NLVCa
junior member
My PT, who works in a sports therapy facility, and is also a chiropractor, plus is certified in acuputure, gave me some new (to me) exercises to try this week.
I lie on my stomach, wrap a strap around the foot of my operated leg and pull the strap over my back to flex the knee as much as I can. Next I push against the strap (trying to straighten my leg) as hard as I can and hold it for 10 seconds. Next I release the tension in the strap and pull my leg up as close to my butt as I can. Then I pull the strap tighter and push against the strap again. I repeat this 5 times per session.
When I was at the PT clinic they used the E-stim on my quad and I was to push back against the strap each time it cycled on.
I don't know if it will increase the amount of flexion but my quad muscle sure is feeling the extra stretch.
He also gave me an exercise to help extension. I stand on the operated leg, have a ball in my hands and pivot downward from the hips. I am to keep my back and and non op leg in a straight line. No doubling over at the waist. I'm having more trouble with balance in that one.
Sure hope these give me a few more degrees of movement before my next visit with the OS in early Aug.
I lie on my stomach, wrap a strap around the foot of my operated leg and pull the strap over my back to flex the knee as much as I can. Next I push against the strap (trying to straighten my leg) as hard as I can and hold it for 10 seconds. Next I release the tension in the strap and pull my leg up as close to my butt as I can. Then I pull the strap tighter and push against the strap again. I repeat this 5 times per session.
When I was at the PT clinic they used the E-stim on my quad and I was to push back against the strap each time it cycled on.
I don't know if it will increase the amount of flexion but my quad muscle sure is feeling the extra stretch.
He also gave me an exercise to help extension. I stand on the operated leg, have a ball in my hands and pivot downward from the hips. I am to keep my back and and non op leg in a straight line. No doubling over at the waist. I'm having more trouble with balance in that one.
Sure hope these give me a few more degrees of movement before my next visit with the OS in early Aug.