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seated knee flexion against resistance band - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

seated knee flexion against resistance band

sit on chair, band above ankle, bend knee against resistance, hold, then straighten.

Starting position
sitting
Joints
knee
Muscles
gastrocnemius, hamstrings
Equipment
resistance band, chair
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit on the chair and tie one end of the theraband on one leg above ankle. Elevate the same side hand forward and hold the other end of the theraband. Bend the knee against the resistance of theraband. Hold and straigthen the knee.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.