Single Leg Squat Test
Other Names
- Single Leg Squat Test
- Single-leg squat (SLS)
Purpose
- Evaluate for the cause of knee pain
Description
- Patient stands on ipsilateral leg, lifting contralateral limb off the ground
- Arms are held out in front, hands clasped together
- Ask the patient to squat down till about 60° knee flexion
- Positive test
- Pain
- Instability
Pathology
- Patellofemoral Pain
- Evaluate knee s/p ACL Reconstruction
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Ressman, John, Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas Grooten, and Eva Rasmussen-Barr. "Visual assessment of movement quality: a study on intra-and interrater reliability of a multi-segmental single leg squat test." BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 13 (2021): 1-11.