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Some muscles in the knee play an important role in providing both mobility and stability. These muscles are often weakened in people with knee pain. Training these knee muscles are important in creating a strong knee and to prevent knee pain.

Always consult a therapist first, to determine if this low back exercise is good for you. If you don't have a therapist yet, please find one near you by using our therapist map. 

 

Special Note: This is a strength exercise designed to train the knee muscles. It is extremely important that you carefully increase the pressure to prevent further problems. Do not perform this exercise if you have any neck pain or other knee related symptoms.

Understand your neutral posture. Most of the exercises start in a neutral posture. Please read about the importance of posture before starting with any exercise. Click here for more information about posture.

List of conditions which could have benefit from this knee exercise

A diagnosis or knee exercise prescription for the following conditions could only be done by a medical doctor or your healthcare professional . This list has merely been given to discuss with your therapist.

  • Mechanical knee pain
  • Knee bursitis, knee tendinitis, knee sprain, knee strain, knee arthritis.
  • Knee medial meniscus injury, knee lateral meniscus injury, lateral collateral ligament sprain, medial collateral ligament sprain, anterior cruciate sprain, posterior cruciate sprain.
  • Running Knee Pain, Osgood Schlatters, knee osteoarthritis

General tips for knee strengthening exercises

  1. Frequency: These exercises are effective in strengthening the muscles of the knee joint. The frequency in which you complete them depends on your goal. If your goal is to build endurance, rather than strength, the frequency should be higher. Doing more exercises than recommended is not always necessary. Please discuss this with your healthcare professional .
  2. Combine: Instead of focusing on just one exercise, combine similar exercises for a more powerful effect. Three mobility exercises is the average recommended combination.
  3. Warming up: Before beginning this knee strengthening exercise, complete a few knee strengthening exercise as a warm up.
  4. Knee pain: Pain is a warning signal… Never ignore pain. Knee exercises should be done with care as they may worsen your issue. Do not continue with this exercise if you experience knee pain. Ask your healthcare professional  for more information.
  5. Speed: Do not hurry. This knee exercise should be done slowly.
  6. Stay Alert: Think about each movement involved in the knee exercise rather than just getting the exercise done.
  7. Overuse: Knee pain is most commonly the result of overuse and repeated or prolonged movements of the knee muscles, tendons, ligaments or joints. This overuse can result in a strain (muscle injury), a sprain (ligament injury), or inflammation of the joint.
  8. Risk factors: Risk of knee injury increases with age. The knees or knees are often injured as a result of instant trauma or gradually because of "wear and tear." Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of pain in the knees in people over the age of 55. Overuse is the most common cause in younger people.

Did you know?

Healthcare professional  treatment may involve manipulation, which is a common, safe and effective treatment. Focusing on the function of the knee is also very important in improving knee pain or knee problems. A healthcare professional  can also help choose the correct knee exercise program for your specific issue.