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Anatomy of the Knees: Knee Exercises & Physical Therapy
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Summary: How to understand the anatomy of the knees to perform effective physical therapy exercises to relieve knee pain; get expert tips and advice on treating leg pain in this free physical therapy video.
Monica Paradise currently works at Industrial Hand and Physical Therapy in Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in Exercise Science. Her skill...read more
The knee is the joint in the leg that connects the femur and the tibia bones and seven ligaments. It holds the entire weight of the body, and permits movements such as flexion, rotation, locking, and extension. Because of these movements and the weight and the function of the knee joint, it is often subject to various injuries. The hamstring and calf muscles are subject to various injuries as well as the joints. Physical therapy is often required after a knee injury and can help build strength in a weaker joint.
In this series of video clips, you will learn more about the internal and complex anatomy of the knee joint. Learn about the purpose of the peculiar patella and the tendons that surround it. Increase your range of motion after watching our expert demonstrate exercises for your injured knees. Get tips on quad strengthening, hamstring strengthening, and gastroc (calf muscle) strengthening. Prevent injury and lengthen your muscles with various stretches for the quads, hamstring and gastroc calf muscles. After watching these expert video clips and performing the exercises, you will find great strength in your knees and prevent injury.
"Hi! My name is Monica and I'm going to be taking you through some exercises that you could do for your knees today. Before we do that, just a quick anatomy lesson that I want to go through. Your knees actually are relatively speaking are the more simple joints since all your knee basically does is straighten and bent. There are some little slight like rotation but the main motion is just straightening your leg and bending your leg. The muscles that are responsible for doing that would be your quadriceps group which is on the front of your thigh, they straighten your leg. The hamstring muscles on the back of your leg which will bend your knee and then you also have some muscles your calf muscles on the back your gastro which is also responsible for bending your knee as well. So today we are going to go through some stretches, some straightening exercises, as well as some range of motion exercises that will help you maintain good knee health."
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vmccartney said
on 9/1/2008 Cannot hear audio online or playlist. HELP!
leidys73 said
on 4/21/2009 I HAD ACL REPAIR AND I HAVE QUAD MUSCLE ATROPHY- I CAN'T DO A LEG LIFT WITHOUT LOTS OF KNEE PAIN AND STRAIN. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO OTHER THAN THE LIFTS TO STRENGTHEN THE MUSCLE ARE THERE ANY MACHINES AT THE GYM THAT CAN HELP?