Floor Taps

FLOOR TAPS

The floor taps exercise is a motor control, ankle, knee, and hip stability exercise. Start by keeping the target leg planted and bend the front knee slightly. Reach forwards with the non-target to tap the floor in front of your then return back to neutral position. Repeat while tapping the floor beside you to the left, behind you, and beside you to the right. Reach as far as you can without putting any weight into the tapping leg and then return to standing position.

Muscles Involved:

• Quadriceps

• Gluteus Medius

• Intrinsic Foot Muscles

• Calves

Related Conditions:

• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

• Jumper’s Knee

• Runner’s Knee

• ACL / PCL / LCL / MCL Sprain

• Meniscus Tear

• ITB Syndrome

• Ankle Sprain

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