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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...
Decel Walking
HOW : Begin in a standing position. Anchor a resistance band or cable at hip height. Wrap the cable behind you, above the hip. Walk back until you feel resistance. Begin to slowly walk forward in a squatted position, loading the toes to the heels....
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,...
Jump Squat - Band
HOW : Begin in a standing position. Anchor a band at hip height. Wrap the band around the outside of the hip you want to target. Begin to perform jump squats pushing through the ground to extend the ankles, knees, and hips. Land soft and...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Half Kneeling Rear Leg Lift Off - Wall
HOW : Take a half kneeling position with the rear leg toes pushing into the ground, ball of the foot pushing into the wall. Rotate the torso over the front leg. Staying stacked tall with the torso, begin by pushing down with the front leg...