Pickleball is becoming a popular sport among people of all ages. Injuries from pickleball are increasing, and knee pain is common from the sport. The exercises & stretches in this video will help strengthen, relieve pain, and loosen up the muscles around the knee and the hip area.
Starting off with stretches to loosen everything up around the knee, a calf stretch, hamstring stretch, and quad stretch will help relieve pressure on the knee joint.
After stretching the muscles out, isometric exercises are a great way to start activating and strengthening the muscles, but not making movements that might increase the pain. Quad sets, hamstring sets, isometric hip abduction, and isometric hip adduction will help strengthen the main muscles around the knee and hip.
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.
These knee stretches and exercises in bed are a great way to help relieve knee pain in the morning before getting up, and/or when going to bed at night. And they don’t necessarily need to be done in bed, they can also be done on the couch or floor.
With a total knee replacement, it’s important to do physical therapy on the knee (prehab) BEFORE the knee replacement because the stronger and more flexible the knee is before surgery, the better the recovery and outcomes will be.
Bowed legs (aka bowlegs, bow legs, or genu varum) can come from weak & tight muscles, bone deformations, and/or degeneration. These stretches & exercises are designed to help if it’s coming from weak and/or tight hip muscles.
Leg pain and/or swelling in the legs can cause a lot of problems, and it can also prevent you from activities and even walking. Here are 5 easy ways to help reduce leg pain and swelling.
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.
Varicose veins are caused by weak or damaged walls in the veins and valves. This is a common condition, but they can be painful. These stretches and exercises may help reduce them.
Is hot/cold therapy an effective way to help relieve knee pain and other pains throughout the body? Here’s some info about hot and cold therapy as well as some other techniques to help relieve knee pain.
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.
