1Clam
- Lie on your side with the affected leg up.
- Tie a band around your knees.
- Bend the knees and hips to about 30 degrees.
- Keep your feet together, and lift the top knee up, applying tension to the band.
- Return the knee down.
- Try not to rotate through the back, this movement should be with your hips.
- Repeat this as many times as your Physiotherapist has prescribed.
2Wrist Extension
- Position yourself with the affected limb positioned on a bench or as shown below or resting on the knee.
- The elbow should be bent to approximately 90 degrees.
- Hold the weight with the wrist in a flexed position.
- Using the unaffected arm lift the wrist into an extended position.
- Remove the support of the unaffected arm and slowly lower to the starting position.
- The unaffected arm must be used each time to elevate the wrist into the extended position.
- Control the return and repeat.