How to Modify the Squat for Hip Pain – 6 PT-Approved Fixes
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In today's video we go over How to Modify the Squat for Hip Pain – 6 PT-Approved Fixes.
Are your patients experiencing hip pain at the bottom of the squat? As a physical therapist, you need to know how to keep your athletes training without aggravating their hips — especially if they compete in powerlifting, Olympic lifting, or CrossFit.
In this video, I'll walk you through practical, evidence-informed squat modifications that allow your patients to keep making progress without flaring up their symptoms.
We’ll cover:
✅ How to identify likely pain generators (FAI, labral pathology, arthritis)
✅ 6 simple squat modifications to reduce hip compression
✅ Coaching cues to fix common compensations like early hip rise and valgus collapseIdeal for:
🎯 Physical therapists working with barbell athletes
🎯 Strength coaches managing clients with chronic hip pain
🎯 Rehab pros who don’t want to tell clients to "just stop squatting"
Timeline:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:10 - The Importance of the Squat
- 0:55 - Which Pathologies?
- 1:20 - 1) Modifying Load
- 3:08 - 2) Modifying Stance
- 3:47 - 3) Shortening Range of Motion
- 4:38 - 4) Modifying Torso Angle
- 7:08 - 5) Modifying Pelvic Tilt
- 9:10 - 6) Modifying Technique
- 10:20 - Final thoughts
Get out of here hip pain!!!
- Dan Pope DPT,OCS,CSCS
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