TRAINERS
REHAB KNEE
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- Weeks 8 Plus
REHAB KNEE
MidAfternoon Exercises #3
SEATED
1. Point/Flex Toes both sides
2. Ankle Circles both sides
3. Foot Glides (5 reps) both sides
4. Knee Arcs with Hold 3 sec (5 reps) both sides
REPEAT 3 & 4
5. Tricep Lifts (5 reps)
STANDING WITH WALKER
6. Step Ups on Nonsurgical leg then Lower on Surgical leg (4 reps)
SEATED
7. Hamstring Stretch (Ice?) 20 min
8. Apple Picking Back
End Of Day Exercises #4
SITTING IN BED
1. Pump Feet/Circle Ankles & Wrists
2. Quad Sets w/ flexed foot with Hold 10 secs 5 reps both sides
3. Heel Glides, 5 reps both sides
REPEAT 2 & 3
4. Straight Leg Lifts 5 reps both sides
5. Leg Abductions/Adductions 5 reps both sides
REPEAT 4 & 5
6. Arm Raises with Breath
7. Elevate Surgical Leg (Ice?) Back
Flexibility
SEATED
1. Posture check
2. Ankle pumps/circles
3. Heel/toe raises and breathing
4. Leg curls with or without assistance from other/good leg
5. Leg extensions
6. Tricep lifts progressing to standing position
STANDING
1. Lateral leg raises (abduction) with chair support
2. Straight leg raise with foot flexed and turned outwards
3. Backward leg extension
4. Isometric supported heel straight leg extension Back
Exercise Together
SEATED IN A BED
1. Ankle mobilisation
2. Straight leg raise
3. Lower leg extension with pillow under leg for support
LYING DOWN
4. Clam - inner and outer leg muscle work
SEATED
5. Tricep raises progressing to moving across the bed
6. Isometric leg straightening with support under knee
7. Heel slides
8. Ankle mobilisation promoting blood flow
9.Isometric leg straightening with support under heel
10. Breathing Back
Morning Bed Exercises #1
SITTING IN BED
1. Pump Feet
2. Circle Ankles and Wrists
3. Quad Sets w/flexed foot with Hold 10 sec 5 reps both sides
4. Heel Glides 5 reps both sides
5. Apple Picking
6. Straight Leg Lifts 5 reps both sides
7. Leg Abductions/Adductions 5 reps both sides
8. Tricep Lifts 4 reps
9. Safely get out of bed Back
Let's Get Moving
SEATED
1. Posture Check
2. Ankle pumps/circles
3. Leg curls with or without assistance from other/good leg
4. Leg extensions
5. Tricep lifts progressing to standing position
STANDING
6. Lateral leg raises (abduction) with chair support
7. Balance check
8. Heel raises with chair support
9. Calf stretch
10. Isometric supported heel straight leg extension Back
Brand New Knee
GOOD SEATED POSTURE in BED
1. Foot paddle
2. Ankle circles
3. Shoulder roll
4. Straight unilateral leg raise
5. Lower leg unilateral extention with knee support
6. Clam shell
7. Tricep raise - straight legs
8. Laterally moving in bed using tricep lift
9. Quadriceps contraction to straighten leg
10. Unilateral heel slide (leg curl)
11. Isometric supported heel straight leg extension
12.Calming/deep breathing Back
First Moves Of The Day
SITTING IN THE BED
1. Pump Feet
2. Circle Ankles with Shoulder Rolls
3. Straight Leg Lifts (5 reps) 2 sets each side
4. Knee Arcs with Pillow/Towel (5 reps) both sides
5. Clams with Surgical leg on top (5 reps)
6. Tricep Lifts (5 reps) and add scoot
7. Shoulder Rolls
8. Knee Presses with towel under knee and hold (5 sec) both sides
9. Heel Glides with towel assist (5 reps) both sides
10. Elevate Surgical Leg on Pillow
11. Arm Raises Back
You're In Charge
SEATED IN BED
1. Pump Feet/Circle Ankles & Wrists
2. Prop up Knees on a Pillow/Towel. Scapula Squeezes 3 reps
3. Heel Glides 5 reps both sides
4. Core Contractions 4 reps
5. Straight Leg Lifts 5 reps both sides
6. Knee Arcs with Pillow/Towel 5 reps both sides
7. Tricep Lifts 5 reps and add scoot
8. Knee Presses with a towel under knee hold 5 secs both sides
9. Elevate Surgical Leg on a Pillow
10. Apple Picking Back
MidMorning Exercises #2
SEATED
1. Point/Flex Toes both sides
2. Ankle Circles both sides
3. Knee Arcs with Hold 3 sec 5 reps both sides
4. Foot Glides 5 reps both sides
REPEAT 3 & 4
STANDING WITH WALKER
5. Gate: Heel/Toe walking w/Walker
6. Hamstring Stretch on surgical leg Back
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