This year's 2015 NCAA tournament and the NBA provide stunning examples of how easily one can injure their knee. Multiple players in the March Madness tournament are already out with knee injuries and some in the NBA are now out for the season such as Jesse Williams who suffered a bad knee injury at this year's NBA all-star game.
Why Physical Therapy Works
There’s nothing like knee pain to prevent you from doing the things you want. The reason is of course it doesn't allow you to move around well. Sure, one may be able to walk slowly from point A to B but what about doing the exciting activities in life; traveling, hiking, etc.?
A knee injury makes the knee pretty much immobile and it's so vital to walking! Also, a knee injury affects the other muscles in your legs as well making them tighter as they overcompensate for the injury.
The question then is, what can be done about knee pain? Supposing the injury doesn’t require surgery, physical therapy is one of the treatments with the highest success rate to eliminate knee pain and repair knee-related medical conditions.
This has to do with the combination of exercise, stretching, and massage on the knee with purpose; to increase mobility, repair the damaged part of the knee, strengthen the leg muscles, and loosen them as well to increase flexibility.
Cross Bay Physical Therapy
At Cross Bay Physical Therapy, one of howard beach physical therapists will develop a treatment plan specifically for that applies all of the principles of howard beach physical therapy. Using physical therapy, one can significantly reduce the pain they experience on a daily basis and increase their mobility and stamina to allow complete freedom of movement.
Exercises That Help
Here are some exercises improve leg strength. The first one is called a leg raise.
- Lie down on a table if you have a good one or on the floor. Lay one leg flat and the other leg bend at the knee and put your foot on the ground. With leg that is flat, tighten the muscle above your knee (on the inside of your leg). Keeping this leg tightened, raise it off the ground slowly about two feet and than slowly lower i againt. Do 10 repetitions for 3 sets. Then, switch legs.
Next, what is the best way to increase endurance? Endurance exercisse help the knee handle activities for longer so that you won’t begin to feel pain after just 5 minutes of regular acitivity. The best thing that you can do to improve endurance is low impact cardiovascular exercises.
Here are two great low impact exercises. Both put very little stress on the knees and make them stronger at the same time.
- Swimming
- Stationary Bicycle
Schedule An Evalution Now!
Cross Bay Physical Therapy is located in Howard Beach, Queens and helps patients all over New York heal painful knee conditions. Call (718) 835-0084 and schedule your evaluation now! We look forward to your visit!
By Benjamin Bieber