General Knee Rehabilitation

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Complete __ sets of __ repetitions __ times a day

*Sit with leg *Place involved *Place top of *Stand on *Bend involved knee, *Half kneel as extended. leg on chair. involved foot down uninvolved leg, placing uninvolved leg shown on right leg. *Tighten quad *Keeping back on floor. using chair for behind the involved. *Lean forward muscles on front straight, bend *Gently sit balance. *Gently push involved slowly keeping hips of leg, trying to uninvolved knee forward in chair, *Grasp the ankle knee forward with and back straight. push back of towards floor. pushing down with of involved knee uninvolved leg. knee downward. foot. and pull upward.

*Lie face up, ankle *Place weight on *Lie on back *Sit on firm surface *Place heel on *Stand with heel supported on involved leg at far holding knee from with legs straight out doorframe, with propped on table, bolster. end. behind, pulling in front. involved side knee straight, as *Relax leg and *Position knees at toward chest as *Slowly bend at hips, about 5 inches shown. allow gravity to edge of mat, relax leg shown. reaching for toes. form wall. *Gently and slowly straighten leg. and allow gravity to *Gently straighten *Gently slide lean forward at straighten leg. leg. buttocks toward waist. wall, keeping knee straight.

*Lie on uninvolved side. *Lie on back with *Stand next to wall, *Lift involved leg to *Lie on back, involved *Extend involved leg knees bent. about a foot away, chest and grasp knee knee bent, ankle across backwards and slowly *Move involved side involved leg toward with opposite hand. opposite leg. lower until a gentle ankle over opposite wall. *Grasp lower calf with *Grasp knee and pull stretch is felt in outer knee. *Cross over the other hand, gently thigh inward while thigh. * Gently lift uninvolved leg in front, pulling across chest moving to the involved uninvolved side knee and lean into wall, as and rotating leg side knee inward. up to chest. shown. inward.

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*Stand facing wall, *Stand facing wall, *Stand with feet *Sit with knees *Sit on stool, thighs *Lie face down, legs hands on wall. hands on wall. apart almost as far bent, soles of feet apart, feet flat. straight. *Step forward with *With knees bent, as possible. together. *Place both hands on *Bend involved foot of uninvolved leg, step forward with *Shift weight *Slowly let your thigh. knee upward. leaning hips inward foot of uninvolved toward uninvolved knees drop to floor. *Slowly lean toward wall, keeping leg, leaning hips side and hold. *Grasp ankles with forward, and slide rear leg straight with inward toward wall, hands and lean hands toward ankle. heel on floor. keeping contact with forward. back foot .

*Lie on back with *Lie on back with knees *Lie face down, knee *Lie on involved *Lie on uninvolved *Lie on back with involved leg bent straight. straight on involved side, with side. legs straight. to 45 degrees, *Keeping back against leg. uninvolved knee *Keeping knee *Slide heel up to supported with a mat, raise involved leg *Lift involved leg bent and leg in front straight, raise involved buttocks. bolster as shown. as high as possible while upward. of involved leg. leg upward. *Straighten leg at keeping both knees *Keeping knee knee. straight. straight, raise involved leg upward.

*Stand with both legs *Place involved leg on *Lean on wall, feet 12 *Stand on step with *Stand with *Attach elastic to fully extended, and feet edge of step. inches from wall, both feet. involved leg up on secure object at on floor. *Step up, lifting shoulder width apart. *Step down slowly, step. ankle level. *Bend involved leg uninvolved leg off *Bend knees to 45 – 90 leading with *Shift weight over *Sit in chair, with upward, towards floor. degrees and hold. uninvolved leg. knee, stepping up elastic around buttock, through full *Lower uninvolved slowly. ankle of involved range. foot toward floor, but leg, pulling heel do not touch. under.

*Attac h elastic to *Attach elastic to *Attach elastic to *Attach elastic to *Place elastic under *Attach elastic to secure secure object at ankle secure object at ankle secure object at secure object at feet, grasping in object, at knee level. level. level. ankle level. ankle level. both hands. *With elastic around With elastic around *With elastic around *With elastic *With elastic *With feet shoulder thigh of involved leg, ankle of involved leg, ankle of involved leg, around ankle of around ankle of width apart, bend to knee bent at 45 degrees, pull leg in, moving pull leg away, moving involved leg, pull involved leg, pull 45 – 90 degrees, and straighten leg, keeping inward. outward. forward keeping leg backward. return to starting foot on floor. knee straight. position.