Knee rehabilitation - glossary of exercises

Submitted by admin on March 26, 2008 - 7:38pm.

knee exercises
rehabilitation exercises

OBJECTIVES

IMMEDIATE PHASE

EARLY PHASE - IN BED

EARLY PHASE - MOBILE

INTERMEDIATE PHASE

LATE PHASE

GLOSSARY OF EXERCISES

assisted flexion
assisted passive extensions
calf stretch
carioca exercise
CPM - continuous passive motion
cross trainer
crunch
crutches
cryotherapy (including icing)
figure-of-eight
foot pumps
full arc extensions
full quads stretch
full squats (supported)
hamstrings exercises
hamstrings stretch
heel slides
heel slides (facilitated)
hip extensions
hip flexions
hip flexion & adduction
hip adduction
hip abduction
hip external rotation
hip external rotation & abduction
hopping
ilio-tibial band stretch
leg curls
lunges
lying wall slides
lying wall slides (facilitated)
mini squats
mini stork
mini trampoline
one legged balance
passive extension
patellar mobilisations
piriformis stretch
plyometrics
PRICE and RICE
quad sets
resisted extensions
rowing machine
short arc extensions
side-stepping
standing wall slides
static bike
static quads
step-ups
straight leg raises
tip toes
treadmill
trunk extension
wobble board

This is an alphabetical list of the sort of exercises usually prescribed by physiotherapists for knee rehabilitation. To see which exercises are appropriate to which phase of rehab, see the other main headings.

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