Knee Rehab

Knee Rehab

 When injuries occur, the focus of the

athlete 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

controlMaintain CR and body

conditioning

Restore full ROMControl 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

Return to Play Criteria

Full ROMFull StrengthPain Free

Designing a rehab Program

• Heel slides (ROM)• Quadriceps contractions• Knee extension no

weight (short arc)• 4 way Hip exercises(add,

abd, flxn, ext)• Pilates: clams/90/90• Theraball: adductor

squeezes, reverse planks, hamstring curls no bridge

• Bike workout• Stretching

Phase 1

Designing a rehab Program

Phase 2

•Knee Extension PRE’s•Thera hamstring curls w/bridge PRE’s•Theraball squats•Calf raises•½ lunges, chops, chicken foot•4 way Hip exercises tubing (Pilates, add, abd, flxn, ext)•Balancing eyes open, Floor to BOSU or trampoline•Monster walk…..•Teetter-totters

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…•Versa loop/monsters PRE w/lateral movement•Bike workout

Sports Specific

•Be creative!•Running•Jumping•Drills

1. What rehab exercise are they working on?2. How could you make this sports specific?

3. What is this exercise? 4. What muscle(s) is she working?5. How could you make this into a phase 1 exercise?

6. How could you make lunges into a Phase 1,2,3 exercise?

7. Which phase would this fall into?8. How could you make it a different phase?