The CHEK Approach to the Lower Limb – Matthew Wallden

The lower limb is, for the most part – and the majority of our lives – our only point of contact with planet Earth. In sports and performance, as well as activities of daily living, the lower limb is the point from which the majority of power generation emanates. It should come as little surprise, then, that the preponderance of injuries in sports occur in the lower limb; and that sporting success or failure is often determined by the function of the lower limb.

As literal outgrowths of the lumbar spine, the legs are both expressions of the lumbo-pelvic region; and are its underpinnings. As such, to understand the function of the legs, it is critical to understand how they integrate, and function interdependently, with the core.