Active Knee Flexion

Physiotherapy

To view video demonstrations of the below exercises please click active knee flexion exercises.

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A person lying on their back knees bent — Fig A

Lie on your back with your knees comfortably bent (Fig A).

A person laid on their back sliding the heel away — Fig B

Slide the heel of your affected leg away from you (Fig B).

pulling the foot toward the bottom — Fig C

Then using your thigh muscles, pull the foot towards your bottom as far as you can until you feel a stretch in the knee (Fig C).

Repeat as directed by your physiotherapist

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