Osteoarthritis of The Knee Exercises PDF
Osteoarthritis of The Knee Exercises PDF
Osteoarthritis of The Knee Exercises PDF
osteoarthritis
of the knee
This handy section contains exercises
that are designed to stretch, strengthen
and stabilise the structures that
support your knee.
Simple
exercises
Leg stretch:
2 stretched out in front. Keeping your foot
Straight-leg raise (lying): Get into the you feel it being comfortably stretched.
habit of doing this in the morning and
at night while lying in bed. Bend one leg
at the knee. Hold your other leg straight Repeat 10 times with each leg. If you can’t
6
Knee squats: Hold onto a chair or work
surface for support. Squat down until your
kneecap covers your big toe. Return to 8
standing. Repeat at least 10 times. As you
Sit/stands: Sit on a chair. Without using
improve, try to squat a little further. Don’t
your hands for support, stand up and
bend your knees beyond a right angle.
then sit back down. Make sure each
movement is slow and controlled. Repeat
for one minute. If the chair is too low, start
with rising from a cushion on the seat
and remove when you don’t need it any
more. As you improve, try to increase the
number of sit/stands you can do in
one minute and try the exercise from
lower chairs or the bottom two steps
of a staircase.
Keeping active
It’s important to keep active – you should
try to do the exercises that are suitable for
you every day. Try to repeat each exercise
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