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full range iisometric knee extension - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

full range iisometric knee extension

Isometric knee extension performed in sitting with self-resistance from opposite leg throughout full range of motion.

Starting position
sitting
Joints
knee
Muscles
quadriceps
Equipment
chair
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
resisted, isometric

How it is done

Sit on a chair and keep arms by the side. Keep one foot on the other just above the ankle. Push the under-leg against the resistance of the other leg and straighten the knee. Hold and release the resistance so as to bring the leg to starting position.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.