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standing knee flexion - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

standing knee flexion

Standing knee flexion exercise using theraband resistance to strengthen hamstrings through controlled bending and straightening.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee
Muscles
gastrocnemius, hamstrings
Equipment
chair, theraband
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand facing a chair with feet hip-width apart. Bend the knee towards the hip . Hold and straighten the knee towards the floor.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.