead to injury. In high-impact sports like soccer, football and volleyball, however, this alteration is lower extremity alignment may increase injury risk including tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee. In other situation, knee valgus can be associated with kneecap (patellofemoral joint) pain and IT band syndrome. In this video, I have included three drills that have been found to be useful in terms of helping individuals build strength and gain better lower extremity control. 1. Banded Squat 2. Single-Leg Squat Isometric with Hip Abduction 3. Lateral Step-Down Book Link: https://amzn.to/4dz3xjb Loop Band Link: https://amzn.to/3Z5avqi 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Structural versus Dynamic Knee Valgus 01:49 Exercise 1: Banded Squat 03:25 Exercise 2: Banded Hydrant 05:12 Exercise 3: Lateral Step Down 06:43 My Rehab Book