Action Plan for Arthritis by A. Lynn Millar, PT, PhD

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CHAPTER 4 | BUILDING STRENGTH
publisher: Human Kinetics  

Lower Body Exercises

Lower body strength is very important of knee and hip pain. If you emphasize any one area of strengthening, this be the most crucial one. The leg p is probably the most common of exercises; a routine that includes extension, abduction and adduct and hamstring curls will greatly improve mobility and stability. At home you perform wall squats using your b weight. All of these exercises can performed with cuff weights or tub I have patients whose tubing I had to place because they used it so much that it finally snapped.

Leg Press, Closed Chain

Leg Flexion and Extension, Open Chain

Hip Extension and Flexion, Open Chain

Knee Extension and Flexion, Closed Chain

Hip Abduction and Adduction

Hip Internal and External Rotation

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