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active knee extension and flexion in sitting - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

active knee extension and flexion in sitting

seated knee straightening from ninety degrees flexion with controlled return to starting position alternating legs

Starting position
sitting
Joints
hip, knee
Muscles
quadriceps, hamstrings
Equipment
chair
Goal
postural correction, coordination, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit on a chair and keep hip and knees bend at 90 degrees. Straighten knee from bend position hold and return to starting position. Repeat with other knee.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.