Case 026: The Crossed Pattern

Lower Crossed Syndrome

Is Lower Crossed Syndrome a genuine clinical phenomenon, or simply a convenient label for a common movement pattern?

In this episode of The Foot Detective, Sole Trace investigates one of the most debated concepts in running biomechanics. A runner presents with anterior knee pain, tight hip flexors, an exaggerated lumbar curve, and glutes that seem to have quietly left the conversation. One practitioner calls it Lower Crossed Syndrome. Another dismisses it completely.

So who is right?

Follow the clues as we examine the relationship between prolonged sitting, anterior pelvic tilt, hip extension deficits, gluteal underperformance, and the downstream effects that often show up at the knee.

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