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

supine knee flexion

lie supine, lift one leg, bend knee toward chest, then straighten and repeat

Starting position
supine
Joints
hip, knee
Muscles
quadriceps, hip flexors, hamstrings
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on back with both knee straight forward, lift one leg ogg the floor and bend the knee towards the body. Straight the knee to starting position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.