FDACLEARED

Movement Review: Lateral Lunge

Article By:
Archit Patel

A movement review is an excellent touch point to see exactly what DARI can collect and to better understand its importance in your motion health!

The lateral lunge is a great movement for a base functional analysis for all ages, here’s why:
1- It is not a sagittal plane movement (movement moving forward). This is one of the few base movements that gets you moving in a transverse plane (movement to the side). This gives us great information outside our standard ideas regarding functional status.
2- It is a single leg exercise but also allows you to have both feet on the ground. This gives you an opportunity to progress from bilateral movements (both legs) like a squat to unilateral movements (one leg) squats.
3- Most people know we are reviewing the leg that is considered the “lunging leg”, but we are also able to review the stance leg and back for function without the subject knowing. This gives us a great opportunity to test function without over-coaching a subject to success. It become more of an unbiased natural movement review.

Lateral lunge is a movement we should all include in our movement screening!

Recent Posts

Wu Tsai Performance Alliance: University of Kansas

Wu Tsai Performance Alliance: University of Kansas

The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance is designed to integrate deep scientific knowledge with the thoughtful inclusion of diverse voices...
New Branding Coming Soon!

New Branding Coming Soon!

We haven't posted as much as we normally do because we are re-branding! With the acquisition of The Captury we...
National Biomechanics Day Tomorrow! Lecture Lineup Below…

National Biomechanics Day Tomorrow! Lecture Lineup Below…

Come to our zoom meeting to hear about how DARI Motion utilizes biomechanics to create a motion health product. Its...