1Bridge
- Start by lying on your back (palms down for more stability).
- Bend your knees and keep your feet flat on the floor, shoulder width apart.
- Push your feet into the floor, contract your glutes and lift your hips up from the ground until your body make a straight line from your shoulders to your knees (this is the bridge position).
- Slowly return your hips to the ground and repeat.
Every 2nd day
2Heel Raise [Step]
- Stand on a step with your heels off the edge.
- Slowly lift your heels up.
- Slowly lower your heels down, going lower than the step.
- Repeat this as many times as your Physiotherapist has prescribed.
Every 2nd day
3Hip Abduction
- Stand near a chair or wall to give yourself support.
- Tie a theraband around your ankles.
- Extend one leg out towards the side, putting tension on the theraband.
- Return the leg to the starting position.
- Repeat this as many times as your Physiotherapist has prescribed.
Every 2nd day
4Single Leg Balance
- Position yourself next to a bench, chair or wall for balance support as needed.
- Come into single leg standing on the target limb.
- Attempt to hold balance here for a designated time frame and steady with support if needed.
Daily, and look left to right as you hold this position
5Femoral Nerve Flossing
- Lay on your stomach with your head resting on your forearms.
- Slowly bend your knee until you feel a stretch in your leg.
- As you lower your leg, raise your head up at the same time.
- As your bend you knee again, lower your head back onto your forearms.
- Repeat this 10 times or as directed by your physiotherapist.
Daily
6Hip Adduction [Short Lever]
- Lie on your back with the knees bent and the heels flat on the ground.
- Place a ball or rolled up towel/folded pillow between the legs.
- Keeping the pelvis flat on the mat, squeeze the ball together and release the tension by half.
- Repeat as prescribed by your physiotherapist.
Every 2nd day
7Lumbar Rotation Stretch
- Lie on your back with the arms extended in a ‘T’ formation.
- Lift one knee up so it aligns with the hip joint.
- Using the arm on the opposing side, draw the knee towards the floor.
- Maintain contact with the shoulders and the ground.
- Take the head to the opposite direction of the knee.
- Sustain this stretch as per your Physiotherapist guidelines.
- Repeat on the other side.
Each side, daily