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Knee Pain Stretches & Exercises – Ask Doctor Jo

Knee Pain Relief Stretches & Exercises: http://www.AskDoctorJo.com Relieve knee pain with Doctor Jo's best stretches and exercises for your knee. Our knees can become stiff and painful for many different reasons. The key is to mobilize, stretch, and then strengthen. Patella mobilization will increase range of motion and decrease pain. Then flexion and extension stretches for the quadriceps, hamstrings, and calf muscles will help loosen the knee and increase motion. See Doctor Jo's blog post about this video at http://www.askdoctorjo.com/content/knee-stretches

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Knee pain is very common, and OA or osteoarthritis is one of the main causes of knee pain. It can also be caused by weakness, tendonitis, or bursitis. In more severe cases, you might have injured your meniscus or ligaments. This video will show you some great stretches to keep the pressure from tight muscles off your knee joint. The first stretch is bending the knee, or knee flexion stretch. You can use a belt or dog leash to help you slide your foot towards you. You can do this 10 to 15 times with a little pause at the end stretch. Next you want to move your kneecap, or patella around. This is important because your patella is attached to your quadriceps tendon and your patellar tendon. When those are tight, it is hard to bend your knee. Your leg needs to be straight and relaxed. You can push the patella up and down, superior and inferior, and side-to-side, medial and lateral. You can do this for 2 to 3 minutes.

Now you are going to stretch your calf muscle, or gastrocnemius muscle. Keep your leg straight, and take the belt or leash and place it on the ball of your foot. Relax your leg and then pull your foot towards you. Hold the stretch for 30 seconds, 3 times. Next is a hamstring stretch. There are many ways to stretch them, and you can check out the hamstring stretches video for other ways to stretch them. The most important part of this stretch is to keep your back straight. Many people try to curl their backs to be able to touch their toes. Your hamstrings are attached to what is called the ischial tuberosity, or your butt bone. So if you bend at your back, you are not going to get a good hamstring stretch. Try to bend at your hips.

The last stretch will be on your stomach, or in prone. This will stretch your quadriceps muscle. Take a belt or dog leash and wrap around your foot/ankle. Take the strap and gently pull your foot towards your buttocks until you feel a stretch. Hold for 30 seconds and do it 3 times.

DISCLAIMER: Doctor Jo is a licensed Physical Therapist and Doctor of Physical Therapy, however, this video is only designed to help you perform the correct technique of exercises that have ALREADY been given to you by your health professional. They are NOT to take the place of going to your own doctor or therapist. There are many manual techniques that a therapist can do that simply can not be done on your own. Your own therapist will also ensure that you are doing correct techniques with your exercises and stretching. If these techniques aren't done right, they won't help, and they could make things worse. So, if you experience any pain while doing these techniques, STOP immediately and see your doctor.

Knee Pain Reduced in 30 Seconds / Patella Release Technique — Dr Mandell

Knee pain is debilitating and will cause other biomechanical problems in the skeletal system as the body compensates. Most knee conditions are degenerative from improper wear and tear. This video will teach you a simple technique that can be done in any setting.

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Knee injury ,Injuries – Everything You Need To Know – Dr. Nabil Ebraheim

Dr. Ebraheim’s educational animated video describing the anatomy and associated injuries of the knee joint.
from sprain ligament to muscle damage .symptoms are pain and swelling locking popping or feeling a click.examination aspiration immobilization rehab therapy and surgery are done after getting MRI and X-Ray.
repair of the damage by an operation usually arthroscopy is indicated in some cases such as surgery or repair meniscus and cartilage damage and in reconstruction of the ACL, PCL.
patient will need time for recovery with the help of therapy and exercise.
prevention is important esp in sports ,soccer runners women.avoid twisting injuries.
knee injury can be mild or severe.knee injury is common

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KT Tape: Full Knee Support

Knee pain can be caused by any number of issues. The kneecap, or patella, could be moving incorrectly. One or more meniscus may be torn, ruptured, or inflamed. There may be arthritis, plica, chrondomalacia, or any number of issues with the bones that constitute the knee. The beauty of this application is the breadth of conditions it covers with it's relatively simple effects of balancing the muscles effect on the knee and relieving pressure on the kneecap and its tendon.
Knee issues arise from equally as many causes. Muscle imbalances, poor running form, misaligned hips or poor posture, poor nutrition, overtraining, compensation for another injury, hyperextension, arthritis, and blunt trauma to ligaments are just a few of the most common causes of knee pain. Common effective treatments among all of these conditions include increasing circulation, providing support, reducing pressure, and maintaining range of motion.
KT Tape serves all of these purposes without the downsides of bracing or wrapping. Common injuries such as runner's knee or patella tendonitis, jumper's knee, patella tracking, arthritis, meniscus tears, plica, patellofemoral pain, and general instability can all be best addressed by using the fell knee support application.
With this application you will get support, pain relief, and normal body mechanics without restricting motion or circulation like other treatments.
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Knee Exercises to Strengthen Muscles around the Patella to Avoid Knee Pain

Health & Fitness Expert, Aliesa George http://www.centerworks.com This video shows you a quick and easy exercise you can practice almost anywhere to help strengthen the muscles around the knee cap and learn how to stabilize the knee joint to avoid locking the knee.

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I like to call this the Kneecap Dance, but in technical terms the Knee cap is called the Patella, so this is actually a Patella tracking exercise that has the added benefit of helping to strengthen the quadriceps and stabilize the knee.

Executed correctly, you'll be improving the muscle control and support for your knee joint and learning how not to jam the kneecap back and cause pain or locked knees.
Ok, are you ready? Id encourage you to either wear shorts to get started, or roll your pant legs up so that you can see your knees.

Sit down on the floor, or a mat, and since our focus isn't on posture today…if you want to sit with your back against a wall so you only have to pay attention to your knees and not worry about your core and back muscles working to help you sit tall… I'm fine with that.

Extend both legs straight out in front of you. If you're feeling a hamstring stretch there's another muscle that needs some attention to help your knees feel better! If you want to take a bit of the stretch off, sit up on a phone book, or maybe on a footstool or in a chair. Its important that you have straight, but unlocked knees to practice this knee exercise.

Alright, to start I like to put my fingers on my kneecap and just gently wiggle it around. You want to be sure that you can identify the difference between when it is relaxed, and when it is lifted. If its relaxed and has some wiggle room, you're in a good starting position.

Take your hands and stroke upwards along the inside and outside of the thigh, starting along the sides of the knee, and lifting to about mid-thigh. This action uses your hands to cue the muscles of the quadriceps along the front and sides of the thigh to lift the kneecap.

If you're watching your knee while this is happening, you want to look and notice that your knee cap is lifting up as the quadriceps muscle fires.

Lift, hold for several seconds, then release and watch the knee cap slide back to its resting, relaxed position.

Now that you've got your knee cap moving – here's the challenge:

Place one hand under each knee or both hands under one knee if you're practicing with one leg at a time. Now do your knee cap lifting exercise. Did you feel your leg press back into your hands as your kneecap lifted?

If your answer is yes! You are locking your knee as you straighten your leg, which places more pressure and potential pain on the knee joint. So keep your hand behind your knee until you can move your kneecaps and keep the leg bones straight and still.
If you can lift your kneecaps and your leg doesn't move. Congratulations, you've figured out how to do the exercise correctly.

That's it! Its a simple knee exercise that you really can do just about anywhere. I like to start seated, but eventually, you want to also practice this while you're standing up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7gPajdzje0