03 Apr Supine Knee Flexion – AAROM, Strap
HOW: Loop a strap around your working foot and lay flat on the ground. Pull your heel towards your bottom to improve knee flexion until you hit a comfortable level of resistance. . Hold this position for a few seconds before returning to your...
03 Apr Oblique Activation – Supine
HOW: Lay on your back with your knees bent and feet planted. Find your obliques by palpating the muscles in between the bottom of your rib cage and the hip bone. Inhale, activate the muscle, then exhale while you keep the muscle engaged. Relax...
03 Apr Wrist CARs
HOW: Start seated with your elbows at 90º tucked towards your torso with your palms facing the ceiling. All following movements should be through the full range of motion available to you. Flex your wrists sideways towards the pinky, then flex up towards you....
03 Apr Forward and Back Gait Rocking
HOW: Begin in a standing position at a wall. Reach the working leg forward striking the ground with your heel and a straight knee. Step through, rolling through the foot. Let the knee bend as you load the toes. , Begin to rock back, straightening the...
03 Apr Knee to Wall Isometrics
HOW: Assume a half kneeling position near a wall with a foam pad or pillow under your planted knee for comfort. Scoot your foot forward or backwards until you find the distance that will keep your knee just shy of touching the wall when...
08 Dec Single Leg Anterior to Posterior Squat – Squat Rack
HOW: Begin by standing at a squat rack or a doorway. Use upper body assistance while driving the knee closest to the squat rack into the squat rack. Assume a single leg squat position in a quarter or half squat position keeping pressure from...
08 Dec Bear Plank – Deep Neck Extension
HOW: Take an all fours position on your hands and your knees. Hands underneath the shoulders and knees under the hips. Lift the knees off the ground. Let the head and neck flex down. Take a chin tuck position. Raise the head holding the chin...
08 Dec Bear Plank – Rock Back
HOW: Take an all fours position on your hands and your knees. Hands underneath the shoulders and knees under the hips. Lift the knees off the ground. Pushing through the palms, take the hips towards the heels. Keep the shins parallel to the ground. Once...
08 Dec Couch Stretch – Contract Relax
HOW: Assume a half kneeling position. Elevate the foot of the rear leg onto a couch, chair, or bench. Rock back the hips towards the heel until a stretch is felt. Pause here and push the shin into the bench. Relax and then deepen the...
08 Dec Kickstand RDL – Foam Roller
HOW: Set yourself up by suspending a foam roller between the side of your knee and the wall. Move your outside leg behind you to get into a kickstand position, and shift ~80% of your weight over to your front leg. Hinge your hips ...
