These knee and leg pain relief exercises and stretches cover a wide variety of aches and pains in the lower body. Some of the videos include general knee pain, sciatic nerve pain, shin splints, knee bursitis, hamstring stretches and more. Watch as Doctor Jo demonstrates a variety of physical therapy exercises and stretches for knee & leg pain relief.
This real-time knee routine features easy stretches & exercises that can help strengthen the knees & relieve pain. It can also help decrease knee tightness and improve overall knee flexibility.
An achy knee is often caused by tightness or weakness in the muscles around the knee. These knee stretches and exercises should help relieve the knee pain.
Knee pain can be a daily challenge, whether it occurs in the morning after waking up or at the end of a long day. This guided, real-time knee stretching routine is designed to help relieve knee pain, knee stiffness, improve knee flexibility, and support knee joint health, whether you are starting or ending your day (or anywhere in between).
The ACL helps keep the knee stable, and prevents it from sliding forward. When you have a torn ACL, your knee can become painful and unstable. These stretches and exercises are for a non-operative or pre-operative injury.
Knee pain can be caused by tight or weak muscles around the knee joint. If you have general knee pain, the muscles you most likely want to stretch and strengthen are the quadriceps, hamstrings, and the calf/gastric.
These knee strengthening exercises don't require using a lot of weights. If you have knee pain, consider using knee compression sleeves to help increase circulation and reduce swelling & pain.
A TENS / EMS Unit can be a great tool for helping to reduce and relieve knee pain. It can also help retrain weak or injured muscles. Here are a few wireless & wired pad placements to help relieve knee pain.
Percussive Massage Therapy for knee pain relief is a new rehab treatment that uses fast, soft pulses over a short amount of time to get deep down into the muscle fibers.
Patellofemoral pain is pain under and around the kneecap. Sometimes when your kneecap does not track properly in the groove, it can rub on either side of the bone. If this occurs for a long period of time, it can cause irritation, inflammation, and pain.
Improving circulation and blood flow in your legs is important for everyone, but it’s especially important for seniors who might not move as much and for people who sit all day. The simple exercises in this video should help.
Sore legs are common when starting a new workout program or when exercising a little too hard, especially on leg day. These stretches can help relax sore and tight leg muscles & provide pain relief.
With Shin Splints, pain can be felt on the front (anterior shin splints) or on the inside/medial ankle (posterior shin splints). Using a massage gun on the painful area, as well as stretches & exercises, can help with pain relief.