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.