TherEx Skill Check LE Strengthening

isometric hip extension

glute sets

pt supine, prone

isometric hip extension compensation

quad contraction

isometric hip adduction

pt hooklying or sitting

isometric hip flexion

pt supine or sitting

isometric knee flexion

pt supine, short sitting, long sitting

-resistance from surface, therapist, or pt$

isometric knee extension

quad sets

-used for quad strengthening

isometric knee extension compensation

glute activation

short-arc quad knee extension strengthening

pt supine or long sitting with rolled towel under knee

-watch for hyperextension

4 way hip flexion

SLR

pt supine, opposite leg bent

-quad contraction, lift leg to 45-60 degrees, slowly lower, relax completely

**watch for loss of full knee extension

4 way hip ABD

pt sidelying

4 way hip ABD compensations

hip flexion, trunk rotation, hip ER

4 way hip ADD

pt sidelying with involved LE on bottom

-pt lifts bottom leg into hip ADD

4 way hip extension

pt prone

quadruped leg lifts

hip extension

pt quadruped

-stabilize with abdominal bracing

quadruped leg lifts compensations

pelvic anterior rotation, lumbar hyperextension

clam shells

hip ER

pt sidelying with involved LE on top; LEs partially flexed at hips and knees; heels resting together

-pt lifts knee of involved LE, keeping heels together4

clam shells compensation

trunk rotation

hip IR/ER strengthening

hip ER strengthening

pt sidelying with involved LE on bottom with hip and knee at 90 degrees flexion; pillow supporting uninvolved LE

-pt externally rotates against gravity

hip IR strengthening

pt sidelying with involved LE on top with hip in neutral and knee at 90 degrees flexion; pillow supporting LEs

-pt externally rotates against gravity

-ABDucting hip biases glut min

hip strengthening with theraband

pt sitting, supine, prone

-IR/ER, flexion/extension, ADD/ABD

knee strengthening with theraband

pt sitting, supine, prone

-flex/ext

CCK exercise to improve hip extensor strength

pt hooklying

-pt presses upper back and feet into mat while elevating pelvis and extending hips

4 way hip standing with theraband

ankle strengthening

inversion/eversion

DF/PF

ankle strengthening theraband

CCK heel raises