28 Oct Single Leg Balance – Off Step
HOW: Find a step or elevated surface. Line yourself up sideways to the step and place your leg on it. Push yourself up and hold a single leg balance position. FEEL: Keep your core and glutes squeezed as hard as you can to maintain...
06 Oct Supine Hamstring Stretch – Strap
HOW: Use a stretch strap, bath towel, or bed sheet. Wrap it around the arch of your foot, then lay down on your back in a relaxed and comfortable position. Keeping your leg completely relaxed, use your arms to pull the strap. FEEL: You...
05 Oct Seated Knee Flexion – PROM, Other Leg Assist
HOW: Sit at the edge of a table or some sort of elevated surface. Ideally, you don't want your feet to touch the ground. Place your unaffected leg under your affected leg, fully supporting it. Slowly let your affected knee bend by lowering your...
05 Oct Knee Flexion On Wall – PROM
HOW: Lie on your back close to a wall. Place your affected leg on the wall. Make sure your heel can slide on the wall, so wear a sock or place a pillow cloth or something else slippery around your foot so that it...
26 Aug Seated Long Arc Quad Isometrics – Band
HOW: Begin in a seated position with a band wrapped around your shin bone. Straighten out your knee by pulling into the band. Hold the desired position. FEEL: You will feel the thigh muscles working with this exercise. COMPENSATION: Please avoid moving at the...
20 Aug Stationary Bike
HOW: Follow along with the video to learn tips and tricks with how to use a stationary bike optimally! ...
20 Aug Single Leg Hip Hinge – Dowel
HOW: Begin in a standing position with your feet about hip-width apart. Place a dowel behind your back with one end making contact with your head and on your tailbone with the other end, the middle of the dowel should also be in contact...
20 Aug Quad Set
HOW: Follow this foolproof guide to wake your quad back up! Laying on the ground or on a table with your knee straight and foot supported, attempt to push your knee down and lift your heel off the ground by squeezing your quadriceps muscle...
10 Aug Tibial Rotation
HOW: Get set-up seated with your back supported and support your leg by wrapping your arm under your knee. While keeping your thigh still, rotate your shin bone side-to-side, it is ok for the ankle to help drive the motion. FEEL: You should feel...
10 Aug Tibial Rotation – Knee Movement
HOW: Get set-up seated on the edge of a surface with your feet hanging off at a 90˚ angle. To begin the exercise, rotate your ankle and shinbone out as far as you can while keeping this position kick the leg straight until your...
