Squat Answers: Understanding Hip Joint Squats, Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction, and Muscle Assessments

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Answer to question 1
In hip joint squats, joint immobilization over joint surface, the femoral head rolling
creates a tensile stress while gliding posteriorly on acetabulum. Lateral rolling can also cause
dysfunction and flexion.
Answer to question 2
Positive right seated flexion test helps to assess decreased motion of the sacroiliac
joints, greater positivity occurs when greater superior motion occurs on PSIS. The sacroiliac
ligaments shows a protrusion of multifidus muscle, which helps in bilateral extension (Triolo
et al. 2013).
Answer to question 3
Alterations in the range of sacroiliac joint’s motion occurs which are tested by
standing flexion test. This is a joint dysfunction; this alteration of joint motion is
characterized by a reduction in the mobility of the sacroiliac joint which is affected. Tensile
stress created by the abnormal motion results in reduced mobility.
Answer to question 4
The FABER test is performed to assess or identify the presence of any hip joint
pathology, it may be present around the hip joint region and impairing hip joint movements
such as flexion, abduction, extension, adduction. The hip joint rotation coupled with excess
pressure, causes a tensile stress on the femoral-acetabular joint, thereby creates joint pain
(Martin and Palmer 2013). This test tests the sacroiliac joint; the abduction through the femur
produces tension and transferred to the sacroiliac joint, causing pain.