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Click to view and download this handout. This knee rehabilitation exercise program focuses on strengthening the muscles that support your knee to help reduce stress on your knee joint. Strong muscles help your knee joint absorb shock.
Knee exercises. Knee bends. Practice bending your knee by sliding your heel towards your bottom. Knee bends (sitting) Sitting, with your legs hanging down, straighten your knee slowly by raising your foot. Hold for five seconds and then lower gradually. Repeat at least five times. Hamstrings.
about which exercises will best help you meet your rehabilitation goals. Strength: Strengthening the muscles that support your knee will reduce stress on your knee joint. Strong muscles help your knee joint absorb shock. Flexibility: Stretching the muscles that you strengthen is important for restoring range of motion and preventing injury.
A meniscus tear is a common knee joint injury. How well the knee will heal and whether surgery will be needed depends in large part on the type of tear (See figure in appendix) and how bad the tear is. Work with your doctor to plan a rehabilitation (rehab) program that helps you regain as much strength and flexibility in your knee as possible.
complete specific exercises to target the muscles to help protect the knee joint. Below is a selection of possible exercises that are designed to strengthen the muscles at your hip knee and ankle to help improve your pain. You will need to perform these exercises regularly to see improvement.
The following exercises are designed to stretch, strengthen and stabilise the structures that support your knee. 1. Straight-leg raise (sitting): Get into the habit of doing this every time you sit down. Sit well back in the chair with a good posture.
Exercises. Many people find the following exercises helpful. If you need to, adjust the position so that it’s comfortable. Try to do these exercises regularly. Do each one a few times to start with, to get used to them, and gradually increase how much you do. 1. Leg stretch. Sit on the floor, with your legs stretched out straight in front of you.
