19 May Cyclops Lesions
Cyclops lesions can be extremely common after ACL reconstruction, with >25% of knees showing cyclops on MRI at 6 months. The hallmarks signs of a cyclops lesions are pain with extension, and an audible pop or cluck with extension. Typically patients will have normal...
16 May Table Top Arm Raise – Alternating
HOW: Start by lying on your back with both knees straight up from your hips. Engage your core and bring both arms straight up in front of your chest. While keeping your core engaged, bring one arm back while keeping the other arm straight...
16 May Standing Pelvic Tilt
HOW: Start in a standing position with your hands on your hips. Begin by drawing your belly button in rotating your hips forwards. Only allow movement in the lower abdominal area as you rotate your hips forward. Perform in a slow and controlled motion....
16 May Seated Pelvic Tilt
HOW: Start in a seated position with your knees out from your hips and your feet underneath your knees. Begin to draw your belly button in rotating your hips forwards. Only allow movement in the lower abdominal area as you rotate your hips forward....
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 Reverse Hyperextension
HOW: Start by lying face down on a stable surface. Slide your hips off of the table or bench. The front of your hips should be on the edge of the surface. Stabilize your upper body with your arms. Put your legs together and...
16 May Quadruped Arm Raise
HOW: Start by getting on the ground with your hands directly under your shoulders and your knees under your hips about shoulder width apart. Use your core to stabilize your body and lift the other arm up straight up over your head with your...
16 May Prone Superman
HOW: Start by lying face down with your arms directly in front of you and your legs straight down. Lift your arms and legs up towards the ceiling at the same time while keeping your elbows and knees straight. Lift as high as you...
16 May Prone Glute Squeeze
HOW: Start by lying face down. Put your toes into the ground. Squeeze your glutes rotating your hips down to the ground. Hold that contraction for the prescribed amount of time, then relax. Imagine trying to pinch something between your butt cheeks. FEEL: You...
