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Knee school for the treatment of osteoarthritis

The exercises to strengthen the thigh extensor and flexor muscles can also be performed well with existing ones Knee osteoarthritis carry out.

Training modalities

Repetitions: 3-4 series of 10-15 repetitions with 10sec. Holding time, the break between the training series is 1-2 minutes, train every 2nd day

Exercise intensity: approx. 60% of the maximum strength

Subjective review: in repetitions 7-10, the load must be clearly felt, attention should be paid to tremors from fatigue.

Target: Through the systematic training, a Increase in load and stability improvement can be achieved. The resilience of the cartilage can only be increased by increasing the load.

Important

Cave: With the strength exercises, about half of the individual VAS pain value (visual analog scale, pain measurement between 1 and 10) be tolerated. There should be no pain after the exercise!

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Strengthening exercises for the hamstring muscles

Exercise 1

Starting position
Sitting on a table, a Theraband is looped around the foot of the affected leg and both ends are attached to one point

Exercise execution
the patient pulls the knee joint down into flexion against the resistance of the Theraband

exercise 2

Starting position
Prone position with straight legs on a mat, a weight cuff is on the lower leg of the affected leg directly above the ankle

Exercise execution
the foot is slowly moved towards the buttocks and slowly held back to the starting position

Important
an auxiliary person pays attention to the axially correct execution

Exercise 3

Starting position
Lie on your back, legs are up, arms are next to your body

Exercise execution
the pelvis is raised until the body is in the shoulder stand, both heels are pressed into the mat

Exercise 4

Starting position
Lie on your back, legs are up, arms are next to your body

Exercise execution
the pelvis is raised until the body is in the shoulder stand, the heel of the affected leg is pressed into the mat, the sound leg is stretched out at thigh level, while the pelvic bones should remain at the same level

Exercise 5

Starting position: Sit on a table with both legs bent, the sound leg hooked under the affected leg

Exercise execution: the affected leg provides holding resistance against the healthy leg in the direction of knee flexion, both legs slowly move in the direction of extension, while the affected leg continuously presses against the healthy leg

Important: Since this exercise trains the flexor muscles of the affected leg in an eccentric manner (decreasing, decelerating muscle strength), the slow, holding execution is important