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.
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.
The number one myth about knee arthritis is that exercise makes it worse. However, this couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, research has shown that regular exercise can significantly alleviate knee arthritis pain and enhance overall joint function
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.
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.
Knee pain can be caused by many things. Often a tight quadricep muscle can cause knee pain. My favorite stretch for this area is a quad stretch. It’s great for the knee, hip, and thigh area.
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.
