At Therapy Fit Knee conditioning program is designed and customized as per the condition of the patient to rehabilitate you from your knee injury or any kind of arthritis. While in some cases the program is designed to provide rehabilitation before undergoing any surgeries related to the knee.
This is a general conditioning program that provides a wide range of exercises. Depending on the condition the exercises will be designed and implemented throughout the program until you reach your desired strength and goal.
The conditioning program should be continued for a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks, unless otherwise specified. After your recovery, these exercises can be continued as a maintenance program for lifelong protection and health of your knees. Performing the exercises two to three days a week will maintain strength and range of motion in your knee.
Steps of each rehabilitation session:
Warm-up ——– stretching ——— strengthening ————— stretching
Do not ignore pain: You should not feel pain during an exercise. There is no benefit in trying to push the knee beyond what is comfortable, either in stretching or strengthening exercises. You risk further injury and setting back your progress. Conditioning program is a suggested framework for progressing through the exercises over a six week period. This may be modified to suit your injury and progress. Discuss your specific program with your Physical Therapist at Therapy Fit.
Benefits of doing knee conditioning program:
- Reduce pain
- Stabilize the knee
- Improve range of motion
- Correct faulty knee biomechanics or muscular imbalances
- Speed up recovery from knee injury or knee surgery.
- Strengthen your knee joint.
- Reduce stress on the knee joint.
- Strong muscles – more shock absorber – less stress
- Maintain flexibility
- Help you return to sports or other recreational activities.
- Improves the confidence level by improving your balance.