Asymmetries: When They’re Normal vs. When They Become a Risk Factor
About this episode
The episode discusses the different types of asymmetries and their implications for performance and injury risk.
Asymmetries are normal — but not all asymmetries are created equal. In this episode of the Movement Podcast, Gray Cook and Lee Burton break down the difference between anatomical, functional, and developmental asymmetry, and explain when asymmetry becomes a slippery slope that impacts performance, durability, and injury risk. They also discuss why the goal isn’t “perfect symmetry,” but keeping asymmetries from getting worse, and how movement screening helps coaches and clinicians make smarte...
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Hosts: Gray Cook, Dr. Lee Burton
Topics covered
- asymmetries
- anatomical asymmetry
- functional asymmetry
- developmental asymmetry
- performance
- injury risk
Keywords
- asymmetry
- performance
- durability
- injury risk
- movement screening
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