22 May Single Leg Heel Raise – Eversion Bias, Wall Supported
HOW: Start by standing next to a wall. Place the inside arm’s hand on the wall and lean against it with a slight bend in your elbow. Bend the inside knee up and put most of your body weight on the outside leg. Slowly...
21 May Windshield Wiper
HOW: Start by sitting with your feet under your knees and your knees bent. Place a towel(on a smooth surface) underneath your foot. Keep your hip and knee still while your foot moves the towel in and out. FEEL: You should feel the muscles...
21 May Windshield Wiper – Inversion, AROM
HOW: Start by sitting with your feet under your knees and your knees bent. Place a towel (on a smooth surface) underneath your foot. Keep your hip and knee still while your foot moves the towel in until there is no towel to use. ...
21 May Windshield Wiper – Eversion, AROM
HOW: Start by sitting with your feet under your knees and your knees bent. Place a towel (on a smooth surface) underneath your foot. Keep your hip and knee still while your foot moves the towel out to the side until there is no...
20 May Forward Walking – Hurdle, Involved Leg
HOW:Using cones, lines, hurdles, or any other object, slowly step over each object with your involved leg. Lift your ankle up to help you clear the object. FEEL: You may feel tightness in your knee as you do this, this is normal. COMPENSATION: Do not...
20 May Backward Walking – Hurdle, Uninvolved Leg
HOW: Using cones, lines, hurdles, or any other object, slowly step over each object with your uninvolved leg. As you take a step with your involved leg, work on “staying strong” and squeezing your glutes and quadriceps as you make contact with the ground....
16 May Seated Calf Stretch – Knee Bent, Towel
HOW: Start in a seated position. Grab a towel or strap with both hands and wrap it around the balls of one of your feet. Bend the knee up placing just your heel on the ground. Pull the towel towards you bringing your toes...
16 May Seated Ankle Dorsiflexion – AROM
HOW: Start in a seated position with your heel on an elevated surface and your foot hanging off. Allow your toes to go down towards the floor and then bring your toes up towards the ceiling. Make sure to use a high enough surface...
16 May Ball Taps
HOW: Start with one foot on a soccer ball or similar ball like a medicine ball. Jump with the leg not on the ball and land softly with the opposite leg. The leg that jumped should now be positioned with one foot on the...
16 May Offset Carry – Suitcase, Front Rack
HOW: Start in a standing position holding a kettlebell in each hand. One arm will carry the kettlebell at your side. Bring the other kettlebell up into the front rack position. Your elbow should be squeezed in as you hold the kettlebell by the...
