Knee Rehab
Dec 29, 2015
Knee Rehab
When injuries occur, the focus of the
athletic shifts from injury prevention to injury treatment and rehabilitation
Treatment and
rehabilitation
(for that athlete!)
Injury prevention
Overall Goals of Knee Rehab
To prevent de-conditioningTo restore the injured part to a pre-
injury state
Short Term Goals
Controlling pain◦IB’s
Maintaining or improving flexibilityRestoring or increasing strengthReestablishing neuromuscular
controlMaintain level of CV fitness
Long Term goals
To return the injured athlete to practice or competition as quickly and safely as possible
Components of a Rehab Program
Restore muscle strength and endurance
Reestablish neuromuscular control
Maintain CR and body conditioning
Restore full ROM
Control Pain
Functional Activities (progression)
Walking◦Forward, backward, straight line, curve
Jogging◦Straight, curve, uphill, downhill
Running◦Forward, backward
Sprinting◦Straight, curve, large & small figure eight,
zigzag, carioca
Designing a rehab Program
Phase 1
•slides•Quadriceps contractions•Knee extension no weight•Hip exercises(Pilates, add, abd, flxn, ext)•Bike workout•Stretching
Phase 2
•Knee Extension PRE’s•Leg curls PRE’s•Wall slides•Calf raises•½ lunges•Hip exercises (Pilates, add, abd, flxn, ext)•Balancing eyes open•Floor to BOSU or trampoline
Designing a Rehab Program Con’t
Phase 3
•BOSU ball work•2 foot jumping (front back and lateral )•Full lunges (matrix)•Balancing eyes closed, OR catching a ball…•Bike workout
Sports Specific
•Be creative!•Running•Jumping•Drills
3. What is this exercise? 4. What muscle(s) is she working?5. How could you make this into a phase 1 exercise?