Corrective Exercises

Practicing extension and supination can help rebalance movement patterns. Corrective exercises are typically kept for at least one to two weeks before being changed, and up to four weeks in online coaching contexts. The time required for a corrective exercise to produce lasting change is highly individual, depending on genetics, learning ability, sleep, diet, stress, and other life factors. Three requirements for a corrective to produce lasting change are thorough coaching, selection of the right movement, and sufficient time for the person to learn the task. Doing the opposite movement can help break an overused movement habit. Corrective work should start with a meaningful test rather than a preferred exercise, and the selected movement must immediately improve that test. Constantly changing exercises from session to session undermines motor learning even when a drill produces an immediate change. The corrective goal is to reverse excessive flexion-pronation by regularly practicing the opposite movements. The best evidence that a corrective exercise is appropriate is an immediate within-session change in symptoms, a movement test, or a performance measure.