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Single-Leg Squat to Chair

Single-Leg Squat to Chair: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Stand on one leg in front of a chair. Bend your knee to lower down slowly until you lightly touch the chair, then push through that leg to stand back up.

Body region
Hip and knee
Position
Standing
Equipment
Chair
Recovery phase
Late recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
  • Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Gluteal Tendinopathy)
  • Meniscus Repair
  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

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