14/07/2020
Some of the basic knee exercises for knee joint.
Consult your doctor if you have suffered from trauma,ligament injury or have swelling around the knee joint before doing these exercises.
1 # Static quadriceps
Lie on your back , keep a pillow or a towel roll under your knee, press your knee down on the pillow /towel and slowly relax repeat it 10 times (refer the picture for the exact position)
2 # Hamstring sets
Lie on back fold your knee ankle facing upwards, press the heel down. Repeat it 10 times
3 # Straight leg raise
Lie on your back fold one knee and straighten other leg, lift the leg straight up and then bring it slowly down.
Repeat it 10 times
4 # Bridging
Lie on your back fold your knees, (as shown in picture) lift your back up and then slowly down repeat it 10 times
(if you have any back injury or back trauma, advisable to consult therapist and do the exercise)
5 # Knee extension
Sit straight on a chair, lift your leg straight up, make sure you don't lean back. Repeat it 10 times
6 # Heel raises
Stand supported holding a chair or a stool lift your heel off the ground. Repeat the exercise 10 times.
7 # Butt kicks
Stand supported holding a chair or stool bend your knee back ( make sure you don't move your thigh front or back )
Repeat it 10 times.