Active assisted flexion is a seated exercise, where active flexion of the knee is helped further by pressure from the good leg.
Page updated March 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)
What is the normal range of knee flexion?
Normal knee flexion varies from straight at 0 degrees (Or it can even be a small minus number) to about 140 degrees, depending upon gender and body mass.
This exercise is to allow someone with a stiff knee to at least sit comfortably in a chair.
Assisted stretch
The assisting limb should apply a slow long stretch, gently taking the limb into deeper flexion even though it may be uncomfortable, holding it there for 20 seconds or so and then slowly releasing the pressure.
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