18 Jun Squat – Wedge
HOW: Begin standing with both feet on a wedge. From here, perform a squat motion allowing your knees to go over your toes through a controlled manner. FEEL: You should feel the muscles of your lower extremity and quadriceps muscles working as you perform the...
12 Mar Standing Isometric Knee Extension – Wall
HOW: Stand against a wall and place a towel roll behind your knee with your heel as close as you can to the wall. Support your hips on the wall and push into the towel with the back of your knee flexing the top thigh...
27 Oct Seated Knee Flexion – AAROM
HOW: Begin in an upright seated position in a chair or stool. Your feet positioning may vary depending on your knee range of motion. Pull your foot back and bend your knee. Hold this and perform going backwards and forwards for the prescribed amount of...
27 Oct Long Arc Quad – AROM
HOW: Position yourself in a seated position on an elevated surface so your feet are off of the ground. Set your knees up on the edge of the surface. From here, squeeze your quadriceps muscles, point your toes toward you, and kick your leg up...
07 May Quadruped Hamstring Curl
HOW: Start in the quadruped position with your hands on the ground underneath your shoulders, elbows straight, and knees on the ground under your hips. From here, kick one leg straight out from your hip. Then, bring your heel to your butt bending your...
07 May Eccentric Squat – Wall Supported, Swissball
HOW: Place a swissball on a wall and position the middle or small of your back on the ball. Lean into the ball while keeping your chest up. Walk your feet out and have them about shoulder width. From here, sit down like you're...
07 May B Skip
HOW: Drive one knee up at a time while moving your opposite arm up with the knee. Add a slight hop with the leg on the ground and straighten your leg out as the foot comes back down to the ground. Perform this going...
07 May Air Squat
HOW: Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart. Keep both feet entirely on the ground throughout the movement. Place your hands in front of you about shoulder height to help counterbalance your weight. Hinge forward at the hips, and bend your knees as you...
07 May A skip
HOW: Drive one knee up at a time while moving your opposite arm up with the knee. Add a slight hop with the leg on the ground and perform this going in a forward motion for the prescribed amount of reps. It is key...
24 Feb Tempo Squat
HOW: Begin in a standing position. In this example, the tempo relates to the time it takes to lower into a squat, hold the squat, come back up, and the time in between reps. 5-3-1-0 is used for this squat. Five seconds to bend...
