Exercise library 00:46 demonstration

Heel Slides With Towel

Use a towel or bed sheet and place it around your foot. Using your arms, slowly pull your foot to your hip, this will increase the amount of bending of knee flexion in your knee. It’s important that you keep your heel on the table/couch/bed...

Exercise notes
Updated Published
About the exercise

Exercise notes

  • Use a towel or bed sheet and place it around your foot.
  • Using your arms, slowly pull your foot to your hip, this will increase the amount of bending of knee flexion in your knee.
  • It’s important that you keep your heel on the table/couch/bed the entire time!
  • Do not lift your heel up.
  • Use a sock or other friction-less surface to help perform this exercise.
  • Pull back until you feel a bit of an uncomfortable stretch - but no pain - hold for 5 seconds, then repeat as necessary.