Knee Therapy Exercises

The first thing I was told when I went to see the doctor for my knee injury was to exercise. They recommended this because in some cases, some knee injuries happen because the muscles in the legs (quadriceps mainly) pull in a funny way and the knee has to compensate. By exercising the muscles, the knee can go back to its place and the pain would stop.

Most of the exercises involve leg extensions and leg press in a very light way. Some of the exercises are recommended to be done with support under the knee (a towel for example) when one needs to flex the knee, others are extensions of leg (in a straight position) when you are resting on your back on the bed. All of theses exercises should be done without pain and without forcing the knee. A couple of series of many repetitions are recommended for each exercise. These knee exercises are easy to find in the web.

In my case, I did all these knee injury exercises and the pain did not disappear.  That was the first indication to my doctor that my injury was not temporary. I was referred to an specialist which ordered the first exam, an X-ray to check that my bones were in good conditions.