EFFECT OF QUADRUPEDAL MOVEMENT TRAINING ON POSTURE OF LONG STANDING PHYSIOTHERAPIST.

Physiotherapists spend long hours standing, which can negatively impact their musculoskeletal health. Quadrupedal Movement Training (QMT), a set of bodyweight exercises performed in a hands-and-knees or hands-and-feet position, offers potential benefits. QMT’s closed-chain nature promotes core stabilization, greater motor unit firing, and simultaneous engagement of multiple joints and muscle groups. The contact of hands and feet with the ground enhances proprioception, while gravity increases the load on soft tissues. Furthermore, QMT’s multi-planar approach utilizes the whole body for movement and stabilization, unlike isolated muscle exercises. Therefore, QMT may be a beneficial exercise modality for physiotherapists to counteract the negative effects of prolonged standing.

INTERVENTION

WEEK 1

1. STATIC BEAST (5 SEC HOLD *3 SETS)

2)ACTIVATED BEAST (5 SEC HOLD *10 SETS) (SINGLE LIMB LIFT) (DOUBLE LIMB LIFT)

3. STATIC CRAB (5 SEC HOLD*3 SETS)

4. ACTIVATED CRAB (5 SEC HOLD*10 SETS) (SINGLE LIMB LIFT) (CONTRALTERAL LIMB LIFT)

5)CRAB REACH 3 REPS

6)LOADED BEAST 3 REPS

7)LOADED BEAST UNLOAD 3 REPS

WEEK2

1. ACTIVATED BEAST (10 SECS HOLD* 5 REPS) (CONTRALATERAL LIMB LIFT)

2. ACTIVATED CRAB (10 SECS HOLD*5 REPS) (CONTRALATERAL LIMB LIFT)

3. BEAST FORWARD TRAVEL (5 REPS) CRAB FORWARD TRAVEL (5 REPS)

4. DEEP APE -STARTING POSTION FOR LATERAL TRAVEL APE

5. LATERAL TRAVEL APE (5 REPS)

6. APE REACH (3 REPS)

7. SCORPIAN REACH (3 REPS)

8)CRAB REACH (3 REPS)

9. LOADED BEAST (3 REPS)

10. LOADED BEAST UNLOAD WAVE (3 REPS) BEAST REACH (3 REPS)

WEEK-3

THE FLOW

SET BEAST

RT LEG UNDERSWITCH INTO

LEFT ARM CRAB REACH

LEFT LEG UNDERSWITCH INTO

LOADED BEAST BEAST UNLOAD

SET BEAST

REPEAT FOR THREE TIMES AND THEN WITH OTHER SIDE AS WELL.

WEEK-4

THE FLOW

SET CRAB INTO

RT LEG UNDERSWITCH INTO

RT LEG SCORPIAN REACH

RT LEG UNDERSWITCH INTO

CRAB REACH

LEFT LEG UNDERSWITCH INTO

LOADED BEAST TO

RIGHT LEFT BEAST REACH REPEAT FOR 3 TIMES AND THEN WITH OTHER SIDE AS WELL