Lael Laban
I had three knee surgeries before anyone said the word rotation
Three surgeries. Two herniated discs. Every one of them aimed at the place that hurt.
The thing that sent the load there was never checked. Not once. I found it years later, on myself. Then on 1,046 people who walked in with the same story.
You were handed a sheet of exercises and told to give it time. Nobody checked which link stopped working. You did not fail that sheet. It bored you
The chain
Four links. One of them let go
- The arch collapsesThe spring that should absorb your step stops absorbing it.
- The shin rotates inEverything above it turns with it, whether it wants to or not.
- The knee followsIt has no choice. It sits between two joints that decide for it.
- The hip loses controlThe load goes where it was never meant to go.
Check the first link
Your ankle
Stand facing a wall. Toes two inches back. Drive your knee forward until it touches the wall. Keep the heel down.
Pick one
Two seconds against a wall tells you more than six weeks of guessing.
The other three
What lands in your inbox
- Which link is yoursThree more checks. Foot, knee, hip.
- Why it started thereThe chain in plain language. No terms to look up.
- Four minutes that match itNot a list of five. The ones for your result.
hours with people whose knee was treated everywhere except where it started
1,046 clients
Send me the other three
Educational content, not medical advice. These are movement screens and exercises, not a diagnosis or treatment. If you have a medical condition, talk to your own clinician first.