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Well, I broke my knee back in July and am trying to find ways to strengthen my quads back up. I can't do squats or lunges because i'm still too weak to bend that knee all the way. Are there any other alternatives or ways to strengthen that quad up? I have ZERO muscle left in my left leg, even my calf muscle is gone.
By the way, I'm female, so these excersises have to be a little easier
Have you worked with a swiss ball yet? There are some great exercises that can help you strengthen and rehabilitate you leg. Have you been to rehab yet or seen a physiotherapist?
Yeah, I've been to pysical therapy 3x a week since July. My quad just isn't wanting to strengthen. To make matters worse, the rods in my knee cap are coming out, you can feel the ends through my skin, it's pretty nasty, but they don't want to take those out until March. They want to wait till my knee cap is strong enough on its own, but I can't strengthen it! What do you suggest I do with the swiss ball?
Originally posted by Drenten How about one-leg leg extensions with light weights?
Don't it leg extansions. I had a torn PCL a few months ago and the excercise you shouldn't do is the leg extansion. I've done light weight squats and it didn't hurt me. Leg presses can be dangerous if you put too heavy. You should wait before doing leg curls too. Do a lot of bike, lots of stretching but do not warp your hands arround your knees. You shouldn't touch your knees at all imo. You could do light leg presses and squats with almost no weight.
These are just a couple of places to look. You can download videos for the swiss ball on Kazaa and you can also seek help from you local physiotherapist and you gym.
Good advice, thanx alot! Is it cool if I don't go all the way down with squats and stuff though, cause like I said, even with no weight I can't go down very far before my knee starts popping again.
Originally posted by Hollywood They want to wait till my knee cap is strong enough on its own
If the doctors are telling you to wait, then wait. Seriously, don’t rush things.
I had and eye injury once that was so severe that the doctors ordered me to take two weeks of bed rest. After that the most strenuous thing I could do for two months was walk from my bedroom to my living room and watch TV.
It truly sucked and I was going out of my mind, but I really wasn’t keen on loosing my eye.
I agree with waiting for the okay from your doctor and physiotherapist. No sense and rushing your injury. The swiss will help but nothing will help if you injury before it's healed. It sucks waiting but in the long run you'll be better for it and your knee won't tell you when it's going to rain.
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