1Inner Range Quads
- Sit in long sitting.
- Place a rolled up towel under your affected knee/leg.
- Draw your toes up towards your head.
- Press the knee into the towel and start to lift your heel off the floor/bed.
- Hold for a count of 3.
- Repeat as instructed by your physiotherapist.
2Static Quadriceps
- Sit with the legs extended.
- Place a rolled up towel under the target knee/leg.
- Draw your toes up towards your head.
- Press the knee into the towel.
- Keep the heel in contact with the ground.
- Hold for as many seconds as per Physiotherapist’s guidelines.
3Knee Extension
- Come into an upright sitting position.
- Position a swiss ball or foam roller as demonstrated below, in front of the target limb.
- The ankle should be directly underneath the working knee at 90 degrees.
- Begin to press out as if you were attempting to straighten the leg.
- The ball/roller should stop the leg from moving beyond 90 degrees.
- Sustain the contraction as prescribed by your Physiotherapist.
4Calf Stretch
- Sit on the ground or on your bed with your legs out straight in front of you.
- Loop a towel or belt over the top end of your foot.
- Keep your leg straight.
- Gently pull on the ends on the towel/ belt to pull your ankle back.
- Hold for 30-60 seconds or as advised by your Physiotherapist.
5Calf Stretch
- Stand on top of a step on the balls of your feet on the edge.
- Please ensure you have a rail or wall to support yourself.
- Drop one heel down below the edge by slightly bending the knee of the other leg.
- Complete as per Physiotherapist instruction.
6Bridge [Staggered]
- Come into a lying position on the mat with the hands by your side.
- This will reduce the amount of support provided by the upper limb.
- Bend the knees with the heels in line with the sit bones.
- Position the feet in a staggered position with the target foot closest to you.
- Press through the feet to lift the hips up.
- Focus on keeping the pelvis level.
- Repeat as per Physiotherapist guidelines.
7Sit to Stand
- Sitting, shuffle your bottom forward towards the front of the chair.
- Please use your hands on the chair if needed – or attempt with no hands if able.
- Lean your trunk forward and place your weight firmly on the floor.
- Press through your feet and press the knees gently wide.
- Press through your feet (and hands if needed) and stand up.
- To reverse the process, ensure you can feel the chair at the back of your knees.
- Place your hands back to feel for the chair.
- Let your sit bones swing back bending your knees and leaning your trunk forward.
- Lower yourself slowly and safely to the chair.
- Repeat as prescribed.
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