Straight-Leg Straddle Stand and Floor/Toe Touch — Contraindicated Stretch
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Bending over to the floor from a wide straight-leg straddle stresses the medial knees, can cause permanent deformity, hyperextends the knees, and loads the lumbar vertebrae — marked "X".
Detail
The Straight-Leg Straddle Stand and Floor/Toe Touch is one of the contraindicated ("X-Rated") movements, illustrated in the source crossed out with a large "X" (a figure standing with legs in a wide straddle, bent over reaching toward the floor between the legs). Its specific risks are:
- Stresses the medial aspect of the knees
- Can result in permanent deformity, both as loose and knocked knees
- Forces the knees to hyperextend
- Places greater pressure on the lumbar vertebrae
Key facts
- Stresses the medial aspect of the knees.
- Can cause permanent deformity (loose and knocked knees).
- Forces knee hyperextension.
- Places greater pressure on the lumbar vertebrae.
Connections
- "X-Rated" Exercises (Contraindicated Stretches) — Overview — one of the eight "X-Rated" stretches.
- Straight-Leg Standing Floor/Toe Touch — Contraindicated Stretch — closely related standing toe-touch.
- Knee Joint Range of Motion — knee placed into hyperextension.
- Spine Range of Motion — lumbar vertebrae loaded.
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