Video Tag
knee surgery
Seated Knee Flexion - AAROM
HOW : Begin in an upright seated position in a chair or stool. Your feet positioning may vary depending on your knee range of motion. Pull your foot back and bend your knee. Hold this and perform going backwards and forwards for the prescribed amount...
Long Arc Quad - AROM
HOW : Position yourself in a seated position on an elevated surface so your feet are off of the ground. Set your knees up on the edge of the surface. From here, squeeze your quadriceps muscles, point your toes toward you, and kick your leg...
Straight Leg Raise - Hip External Rotation
HOW : In a seated position on the ground or table, have your legs straight out from your hips. Rotate your foot outward, keep your knee straight, and squeeze your quad muscle pushing down with your knee. From here, keep the squeeze in your quad...
Supine Heel Dig - 60 Deg
HOW : Lay on your back with our legs straight. Bend your knee up with your heel on the ground. Push into the ground with your heel for the prescribed amount of time while keeping that 60 degree bend in your knee. FEEL : You...
Supine Heel Dig - 30 Deg
HOW : Lay on your back with our legs straight. Slightly bend your knee with your heel on the ground. Push into the ground with your heel for the prescribed amount of time while keeping that 30 degree bend in your knee. FEEL : You...
Eccentric Long Arc Quad
HOW : Begin in an upright seated position with some clearance between your feet and floor. Kick one leg up all the way straight contracting your thigh muscles. Bring the other foot over the top of the straightened leg. The top leg should push down...
Short Arc Quad
HOW : Begin by lying on your back with a foam roller underneath one of your knees. Point those toes up as your push your knee into the foam roller and kick your leg up straight. Return to the starting position and repeat for the...
Isometric Long Arch Quad - 0 deg
HOW : Begin in a seated position and have minimal space between your knee and the edge of the surface. Sitting up straight, kick up one leg up straight while you point your toes up and back and push your thigh into the surface. Hold...
Single Knee To Chest - Knee Flexion Emphasis
HOW : Begin by lying flat on your back. Bend one knee up and put your foot flat on the floor. Bring the other knee up towards your chest. Interlock your hands and grab onto your lower leg bending your knee. The closer your hands...
Body On Knee Flexion Stretch - PROM, Chair
HOW : Begin in a seated position. Keep your legs relaxed as you use your hands and upper body to move your body forward creating a bend in your knee. The closer your foot to the seat, the more of a stretch you will get...